The Dairy Edge

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• September Evaluation Update & the COW Index with Margaret Kelleher, ICBF

  October 5, 2026 · 33 min

  Dr. Margaret Kelleher, Genetics Operation Manager at ICBF, joins Stuart Childs to discuss the most recent update in September and to learn more about the COW index that farmers should be using more in their herd to identify the cows that…

• Your Weekly Grass10 Update

  October 2, 2026 · 10 min

  For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher highlights the top actions that need to be done, including: Prioritise grazing residualsMonitor growth rates and update grass budget Read more from the latest Grass10 newsletter…

• Your Weekly Grass10 Update

  September 24, 2026 · 12 min

  For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher highlights the top actions that need to be done, including: Assess farm cover and growth ratesDo grass budget to plan supplementationMake the best use of organic nutrientsRead…

• Managing cashflow: what dairy farmers need to consider

  September 21, 2026 · 31 min

  Cash flow is always an important part of running a dairy farm, but in a year like 2026, keeping a close eye on the money coming in and going out has become even more important. While milk price remains behind the levels experienced in…

• Your Weekly Grass10 Update

  September 18, 2026 · 9 min

  For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher highlights the top actions that need to be done:  Set a 35 day rotation lengthDo grass budget - phase out silage supplementationMake the best use of watery slurry Read more from…

• Countrywide update with Joint Programme Advisors, John McCabe, Seamus Kearney & Sean Callan

  September 14, 2026 · 31 min

  John McCabe, Seamus Kearney and Sean Callan, Advisors on the Teagasc Aurivo, Teagasc Tirlán and Teagasc Lakeland joint programmes, join Stuart Childs to give a more countrywide feel for the situation on farms around Ireland currently…

• Your Weekly Grass10 Update

  September 11, 2026 · 11 min

  For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher highlights the top actions to be done:  Set a 35 day rotation lengthDo a grass budget to reduce supplementationConsider liming Read more from this week’s Grass10 newsletter and…

• Back to Grass: Managing Dairy Cow Nutrition After the Drought

  September 10, 2026 · 17 min

  Teagasc ruminant nutritionist, Aisling Claffey, joins James Dunne to discuss managing dairy cow nutrition as we move out of the drought conditions.  With many cows having been fed increased levels of silage and concentrate, the return to…