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Dairy focus: Taking the reins of an 80-cow herd and driving it on in Co. Limerick
In this week’s Dairy Focus, AgriLand spoke with Eamonn Shanahan, who has recently taken over his uncle’s dairy farm. Eamonn...
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Dairy focus: Milking 300 Jersey-cross cows on a grass-based system in the US
In this week’s dairy focus, AgriLand caught up with Bernard Ryan from Tipperary, who is working on a grass-based dairy...
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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: Big changes afoot in Pallaskenry Agricultural College
The new manager of Pallaskenry Agricultural College has his hands full; between juggling the beef, sheep and now 410-cow dairy...
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Dairy focus: 'Maximising comfort and minimising stress' with new facilities in Gurteen
It is all go down in Gurteen Agricultural College, between getting prepared for Grass and Muck 2020 along with settling...
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Dairy focus: First experience managing a 290-cow dairy farm in Co. Wexford
Farming on the outskirts of New Ross, Lisa Doyle has settled in nicely to her new role as a dairy...
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Dairy focus: One-third of the way through calving down 650 cows in Co. Meath
Dairy farming a stone’s throw away from Stamullen village, Joe Leonard is progressing nicely through the calving season with just...
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Dairy focus: 'It was the right time to come home; my father was ready to take a step back'
Farming alongside his father – outside Portlaw, Co. Waterford – Shane Fitzgerald is no stranger to being in the spotlight....
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Dairy focus: Cork farmer shares his expansion journey, while gearing up for spring
Dairy farming just a stone’s throw away from Cork city, Donal O’Reilly was one of many interesting guests who spoke...
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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 throwback: Farming in a ‘niche sector’ in Co. Kildare
Today we will be taking a look back at an organic dairy farm which we visited in February of this...
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Dairy throwback: Starting from scratch and growing to 257 cows in Co. Westmeath
Today we will be taking a walk back in time to July of this year, when we visited Robert English...
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Dairy throwback: 'Eating the grass and producing the goods' in Co. Monaghan
For today’s dairy throwback, we will be going back in time to June of this year, when we visited last...
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Dairy throwback: Going down the 'robot route' in Co. Laois
Today we are going to take a walk back in time, to May of this year, when we visited the...
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Dairy throwback: Operation (farm) transformation in Co. Laois
Today we are going to go back in time to when we visited Bruce Thompson and his father Ian’s dairy...
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Dairy throwback: Farming 'outside of the norm' in Co. Limerick
Today we will be taking a look back at Seán Condon’s organic dairy farm, which we visited on a wet Tuesday...
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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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Infrastructure throwback: Bringing a football pitch to a dairy farm in Co. Meath
Prevention is always better than cure; but, today we will be taking a look back at a dairy farmer –...
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Dairy throwback: Keeping labour to a minimum and automation to a maximum
Today we will take a look back at one of the Dutch dairy farms AgriLand had the privilege of visiting...
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Dairy throwback: Converting to dairy on a budget in Co. Wicklow
Today we will be taking a look back at a recent dairy conversion, which we visited on a blustery day...
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Infrastructure throwback: 'A cheap and cheerful underpass' in Co. Cavan
Today we will be going back in time, to the month of June when we visited a dairy farmer with...