Dairy
How can I reduce the heavy workload in spring on my dairy farm?
With the expanding dairy herd, the labour associated with calving a large number of cows over a short period of...
Milking
Dairy
Are you milking to 100% efficiency?
Are you milking in the most efficient manner possible and getting the most out of your cows? Farmers can find...
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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...
Dairy
5 hacks to take the pressure off next spring
The mayhem associated with calving a large number of cows over a short period of time is fast approaching for...
Opinion
Dole labour option is an insult to Irish dairy farmers
Which genius within the civil service came up with the idea of taking people off the dole in order to...
Dairy
Lely calf feeder designed to help identify calf health problems at an early stage
Lely has introduced a new automated calf feeder, which it says not only supplies calves with precisely what they need,...
Dairy
Video: Building an 8,000 head dairy farm in 9 months
Construction began on an 8,000 head dairy farm, called Meadowstar Dairy, in Minnesota in March 2015 and the building of...
Dairy
Handy tips to keep milking equipment from freezing
With severe frost promised this weekend, freezing weather conditions can affect farming in several ways. The problem of freezing of...
Dairy
How to avoid antibiotic residue problems while milking this spring
Milk processors can apply stringent penalties if milk supplies are found to be positive for residues, according to Animal Health Ireland...
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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...
Dairy
'Dairy farmers have no regrets about making the switch to once-a-day milking'
The majority of dairy farms who made the switch to once-a-day milking in recent years are very happy with this...
Dairy
500 milk suppliers awarded by Cellcheck for low SCC
Some 500 milk suppliers were recently awarded by Cellcheck for having the lowest somatic cell count (SCC) for the previous...
Dairy
Video: Help prevent mastitis by changing liners every 6 months
To help prevent mastitis, CellCheck recommends that liners are changed every 2,000 milkings, or every six months – whichever comes...
Agri-Business
Verder Group acquires Fullwood Packo Group
The Dutch-owned Verder Group has acquired in its entirety the UK-based Fullwood Packo Group, the milking systems specialists. The Verder...
Dairy
'Last cows out of the parlour eat lower-quality grass'
The cows that leave the milking parlour last and go onto grass could be regularly eating lower-quality grass, a new...
Dairy
How to condition score cows over 200 milking days
Cows in the herd over 200 days milking should have a condition score at the moment of 2.5, Michael Garvey...
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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....
Dairy
Why don't more Irish dairy farmers (and cows) love milking robots?
Irish dairy farmers are not installing automatic milking systems at the same rate European farmers are, because getting cows to...
Dairy
How many cows can one person milk? (It's not as straightforward as you may think)
The milking process should be recognised as the most important operation on the dairy farm. From a labour perspective it is...
Agri-Business
Lely’s live robot display wins major award
Lely’s live robotic milking feature and feeding demonstration at the 2014 Livestock Event in the UK has won the ‘Best...
Dairy
Northern dairy farmers issued advice as milk prices slump by 30% in a year
The Northern Ireland NI average milk price for January was 22.33p/l, a decrease of 0.46p/l (2.0%) compared with December, according...