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Striving to produce 100,000kg of milk solids in Co.Tipperary
Located just a stone’s throw away from Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Paddy O’Gorman is aiming to produce 100,000kg of milk solids...
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Dairy focus: Big plans afoot for Pallaskenry
Located just a stone’s throw away from Ireland’s dairy heartland, Salesian Agricultural College offers a wide range of practical training...
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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...
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Dairy focus: Achieving a return on assets of 12.1% on leased ground
Shinagh dairy farm was established in 2011 by the four west Cork co-ops – Bandon, Barryroe, Drinagh and Lisavaird –...
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Dairy focus: Picking the low-hanging fruit to improve profitability
After taking the reins of the family’s farm in 2008, Conor Kelleher has overseen impressive improvements to the Cork-based dairy...
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Dairy focus: Tipperary family stands out from the crowd when it comes to milk quality
Farming in Ballylomasna, Co. Tipperary, the Walsh family stands out from the crowd when it comes to milk quality. Milking...
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Dairy focus: Silage and meal in, as drought takes hold in Co. Laois
Farming on the outskirts of Cullohill, Co. Laois, Eamonn Duggan operates a simple, spring-calving dairy operation. Since returning to work...
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Dairy focus: Keeping efficiencies to the fore when moving from 165 to 275 cows
Eamonn and Darren Healy entered a dairy farming partnership in 2009. In the intervening period, their business has undergone substantial...
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Dairy focus: Friesians deliver the goods 900ft above sea level
Located in Kilmoganny, Co. Kilkenny, Bryan and Gail Daniels milk a herd of 300 Friesian cows under a grass-based production...
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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 focus: Buying a farm and growing to 280 cows in Co. Offaly
Farming just outside, Birr, Co. Offaly, John and Sylvia Powell run a dairy enterprise consisting of 280 crossbred cows. The...
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Dairy focus: Silage season kicks into gear in Co. Kildare
Milking a herd of 135 purebred Holstein Friesian cows, Joe and Kevin Doran – a father-and-son team – got the...
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Dairy focus: Calving 300 cows and selling surplus stock in Co. Donegal
Brothers Ian and David Lamberton – along with David’s sons Gareth and Paul – operate a thriving dairy business on...
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Dairy focus: Striving for one million litres from 120 cows in Co. Donegal
Located on the outskirts of Ramelton, Co. Donegal, Stephen Hunter has made noticeable changes to his dairy farming operation over...
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Dairy focus: '2018 has tested resilience, but you have to focus on the positives'
Like so many dairy farmers throughout the country, this spring has proved challenging for PJ O’Keeffe – the 2017 Marca...
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Dairy focus: Changing the game and chasing early grass in north Mayo
Farming 62.5ha in Moygownagh, north Mayo, Padraig Staunton has changed the direction in which his dairy enterprise operates. With 67...
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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....
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Dairy focus: Milking 280 cows per hour in Co. Limerick
Farming in Granagh, Co. Limerick, the Hanrahan family run thriving dairy, pig and beef enterprises on almost 600ac. It’s from...
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Dairy focus: What's been achieved in 14 years at Ballyhaise?
Established in 2005, the Teagasc Ballyhaise dairy research project was developed to provide farmers with locally-generated research information and to...
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Dairy focus: Dedicated to liquid milk production in Co. Kildare
The number of liquid milk producers in Ireland has dropped significantly over recent years; falling from 3,500 to just 1,800...
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Dairy focus: Doubling cow numbers and gearing up for breeding in Co. Cork
Pat and Geraldine Ahern run a dairy enterprise on 28ha in Bridepark, Conna, Co. Cork. Over the past four years,...