‘Four in ten consumers believe they are well informed about sustainability’ – new research November 20, 2019 Agri-Business The majority of Irish consumers believe that climate change is already happening or will occur in the near future; although more information is…
What ‘type’ of labour will best suit my farm this spring? November 18, 2019 Dairy It is never too early to begin preparations for the busy spring-calving period. This year, in particular, farmers will need to put a…
Reducing nitrogen input by 150kg of N/ha/year with the same profitability November 17, 2019 Dairy A farm in New Zealand – which is the demonstration farm for Lincoln University – has managed to reduce its overall nitrogen (N)…
Finishing cattle off mixed-species grasslands alone in the UK November 16, 2019 Dairy An organic farmer in the UK has been finishing cattle – at 28 months – off mixed-species grasslands alone, while also out-wintering his…
Grass growth: Continuing to fall across the country November 14, 2019 Dairy The wet and miserable conditions continued over the weekend and now into this week – across the country – making any further grazing extremely…
Dairy advice: Selecting cows for drying off; weanling heifers; and minerals November 13, 2019 Dairy We are coming to the end of the 2019 milking season on many spring-calving dairy farms; however, there are a lot of decisions…
Getting the ‘shades and shorts out’ on a 670-cow dairy farm in New Zealand November 11, 2019 Dairy Liam Brophy – who is in his second year of the Professional Diploma in Dairy Farm Management – has just concluded a busy breeding…
Multi-species: Findings from the SmartGrass Project November 10, 2019 Dairy With the increasing pressure to reduce the level of applied nitrogen (N) on farms, the industry – and farmers – are feeling the need…
Rearing 10,000 calves with a once-a-day feeding system in New Zealand November 10, 2019 Dairy A large-scale dairy calf-to-beef enterprise, in the Waikato region of New Zealand, has found that through developing the rumen of young calves pre-weaning…
See how dairy cow numbers have changed since quotas were abolished… November 9, 2019 Dairy The year 2015 marked the end of an era for the dairy industry, as this was the year quotas were abolished and the…
Department says ‘a sexed semen lab in Ireland is a matter for the AI industry’ November 8, 2019 Dairy Any steps towards establishing a sexed semen laboratory in Ireland is a matter for the AI industry, according to a spokesperson for the Department…
Comparison: Twice-a-day milking vs. once-a-day milking vs. 13 milkings/week November 7, 2019 Dairy Fancy milking your herd 13 times per week? Well, a study completed by Teagasc has revealed no losses in either milk or milk…
Grass growth: Could be time to pull the plug November 6, 2019 Dairy While some farmers are continuing to graze, others have been forced to house animals due to the extremely heavy rain experienced in areas…
Contract rearing male dairy calves… with a twist November 3, 2019 Dairy The idea of dairy farmers paying beef farmers to contract rear male dairy calves has been tossed around a lot lately – as…
Dairy advice: Replacement heifers; spring preparations; feed and soil analysis November 3, 2019 Dairy As the grazing season draws to a close and we begin entering a different phase of the year on farms, there are now…
Why is a veal industry in Ireland not possible? November 2, 2019 Dairy A large amount of our surplus calves from our dairy industry are finding their way to the continental veal market in the Netherlands…
Dairy focus: Halving the milking time of 450 cows with a 50-bale rotary in Co. Cork November 2, 2019 Dairy For this week’s dairy focus, AgriLand travelled down to Fermoy, Co. Cork, to visit a 450-cow dairy farm owned by Kevin Twomey –…
Map: 2019 county-by-county dairy cow numbers November 1, 2019 Dairy In 2015, quotas were abolished and the expansion period began in Ireland for dairy. Since then, the national dairy cow population has been…
