Dairy
Many farmers opted to reseed paddocks in August which means many of these paddocks will be ready for a grazing very shortly...
The week before last presented the opportunity for many farmers to secure their final cut of silage for the year and liming these fields to..
Lameness issues often escalate in the late lactation and moving into the autumn months as conditions and weather slowly begin to deteriorate
Beef
As the autumn calving is well and truly underway rumen, a focus on the rumen development of young calves is a crucial aspect to...
Completing two milk recordings in autumn is the aim and is not always possible and so at least one milk recording should be carried out to...
Metabolic issues arise again as the autumn calving season kick off with many calves already on the ground across the country...
As we enter into October, the talk of closing off paddocks and starting the final rotation commences as farmers need to be grazing with...
The latest Milk Price Tracker – brought to you by Agriland and the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) – details milk prices...
Somatic cell count (SCC) can often start to rise in the few months of the lactation due to harsher weather, difficult grazing conditions...
The closed period for slurry application in the autumn commences on October 1, which means that today is the last day of the year to...
The first step to a successful winter milk herd is ensuring that mineral and feed are at optimum levels to produce high quality milk and...
Agriland spoke with Alan Clarke of Cows.ie to see what the outlook was for the trade of heifers amid high stock prices and supply shortages..
Cows are calving away in autumn calving herds health issues such as abomasal bloat, can increasingly become a problem...
Agriland spoke with Pat Ryan, national sales and dealer development at Dairymaster, about the appetite for investment on farms
Farmers will begin to notice changes to their herds Economic Breeding Index (EBI)in the coming days and weeks as the EBI has seen a major....
The last day to spread slurry this year is Tuesday, September 30, which means there is only a few days left to get the remaining slurry in...
Agriland spoke with the chair of the IFA dairy committee, Martin McElearney last week at the National Ploughing Championships
Changes in the Economic Breeding Index (EBI) are set to come into effect today, which may result in a change in a herd's EBI figure....
As we come into back end of the year, grazing infrastructure should be analysed to ensure it is allowing for efficient and cost-effective...
After a strong year of grass growth and milk solids production on many farms throughout the country so far this year, Agriland...
Farmers can avail of a new technology that can find the individual cell count from individual cows by picking up their DNA in a bulk tank...
Agriland spoke with the director of Dairy Industry Ireland (DII), Conor Mulvihill were we spoke about the and the impact the EU-US trade deal
Rainfall and the mild weather has improved grass growth across the country which is helping farmers maximise grass intake while...
It is important for farmers to ensure that calves are receiving high quality colostrum and are receiving enough of it as soon as possible...
