Dairy
Dairy focus: Buying a farm and growing to 280 cows in Co. Offaly
Farming just outside, Birr, Co. Offaly, John and Sylvia Powell run a dairy enterprise consisting of 280 crossbred cows. The...
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Dairy
LIC gearing up to breed bulls in Ireland
LIC, the New Zealand farmer owned co-operative, is gearing up to breed bulls in Ireland. With a high proportion of...
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Real profits start after 3rd lactation - are your cows making it?
Are you aware that the real profits begin after the third lactation? Research shows that it typically takes two lactations...
Dairy
Dairy focus: Breaking rock, turning bog and producing 550kg of solids in Co. Cork
Farming near Kilnamartyra, Co. Cork, Andrew Dineen has grown his herd from 70 to 102 cows. At the same time,...
Dairy
Dairy focus: Lessons learned from the first year milking 200 cows
Joe and Kathleen Kirwan – a husband-and-wife team – from Laurel Lodge, Co. Tipperary, have overseen major changes to their...
