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Dairy focus: 'Eating the grass and producing the goods' in Co. Monaghan
Farming in the drumlins of Co. Monaghan, Darran McKenna – the 2018 Quality Milk Award winner – focuses on sustainably...
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Dairy focus: Farming 'outside of the norm' in Co. Limerick
Seán Condon has been organic farming for the past 13 years and operates what he describes as a “very low-cost...
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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: Going down the 'robot route' in Co. Laois
Just last year, John McDonald and his father, also called John, were the very first dairy farmers in the Republic...
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Dairy focus: Video reveals the ins and outs of fresh semen
The use of fresh semen has grown in popularity over the last number of years amongst dairy farmers and AI...
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Dairy focus: The little things go a long way in Co. Cork
Improving on-farm sustainability isn’t just one thing; it’s a combination of lots of little things. This was proven on the...
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Dairy focus: Producing one million litres with one labour unit in the Netherlands
Farm Molenaar’s goal has always been to be self sufficient and maintain the same amount of labour and it has...
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Dairy focus: Monocultures and above-average grass growth in Co. Tyrone
David Hunter is in his sixth year milking and is already growing grass well above the industry average. Last year,...
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Dairy focus: Keeping labour to a minimum and automation to a maximum
After making the decision to switch to a fully automated farm in 2008, the Oostdam family have doubled their 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: 166% increase in cow numbers in Co. Meath
Located just outside Kilmessan in Co. Meath, Peter Farrell and his father David run a grass-based dairy farm with a...
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Dairy focus: Operation (farm) transformation in Co. Laois
Bruce Thompson and his father Ian don’t know themselves since the installation of their new 40-bale Waikato rotary parlour. Bruce...
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Dairy focus: Converting to dairy on a budget in Co. Wicklow
Situated right on the coast of the Irish sea, Ben Mooney and his son Robin are dairy farming in an...
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Dairy focus: Farming in a 'niche sector' in Co. Kildare
Located just outside Narraghmore in Co. Kildare, Peter and Jenny Young milk a high-EBI, highly-stocked organic herd. At a recent...
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Dairy focus: Making the switch from Simmentals to Friesian cows in Co. Offaly
Farming just outside Edenderry, Co. Offaly, Declan O’Brien and his wife Kathryn are in the final stages of converting from...
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Dairy focus: Gearing up to calve a 300-cow herd in Co. Limerick
Situated near the River Shannon, Salesian Agricultural College at Pallaskenry, Co. Limerick, occupies 500ac and offers a wide range of practical...
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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: Producing milk all year round with a pedigree Holstein herd in Co. Galway
Farming in Oranmore, Co. Galway, Michael Freeney runs an autumn and spring-calving herd of pedigree Holstein cows. Currently, Michael is...
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Dairy focus: 'The farm has accumulated €530,000 of cash'
Located in Bandon, Co. Cork, Shinagh Dairy Farm was established in 2011 in a farming venture between the four west...
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Dairy focus: Why one 700-cow farm decided to go down the robotic milking route
Milking 700 cows just outside Ardstraw, Jason Mitchell is the fourth generation of his family to milk cows in Co....
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'If it wasn't for the robots, I wouldn't have the cows'
After being involved in an accident in 2016, Michael Callan had to re-evaluate his whole dairy farming system. However, it...