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Co. Kilkenny farmer installs renewable solar energy to reduce parlour energy costs

November 19, 2019

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Having farmed in Coolcullen, North Co. Kilkenny all his life, Francis Nolan is a…

Interested in test driving a rotary milking parlour?

November 18, 2019

Decisions, decisions, decisions… Somewhere in Ireland right now there is a farmer with a very important decision to make: Which milking parlour do…

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Mineral nutrition: Getting it right this dry cow period

November 15, 2019

By Eddie Phelan, regional manager, southwest, Alltech Ireland AgriLand has teamed up with Alltech to bring to you the Alltech dry cow action…

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Co. Westmeath farmer reaps the benefits from dry cow mineral supplementation

November 13, 2019

The Irish dairy cow is working harder now than ever before, with longer lactations and shorter dry periods. In contrast to much of…

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How to increase submission rates in your next breeding season

November 12, 2019

Are you well prepared for the next breeding season? Nationally, only 58% of the Irish dairy herd calves in the first six weeks…

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The importance of a successful dry cow programme

November 9, 2019

Mark Moloney, InTouch feeding specialist Over the next eight weeks, AgriLand has teamed up with Alltech to bring to you the Alltech dry…

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Ireland’s first ‘Powered by Kramp’ store grand opening in Athy

November 8, 2019

BVS Parts is set to launch Ireland’s first ‘Powered by Kramp’ store in Athy, Co. Kildare, (Eircode: R14 YC53) on Saturday, November 9,…

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NDC uses outdoor advertising campaign to showcase dairy excellence

November 7, 2019

The National Dairy Council (NDC) has launched a new out-of-home billboard advertising campaign celebrating Irish dairy farmers and their grass-fed Irish cows working…

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New udder health bolus to target individual high cell count cows at drying off

November 6, 2019

An established method to tackle udder health challenges without antibiotics is been broadened to selectively target individual cows with high somatic cell counts…

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Cultivate loans: Co. Limerick dairy farmer finds ‘no stress involved in it whatsoever’

November 5, 2019

John Finucane is a dairy farmer from Askeaton, Co. Limerick, who wanted to develop his farm. When he went looking for finance, he…

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Achieving higher weights and superior carcass conformation grades in finished cattle

November 3, 2019

Slaughter weights at a Co. Tipperary bull beef fattening enterprise have increased by up to 15kg an animal since a non-antibiotic feed additive…

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BioFarm 2019: Regenerative agriculture and a new vision on what Irish farming can be

October 30, 2019

National Organic Training Skillnet (NOTS) is hosting Ireland’s second annual Biological Farming Conference – “BioFarm 2019” – on November 5-6, in the Midlands…

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