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Dairy advice: Developing a herd health plan for 2025
The year is almost behind us, and before the spring calving season gets underway, farmers should develop a herd health...
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How can we plan for clover incorporation in 2025?
2024 was certainly a tricky one from a clover incorporation point of view, as the weather and poor growing conditions...
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Native Tree Area Scheme makes planting trees easier
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
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'Irish dairy is going to blast back in 2025' - Mulvihill
Agriland spoke with the director of Dairy Industry Ireland, Conor Mulvihill about the outlook of the Irish dairy industry in...
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Dry cow management: Ensuring cows calve down at correct BCS
As the Christmas period continues on, it is important to be critiquing your dry cow management and ensuring cows are...
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Watch: Comté cheese taste testing in a 100,000 wheel cellar
Agriland visited the cellars of the Fort Saint-Antoine, Fromageries Marcel Petite where 100,000 wheels of Comté cheese are stored and...
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Calf milk replacer: What will you be paying this spring?
Although the majority of people can forget about work on Christmas day, the price of milk replacer is on the...
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How to get better control of lameness for 2025
Lameness is a severe issue that is obvious in a lot of herds around the country, with grazing herds experiencing...
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'Dairy Throwback' series to go live over Christmas period
With the Christmas period now well and truly underway, Agriland has decided to do a ‘Dairy Throwback’ series, which revisits some of...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
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Dairy advice: Getting prepared for the calving season
We are nearing the end of December, meaning it won’t be long until the calving season kicks off all over...
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Getting set-up to minimise the workload for Christmas Day
With Christmas Day only a few days away, it is important for farmers to try and minimise their workload for...
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Dairy advice: Analysing your farm performance for 2024
There is no doubt that 2024 proved to be a challenging year for farmers, and so farmers should be analysing...
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Cost of synchronisation programme: Is it worthwhile for your herd?
As we enter into the breeding season for the autumn calving herds, farmers should asking themselves whether a synchronisation programme...
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Autumn calving: Keeping SCC at bay over Christmas
Somatic cell count (SCC) has to be kept at bay as we enter into the Christmas period and as the...
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Autumn calving: Managing calves over Christmas
Now that the breeding season is underway for the autumn calving herd, it is important to maintain high standards for...
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RDS Announces Opening of Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
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Reminder: Get your supplies in before closure for Christmas
As we approach the Christmas period, farmers need to ensure they have all of their supplies in order to get...
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Familiarising heifers with milking facilities this winter
Familiarising heifers with the milking facilities and getting them parlour trained is the final piece of the puzzle in getting...
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Dairy advice: Now is the best time to go soil sampling
This time of the year is the best time to get soil sampling for the farm, as there will be...
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Winter milk: How much concentrates are you feeding?
It is easy to get carried away feeding concentrates for your winter milk herd, however the diet should be adjusted...