Dairy
The priority turns to scanning your cows as soon as possible to allow for prompt decision making after the breeding season...
The final few weeks of the breeding season have arrived and farmers need to decide on the best time time to 'pull the bull' to strike...
As the breeding season continues, the hard work will be done getting cows served and in-calf and energy intakes for embryo survival....
We are now a couple of weeks into the breeding season for many dairy farmers with still little sign of a stock bull out in fields just yet...
Now that we are into the second week of May, farm safety must be at the helm as the busyness on farms is beginning to ramp up...
Health and heat detection collars have become very popular on dairy farms across the country as they have the ability to alert farmers...
We are now into the breeding season and for the majority of dairy farms, sexed semen usage is going to dominate the first three weeks...
As the breeding season kicks off for most dairy farmers around the country, heat detection is going to take up a large chunk...
The use of a stock bull on dairy farms has died down substantially in recent years with the growth in artificial insemination (AI) year...
Dairy farmer Michael Clarke is milking 300 cows in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath where cows are producing 2.5kg of milk solids (MS)/day....
The beginning of the breeding season is here and often farmers question what protocol they should take for their late calvers to ensure...
A target for most spring calving herds across the country is to achieve a submission rate over the first three weeks of 90% while limiting...
With breeding season only around the corner, it is essential for farmers to pick out the problem cows in the herd and the cows that...
Breeding season for herds calving down in late January is only a few weeks away and for many, they will be aiming for that first week of Feb..
With the breeding season edging closer, farmers need to ensure that their maiden heifers are on target, in good condition and ready...
When selecting bulls this breeding season and matching them to suitable cows, how we get paid for our milk in Ireland should have a say...
The preparation for the breeding season is well underway on many dairy farms throughout the country as we head towards the end of March...
