The Dairy Edge
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The Dairy Edge
The Dairy Edge is Teagasc’s dairy podcast for farmers with the latest information, insights and opinion to improve your dairy farm performance. Visit the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/dairy/the-dairy-edge-podcast/
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Your Weekly Grass10 Update
For this week’s final Grass10 grazing management update of the year, John Maher discusses current grazing advice, including opening cover targets and...
Repost: Managing Cash, Costs and Volatility - Preparing for 2026
We’re reposting an episode from October with Teagasc Dairy Specialist, Patrick Gowing, who joined James Dunne on the Dairy Edge to discuss how to best...
Your Weekly Grass10 Update
For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher discusses current grazing advice.
Read more from this week’s Grass10 newsl...
Key actions for 2026 from the National Dairy Conference
Teagasc hosted the National Dairy Conference last week in both Clonmel and Cavan, and the theme of the conference was, ‘Pathways to Progress’, with ke...
Your Weekly Grass10 Update
For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher discusses current grazing advice.
Read more from this week’s Grass10 newsl...
Edmund Motherway, Student Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year
Edmund Motherway, from Ladysbridge, near Midleton, was the Overall Winner of the Student Section of the Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year Award...
Your Weekly Grass10 Update
For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher discusses current grazing advice, while the featured farmer is Mike Ahern from Ballyduff...
Dairy Conference Preview with Joe Patton
Joe Patton, Head of Dairy Knowledge Transfer in Teagasc, joins Stuart Childs on the latest Dairy Edge to preview the upcoming Dairy Conferences.
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Your Weekly Grass10 Update
For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher discusses current grazing advice and setting up for the spring, while the featured farme...
Water Quality in River Catchments with Philip Murphy
Philip Murphy, Catchment Coordinator for the River Blackwater, joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss applying water quality and add...
Your Weekly Grass10 Update
For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher discusses current grazing advice, while the featured farmer is Will Griffin, Co. Carlow....
Dry Cow Period - getting the basics right
Aisling Claffey, Teagasc ruminant nutritionist, joins James Dunne on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss what’s important to remember when it comes to t...
Your Weekly Grass10 Update
For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher discusses current grazing advice and closing up for early spring grass.
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Managing Cash, Costs and Volatility - Preparing for 2026
Teagasc Dairy Specialist, Patrick Gowing, joins James Dunne on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss how to best manage surplus cash, build financial resi...
Your Weekly Grass10 Update
John Maher has the latest Grass10 grazing management update, and this week’s featured farmer is Niall O’Regan from Mallow, Co. Cork.
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Time for lime
John Maher, Grass10 Manager, and John Leahy, dairy farmer in Athea, Co. Limerick, join Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss applying lim...
Your Weekly Grass10 Update
For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher discusses current grazing advice and closing up for early spring grass. It’s a great op...
Selective Dry Cow Therapy - excellent management is the key to success
Teagasc Research Officer, Pablo Silva Boloña, whose work focuses on milk quality, dairy cow mastitis and selective dry cow therapy, joins James Dunne...
Your Weekly Grass10 Update
For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher discusses current grazing advice and the start of closing up for early spring grass. It...
Optimising the Winter Diet for Liquid Milk Herds
Mike Dineen, Teagasc Senior Research Officer, joins James Dunne on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss the fundamentals to optimising performance from f...
Your Weekly Grass10 Update
For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher discusses current grazing advice and the start of closing up for early spring grass.
ICBF Updates with Kevin Downing
Kevin Downing of ICBF joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss the recent changes to the EBI incorporated into the September Evaluatio...
Your Weekly Grass10 Update
For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher discusses current grazing management and advises using the higher grass growth now to bu...
Autumn Closing Planning
John Conroy, Dairy Advisor in Teagasc Nenagh, and Jim Delahunty, dairy farmer, join Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss closing the far...
Your Weekly Grass10 Update
For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher discusses current grazing management and advises using the higher grass growth now to bu...
Soil Fertility Management after the Spreading Deadline
Seamus Kearney, Teagasc Tirlán Joint Programme Co-ordinator, joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss soil fertility actions that can...
Your Weekly Grass10 Update
For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher discusses current grazing advice and as many farms are behind on grass supply, he advise...
Reducing herd SCC this autumn
Padraig O’Connor, technologist with Teagasc, joins James Dunne on this week’s Dairy Edge to outline how farmers should manage their herd somatic cell...
Your Weekly Grass10 Update
For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher discusses current grazing advice as some farms are dealing with low grass supply.
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Collaborative Farming Options
Ruth Fennell, Collaborative Farming Specialist, joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss the various collaborative farming options tha...
Your Weekly Grass10 Update
For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher discusses current grass growth and predicted grass growth. Plus the featured farmer is...
Using the Signpost Advisory Programme to reduce the carbon footprint of your farm
George Ramsbottom, Head of the Teagasc Signpost Advisory Programme, joins James Dunne on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss how Irish dairy farmers can...
Your Weekly Grass10 Update
For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher discusses current grazing advice as some farms are dealing with low grass supply. He als...
Training the next generation of dairy farmers
Emma-Louise Coffey, Programme Co-Ordinator for the Farm Manager Apprenticeship Programme, joins James Dunne on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss why y...
Your Weekly Grass10 Update
For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher discusses current grazing advice as we approach autumn build-up of grass and while some...
Grazing Management Update & Autumn Grassland Management
John Maher, Teagasc Grass10 Programme Manager, joins Stuart Childs to discuss the current PastureBase figures and he explains the idea of autumn build...
Bonus Ep: Dairy farmers on their year so far
It was another hugely successful Open Day at Moorepark this year with the theme of ‘Innovating for the Future’ showcasing the latest technology and in...
Your Weekly Grass10 Update
For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, Joseph Dunphy discusses current grazing advice as grass supply increases on farms and he has a graz...
Managing lameness will improve herd performance
Muireann Conneely, Teagasc dairy researcher who specialises in animal welfare, joins James Dunne on this week’s Dairy Edge.
Muireann dis...
Your Weekly Grass10 Update
For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, Joseph Dunphy discusses current grazing advice and he has a grazing update from Eoin Corrigan, Co....