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Dairy advice: Achieving optimal rumen development
Rumen development is a key objective of calf rearing and was highlighted at an Animal Health Ireland (AHI) CalfCare event...
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Dairy advice: Keeping costs down in 2025
Keeping costs down in 2025 is going to be the vital tool in improving farm profitability for the year, and...
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Longevity and a strong calf rearing system at Pennbury Farm
Calving 540 cows in seven and a half weeks requires stamina, good organisational skills and a calf rearing system that...
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Dairy advice: Getting prepared for the calving season
We are nearing the end of December, meaning it won’t be long until the calving season kicks off all over...
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Getting set-up to minimise the workload for Christmas Day
With Christmas Day only a few days away, it is important for farmers to try and minimise their workload for...
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Dairy advice: Analysing your farm performance for 2024
There is no doubt that 2024 proved to be a challenging year for farmers, and so farmers should be analysing...
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Dairy advice: Vaccination protocol during the dry cow period
Vaccination is undoubtedly one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce disease within your herd, and it provides optimum protection...
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Dairy advice: Ensuring your fodder supplies last the winter
Although the good back end to the year has seen somewhat of a relief to fodder supplies across the country,...
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Dairy advice: Reducing mastitis risk during the dry period
As we are now in the month of December, many cows around the country are dried off at this point...
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How to avoid costly calf registration errors
Are you wondering how you can avoid costly calf registration errors and Bord Bia penalties? As the busy spring season...
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Dairy advice: Managing BCS in late lactation cows
Many farmers have started to dry off their first calvers and their thin cows, and perhaps they should body condition...
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Dairy advice: Getting your sheds prepared for calves in spring
This dairy advice article hones in on the need to get your sheds in order this autumn/winter to have them...
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Dairy advice: Setting yourself up for a good spring
It is essential to get off to the best possible start for 2025, and the dairy advice is that the...
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Dairy advice: Management tips with next season in mind
This year has been a difficult one for farmers, but the dairy advice is to plan ahead for next year...
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Dairy advice: Setting yourself up for the winter
Although July is a great time to organise a bit of time away from the farm and spend a bit...
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Dairy advice: Moving calves to OAD feeding
Calves on many farms are now old enough to transition to once-a-day (OAD) feeding, which can reduce the workload considerably...
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Farm Diversification Seminar to take place next week
An insightful seminar known as the ‘Farm Diversification Seminar’ is set to take place Tuesday, January 28 2025 from 9:30a.m...
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Dairy advice: Managing autumn-born calves
Getting the management of calves right this autumn is vital for their development and to ensure that growth targets are...
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Dairy advice: Keep an eye of signs of lungworm
The wet weather conditions experienced in most parts of the country for most of year mean that the lungworm burden...
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Dairy advice: Dealing with coccidiosis in calves
Coccidiosis is generally seen in calves between the ages of three weeks and nine months; clinical signs are diarrhoea or...
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Dairy advice: Final jobs ahead of calving
While some farms have started calving, a large number are just over a week away from the planned start of...