Tirlán provides feed support to assist suppliers maintain milk output

Tirlán is offering its family farm milk suppliers a dry weather feed support.

The support includes a rebate of €30 per tonne on GAIN dairy feed, €10 per tonne on Irish rolled cereals and €3 per tonne on straights.

The recent dry spell has reduced grass growth and availability in parts of the Tirlán catchment region, hampering efforts to build grass reserves for the autumn. This is resulting in more conserved forage being fed, which is impacting milk supply in some areas.

The latest survey on grass availability conducted among Tirlán milk suppliers revealed that approximately 90% of the 593 respondents reported either a declining average farm cover or difficulty in building grass reserves on their farms.

The feed support is designed to help Tirlán milk suppliers fully meet their herds' energy needs, while also safeguarding winter feed reserves.

The Tirlán feed support will apply for the three-week period from August 24^th to 13^th Sept, 2025 on all GAIN dairy feed, Irish rolled cereals and straights delivered during this time.

A number of terms apply to the support:

• The support applies to tonnes of GAIN dairy feed, Irish rolled cereals and straights delivered from August 24^th to Sept 13^th;
• €30 a tonne rebate on all GAIN dairy feed;
• €10 a tonne rebate on Irish rolled cereals;
• €3 a tonne rebate on all straights purchased;
• Available to all milk suppliers of Tirlán. In addition, the support will be available to non-Tirlán suppliers who are active GAIN dairy feed customers of Tirlán.
• Rebate is limited to end-users (farmer) who directly use the feed.
• A reasonable usage limit on the promotion tonnes will apply for each customer;
• Further terms and conditions will apply.

 

Ailish Byrne, Tirlán’s Chief Agri Officer, said:

 “Our teams are actively assisting suppliers with grass budgeting and providing nutritional advice to enhance cow performance and health. Through engaging with and listening to our dairy farmers, it’s clear there is a requirement to assist our family farms during this period. This support is designed to help our suppliers avoid a sharp drop in milk output for this time of year, build grass reserves for the autumn and conserve winter feed stocks.”

Tirlán Milk suppliers are encouraged to place their orders now through their local Tirlán branch, Business Manager, or order online via Tirlán FarmLife homepage by clicking on ‘My Account’.

Q&A

Q: Who is this support available to?

A: It is available to all Tirlán milk suppliers. In addition, the support will be available to non-Tirlán suppliers who are active GAIN dairy feed customers of Tirlán. Active GAIN dairy feed customers are defined as those who have purchased GAIN dairy feed using their Tirlán trading account in the 12 months of 2024, or year to date up to August 1^st 2025. A minimum purchase over the period of 3 tonnes is required to qualify as an ‘active GAIN dairy feed customer’.

 

Q: What products are qualifying?

A: The entire GAIN dairy feed range of compound and coarse feed and straights. Irish rolled cereals purchased are also included. Minimum purchase of 3 tonnes in order to qualify.

 

Q: What is the qualifying period?

A: Support is available on qualifying feed delivered between 1am Sunday August 24^th 2025 – 11 pm Saturday September 13th 2025. This means that farmers must ensure that their order is in by 1pm Wednesday 10th Sept 2025. There is a maximum of 23,000 tonnes available in this support, if this tonnage is used before the 13^th of September, the support will end when this tonnage limit is reached.

 

Q: When will I get credited for this support?

A: The rebate will be credited to each qualifying suppliers October trading statement.