Dairy Technical
Dairy cow management in late lactation
While production on spring-calving dairy farms is beginning to wind down, cow management cannot be forgotten. Recent weeks have seen...
Dairy Technical
While production on spring-calving dairy farms is beginning to wind down, cow management cannot be forgotten. Recent weeks have seen...
Agri-Business
New statistics show domestic milk intake fell in the period January to August of this year by 21.8 million litres...
Dairy Technical
The latest Milk Price Tracker – brought to you by Agriland and the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) – details milk prices from the most...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth is expected to remain steady for the coming days as we enter now in to October and the...
Dairy Technical
One week remains for farmers to spread slurry before the closed period begins on mid-night on Friday, October 7. The...
Dairy Technical
Earlier this year, a large number of dairy farmers incorporated clover into their swards, with many swards now having a...
Dairy Technical
The harvesting of maize silage crops has begun in many parts of the country in recent days. Maize is used...
Dairy Technical
Scour is the biggest killer of young calves on Irish dairy farms, with infections often picked up in their environment....
Dairy Technical
Autumn average farm cover (AFC) targets on many farms will not be reached this year, with many having to settle...
Dairy Technical
In 2021, Scotland had a dairy cow population of 174,000 head, while Co. Tipperary had a population of 187,300 dairy...
Dairy Technical
Ahead of drying off, it is important to determine the body condition score (BCS) of spring-calving cows. To ensure that...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth is continuing to see improvement on many farms across the country, while in other areas it is beginning...
Dairy Technical
The closed period for slurry will begin a week earlier than usual this year, on October 8. In recent years...
Dairy Technical
Teagasc has announced its finalised National Farm Survey (NFS) results for 2021, with 15,319 dairy farms represented and an average...
Dairy Technical
“Don’t neglect technologies already available to reduce emissions” – those are the words of the head of dairy knowledge transfer...
Dairy Technical
Drought conditions experienced on many farms have meant that fodder supplies on some farms are now going to be tight,...
Dairy Technical
The time of year has arrived, once again, when farmers ask themselves what should be done with cull cows. Many...
Dairy Technical
Organise a milk recording ahead of drying off was the advice for farmers issued by Joris Somers, Tirlán’s veterinary advisor....