Dairy
Survey: '75% of dairy farmers willing to contribute small fee towards a sexed-semen lab'
Over the past year or so, a lot of talk has centered around the dairy industry, in particular, the bull...
Dairy Calves
Dairy
Calf exports: Adverse weather affects sailings once more
Unfortunately, the calf export trade has been disrupted again this week as poor weather conditions at sea continue. Sailings with...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Agri-Business
Teagasc defends dairy sector record on calf welfare
It has been outlined by a Teagasc dairy expert that “there is no relationship between calf mortality and calf price”....
Dairy
Lairage space for 5,000 dairy calves per sailing expected next spring
It is expected that there will be lairage capacity for up to 5,000 Irish dairy calves per sailing to Cherbourg...
Dairy
Dairy calf dilemma 'requires industry-wide solution' - Jordan
An “industry-wide solution” is required for the dairy calf dilemma, according to Ornua CEO John Jordan. Speaking to AgriLand at...
Dairy
What are processors doing to address the dairy calf dilemma?
The issue of calf welfare has been a topic that has been in the spotlight a lot in recent weeks...
Dairy
Marts considering calf sales on non-sale days next spring
With additional reporting by Emma Gilsenan. Marts may hold calf sale days on non-sale days next spring in a bid to...
Dairy
'Believe it or not we never considered the outcome of the dairy calves' - Teagasc
Believe it or not we never considered the outcome of the dairy calves. This statement was made by Teagasc’s Dr....
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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...
Agri Politics
'Contingency plans' needed to deal with dairy calf surge
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, must put contingency plans in place to deal with the large...
Dairy
Emerging 'summer scour' syndrome causing dairy calf deaths
An emerging syndrome has been noted across Europe – including in Ireland and the UK – which is causing the...
Dairy
'The value of dairy calves are affected by the breeding strategy of dairy farmers'
The welfare and value of dairy calves “are profoundly affected by the breeding strategy of dairy farmers” and “calf management...
Dairy
Beef births decline as dairy continues to surge ahead
Rising dairy cow numbers have driven an increase in the number of calf births this year, new figures show. Data released...
Beef
Are calf-to-beef systems the way forward?
In recent years, the national suckler herd has been in decline. This is mainly due to rising costs of maintaining...
Beef
'Dairy calves are coming down the track regardless of what we do with sucklers'
Dairy calves are coming down the track regardless of what farmers do with sucklers, Patrick Kent, the President of the...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Beef
Dairy born steers made up 55% of the national steer kill in 2015
Dairy born steers accounted for 55% of the national steer kill in 2015, according to Teagasc’s Robert Prendiville. Speaking at...
Dairy
Dairy expansion drives calf births up by 46,000 in first five months of 2016
Increased dairy cow numbers have driven an increase in the number of calf births last year, new figures show. According...
Dairy
Dairy births up almost 30,000 on 2015
Dairy births are up almost 30,000 to date on the same period in 2015, according to latest registration figures from...
Agri Politics
Shocking video footage puts spotlight on New Zealand's dairy industry
An investigation by New Zealand animal rights group SAFE has put the country’s dairy industry under the spotlight. SAFE is...