Dairy
Dairy advice: Taking stock of your winter feed
January is an important time to assess remaining winter feed stocks, and particularly following the year we had, which proved...
Concentrates
Dairy
Reminder: Get your supplies in before closure for Christmas
As we approach the Christmas period, farmers need to ensure they have all of their supplies in order to get...
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Native Tree Area Scheme: Making it easier to plant trees
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
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Winter milk: How much concentrates are you feeding?
It is easy to get carried away feeding concentrates for your winter milk herd, however the diet should be adjusted...
Dairy
The importance of water in the calf rearing process
Along with milk, concentrates and forage, water is critical in the calf rearing process and in the early life of...
Dairy
Winter milk: Feeding and grouping cows accordingly
We are now into the thick of autumn calving for the winter milk herds and as we progress further into...
Dairy
Time to test your silage for your winter milking herd
Winter milk production is already an expensive way of producing milk, which means it is crucial that farmers test silage,...
Dairy
Bridge the nutritional gap to keep milk production up
At this time of year, it is essential to bridge the nutritional gap and try to keep cows producing high...
Dairy
Maximising milk yield: To graze or not to graze
For many dairy herds across the country, the summer has been challenging to say the least, as maximising milk yield...
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Milk replacer: Advice on maximising early-life calf growth
During the past decade, calf rearing systems around the world have adopted higher allowances of whole milk or of calf...
Dairy
Trends in production costs need to be reversed
The increase in production costs over the last number of years has been driven by a combination of unit price...
Agri-Business
Call for 'simplified process' for crude protein exemption
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) has called for a “simplified process” in order to allow farmers feed a...
Dairy Technical
Feed bills: What is wet weather costing dairy farms?
Depending on the current diet, cows are being fed additional feed costs could be as high as €250/day for a...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Time to complete a calibration of your feeders
Most dairy farms are now well into calving. With a good number of cows calved, an important job to now...
Agri-Business
ICMSA calls for immediate 'flexibilities' on concentrate feed
The Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has called for the immediate implementation of “flexibilities” on concentrate feed. The...
N.Ireland
Silage stocks running low on dairy farms in NI - CAFRE
There is now growing concern on many dairy farms across Northern Ireland that silage stocks are running low. This issue...
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Tyrone dairy farmer reduces calf mortality to just 1%
A Co. Tyrone dairy farm has reduced calf mortality to just 1% and has no post-weaning growth checks, thanks to...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Fundamentals of calf rumen development
Rumen development is a vital part of the development of young calves, and should begin from day one. Young calves...
Dairy
Threat of mycotoxins invisible to the naked eye
Mycotoxins are natural substances produced by moulds and fungi. They cannot be seen with the naked eye, and they cannot...
Dairy Technical
Concentrate feeding on winter-milk farms
Within winter-milk herds, it is important to ensure that the diet is developed to suit the lower yielding cows in...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Managing fodder supplies on farms
Silage pits on many farms have now been open for a numbers of months in most cases, and it is...