Dairy Technical
Are the days of early spring grazing over?
In recent years, the weather in February and March has had many farmers questioning whether early spring grazing is worth...
Dairy Technical
In recent years, the weather in February and March has had many farmers questioning whether early spring grazing is worth...
Dairy Technical
The Greenlawn herd of the Curtin family held its annual sale on Saturday, March 2 with over 86 Lots on...
Dairy Technical
There were over 1,000 calves on offer at Castleisland Mart’s calf sale on Monday (March 4), with a strong trade in...
Dairy Technical
The National Genotyping Programme (NGP) is in its 10th week, with over 300,000 passports now having been issued. In the...
Dairy Technical
Calves on many farms are now old enough to transition to once-a-day (OAD) feeding, which can reduce the workload considerably...
Dairy Technical
During the calving rearing period, there is an increased risk of disease or sickness, with scour being the biggest risk...
Dairy Technical
Peak calf sale season is now underway across the country, and to get an understanding of the calf trade, Agriland...
Dairy Technical
The collecting, storing and reheating of colostrum or beestings will take place on the majority of dairy farms during the...
Dairy Technical
The disbudding of replacement heifer calves is a job that is looming on many dairy farms, and should be completed...
Dairy Technical
Calf registrations for 2024 have reached 707,825 head, with 112,150 calves being registered in the last week. The data from...
Dairy Technical
A number of potential mitigation measures for farmers affected by changes to nitrates regulations are to be sent to the...
Dairy Technical
The first day of March has arrived and for the vast majority of dairy farms, getting cows grazing remains one...
Dairy Technical
Harvesting high quality silage is vital for farms that will be milking cows in the shed next winter, and now...
Dairy Technical
A top price of €3,460 was achieved at the Ashberry herd sale on Friday, February 23 at Mid-Tipperary Mart. The...
Dairy Technical
The National Genotyping Programme (NGP) is now in week nine, with close to 218,000 passports issued so far in 2024....
Dairy Technical
Milk recordings are a useful tool used by dairy farmers for understanding and keeping control of cell counts on farms....
Dairy Technical
Early identification of sick calves is key to getting them treatment and preventing the spread to other calves in the...
Dairy Technical
Calving season began roughly three-weeks-ago for the majority of farmers, with most having a large number of calves now on...