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Have you considered once-a-day milking?

January 7, 2021

If labour is in short supply on your dairy farm, or if your farm layout is resulting in long walks to and from…

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Automatic and precise heat detection with smaXtec

January 6, 2021

With the revolutionary smaXtec bolus technology you are steps ahead through early detection. Thanks to the unique position of the measurement device and…

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Saving big on your farm insurance ‘takes some of the pressure off’

January 5, 2021

Zurich Farm Insurance provides great deals for customers, through its Direct and Partnership channels. Zurich is one of Ireland’s leading insurers, with a…

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Calves a ‘picture of health’ on 63-day feeding programme incorporating Compumate

January 4, 2021

Heifer replacements at a Co. Offaly farm are meeting rumen transition and development targets with a 63-day feed plan. Joe Bergin, of Conroy…

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Calf respiratory issues solved with AHV – Calf Respi

January 3, 2021

Richard Neary milks 240 cows at his farm in Modeshill, Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary, with plans to calve up to 280 in 2021. His focus…

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Actisaf live yeast increases feed efficiency by 5.5% in early lactation cows

January 2, 2021

Feed and forage costs make up the largest single cost of milk production, therefore, controlling these expenses is essential to the profitability of…

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Challenging investment in orally administered supplementary trace minerals

December 30, 2020

Teagasc estimates that milk somatic cell count (SCC) levels above 100,000 mean you are losing money. On average mastitis costs farmers €60/cow/year (O’Brien…

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‘George goes dairy farming’: 1 couple; 2 farms; 3 kids; and 750 cows

December 29, 2020

‘George Goes Dairy Farming’ series 2 is now back to your screens. In this episode, George Beattie meets up with Pat and Elaine…

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What does field vegetable production look like in Ireland?

December 28, 2020

2021 is the UN International Year of Fruit and Vegetables which aims to raise awareness of the nutritional and health benefits of eating…

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Dovea Genetics: Looking to the future in Ireland and abroad

December 26, 2020

The demand for sexed semen used in the dairy herd continues to grow annually in Ireland, with the improved sexed semen technology leading…

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‘This harvester handles lumps a lot better; we’ve never managed to choke her with grass’

December 25, 2020

Contracting is a way of life for Alwyn Young. He recalls when growing up he spent a lot of time out on machines…

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Tough times need surprisingly tough performance: M6002 is top performing all-rounder

December 24, 2020

Kubota’s versatile new M6002 tractors have been designed specifically to meet the demands of dairy, livestock and mixed farmers who need their workhorse…

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Dairymaster: Ruling the roost through the rotary route

December 23, 2020

The aim of any milking facility is to have all cows milked and the parlour cleaned in 1.5 hours. Anything after this the…

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Video: How a milk tank is made

December 22, 2020

In a year without agricultural exhibitions and travel restrictions, Mueller and Kingston Refrigeration made a short film that will give the dairy farmer…

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Operation Biodiversity: Mission to plant 100,000 native trees and hedgerows

December 21, 2020

Glanbia Ireland is digging deep this December, January and February. It is partnering with its family farm suppliers and has begun an exciting…

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Co. Cork vet outlines why vaccinating this winter suits most farmers

December 20, 2020

Willie Buckley is a veterinary practitioner at Riverview Veterinary Group in Bandon. When an annual IBR programme became available, many of the practice’s…

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