Rural Life
The 2023 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) opened to the public today...
Dairy Technical
The spring-calving season will soon be upon us, so now is a good time to access your calf feeding equipment.
The breeding season on most spring-calving herds has drawn to a close, and most farms are now planning for autumn-grazing...
Dairy
Once-a-day feeding of milk replacer is a practice that can greatly reduce the labour required during the rearing period.
Dr. Milnes outlines the benefits of ensuring calves are fed adequate amounts of milk during the pre-weaning stage.
Temperatures have fallen and winter showers along with sleet and snow are sweeping across the eastern part of the country.
Waste milk is milk held from a treated cow, that is unfit for sale due to poor quality or the presence of antibiotic residues.
The calving season will soon be starting and with that comes the feeding of calves.
Beef
Just over a quarter of the approved applicants have made claims for payment under the Calf Investment Scheme so far.
Farmers were urged not to feed antibiotic milk, or ‘waste milk’, to calves during the spring period at a calf care event this week.
Calf feeding is usually the most labour intensive job during the spring, with the majority of farmers opting to feed their calves TAD.
Many dairy farmers are beginning to rack their brains for ways in which they are going to reduce the workload next spring.
Colostrum, also know as beestings, is the first and most important line of defence for a newborn calf.
Since the abolition on milk quotas, the Irish dairy herd has undergone considerable changes. Farmers are now milking more cows in larger herds.
The mayhem associated with calving a large number of cows over a short period of time is fast approaching for many dairy farmers.
