Dairy Technical
Breeding season: The importance of monitoring submission rates
As the breeding season gets underway on farms it is important that submission rates are monitored to ensure that targets...
Dairy Technical
As the breeding season gets underway on farms it is important that submission rates are monitored to ensure that targets...
Dairy Technical
Slurry has a massive role to play on farms as it can be used to replace nutrients within the soil,...
Dairy Technical
This time of year, if conditions allow, is a good time to look at controlling any weed issues that may...
Dairy Technical
The month of May is a busy period on farms as the breeding season gets underway, along with the harvesting...
Dairy Technical
Johne’s disease in ruminants is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP). The main period to focus on in...
Dairy Technical
Milk recording has a vital role to play on dairy farms, with the information obtained being invaluable to dairy farmers....
Dairy Technical
Predicted grass growth rates look positive for most parts of the country, but is that really the situation on the...
Dairy Technical
The genotyping of the national dairy herd could have a wide range of benefits, but one that could have a...
Dairy Technical
The breeding season is now underway on the vast majority of Irish dairy farms for 2023, and for the first...
Dairy Technical
The breeding season has started on most dairy farms, with artificial insemination (AI) being the choice for most at this...
Dairy Technical
The issue of attracting and retaining staff on dairy farms is ongoing within the dairy sector and the agricultural sector...
Dairy Technical
Obtaining a sterile milk sample is important so that you can have an understanding of the bacteria causing mastitis on...
Dairy Technical
The 2023 breeding season has gotten underway on the majority of Irish dairy farms, which means the workload on farms...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth has really taken off in the last couple of weeks, with many farmers moving to harvest first-cut silage...
Dairy Technical
The overall pregnancy rate for sexed semen on Irish dairy farms is now at 59%, compared with conventional artificial insemination...
Dairy Technical
There is often an aim to cut silage crops early and harvest as high a quality silage as possible, but...
Dairy Technical
Lameness is an ongoing issue on many dairy farms. Despite control measures, cases will still occur. It is much later...
Dairy Technical
Taking time off and getting away from the farm is something that the majority of farmers don’t do enough. Most...