Dairy
This spring has been very challenging on farms to say the least. The weather hasn’t been playing ball and getting...
Total calf registrations have hit 1,075,268 head, recent figures from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) have revealed. In relation...
Lameness is a serious welfare issue affecting almost every dairy farm in the country. Lameness issues on farms are likely...
The new manager of Pallaskenry Agricultural College has his hands full; between juggling the beef, sheep and now 410-cow dairy...
Determination is key to getting the fertiliser out in these difficult spreading conditions and with some good weather in the...
It is full steam ahead for calf exports this week despite rumors circulating that calf exports could be disrupted due...
Arrabawn and Aurivo have become the latest processors to announce their milk prices for February supplies. Revealing its hand this...
Similar to almost every other market at the moment, EU dairy is seeing extreme volatility as prices have moved sharply...
Grazed grass is the cheapest feed available to Irish farmers and is key to achieving high levels of performance in...
One of the stand-out ways of reducing your chances of picking up Covid-19 (coronavirus) is to keep your distance from...
Dairy Industry Ireland (DII) has welcomed the announcement that the EU is to ensure that “goods and essential services continue...
Unfortunately, the wet weather last week and over the weekend threw another spanner in the works in terms of getting...
There has been a marked increase in the number of calves registered to dairy cows this year, new figures show....
A recent analysis by Animal Health Ireland (AHI) has revealed a decline in the national bulk tank somatic cell count...
It is all go down in Gurteen Agricultural College, between getting prepared for Grass and Muck 2020 along with settling...
Cryptosporidiosis, otherwise known as ‘crypto’, is the second most common cause of scour amongst young calves – with scour being...
With the 2020 breeding season fast approaching, the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) have released a list of the most popular dairy...
The persistent poor weather conditions, which have made grazing conditions challenging, have resulted in many farmers feeding silage for longer...