Dairy Technical
Spring calving: Assessing calving facilities
Ahead of the spring-calving season, dairy farmers should assess their calf housing facilities to determine if they are adequate. The...
Dairy Technical
Ahead of the spring-calving season, dairy farmers should assess their calf housing facilities to determine if they are adequate. The...
Dairy Technical
Housing has begun on most farms across the country, which is when farmers often sees issues, such as digital dermatitis,...
Dairy Technical
Total calf registrations for 2022 have now surpassed 2.3 million, according to the latest data from the Irish Cattle Breeding...
Agri-Business
Ireland exported a record €15.4 billion worth of agri-foods last year, a new report from the Department of Agriculture Food...
Environment
A webinar is set to take place later this month (November 30) to discuss ‘the Brazilian experience in reducing the...
Agri-Business
Dale Farm, the Northern Ireland co-op which is owned by 1,300 dairy farmers, has reported a significant year-on-year jump in...
Dairy Technical
The heavy rain experienced by many parts of the country over the last number of days has made grazing more...
Beef
Preliminary estimates for agricultural input prices for 2022 indicate an increase of 34.7% compared to 2021 inputs prices, according to...
Dairy News
The National Dairy Conferences are set to return as in-person events in early December, it has been announced today (Thursday,...
Dairy Technical
The autumn-calving season is progressing well on farms, with thoughts now moving towards the upcoming breeding season. Many farmers, at...
Agri-Business
Ornua has today (Wednesday, November 2) confirmed a drop in its Purchase Price Index (PPI) for the month of October....
Agri-Business
New statistics show domestic milk intake by creameries and pasteurisers was estimated to be 785.4 million litres during September of...
Dairy
Concern has been raised that the “tokenistic” funding of €20/calf in the Dairy Beef Calf Scheme is a sign of...
Dairy Technical
Dairy farming is a labour-intensive job and certain parts of the year require higher amounts than others. Following the increase...
Dairy
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has fallen for the third successive auction event today (Tuesday, November 1). The index...
Dairy News
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
Negative energy balance (NEB) occurs in early lactation, when feed intakes are insufficient to meet the energy demands of milk...
Dairy Technical
The autumn-calving season is well underway on winter-milking farms across the country. Calves are arriving onto on these farms, and...