Having fresh, clean water for cows to drink is a key part of producing high-quality milk on Irish dairy farms....
May 23, 2022
The well-known farm based in Co. Westmeath belonging to David Clarke and more commonly known as ‘the Cows.ie farm’ is...
October 29, 2021
Cashel Mart in Co. Tipperary is set to host a ‘virtual sale’ of Elite Economic Breeding Index (EBI) weanling and...
August 21, 2021
Selective breeding can reduce the methane intensity of dairy cows by up to 24% by 2050 through establishing an economic...
July 23, 2021
Adding a negative economic value for methane could facilitate a substantial reduction in methane emissions while maintaining an increase in...
May 20, 2021
With many farms drying off cows at present, consideration should be given to the body condition of the herd. With...
November 30, 2020
At this stage, a proportion of cows in spring-calving dairy herds have been dried off or at least they should...
November 23, 2020
Good hygiene over the housing period is of the utmost importance to reduce the risk of cows contracting mastitis infections....
November 22, 2020
When it comes to getting winter ready, thoughts should turn to getting the cubicle shed in order. There has been...
October 12, 2020
The warm weather over the past week or so, which has seen temperatures rise above 20º, has put considerable pressure...
June 1, 2020
In 2015, quotas were abolished and the expansion period began in Ireland for dairy. Since then, the national dairy cow...
November 1, 2019
It has been said in an official report that the net margin per litre of milk produced decreased by 34%...
May 14, 2019
The number of people employed on dairy farms in Ireland increased by approximately 41% over a six-year period, according to figures...
July 8, 2018
The national dairy cow population has seen a hefty increase in recent years, according to the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation...
May 2, 2018
Around 6,600 dairy cows from New Zealand are currently en route to China aboard the world’s largest livestock carrier, the Ocean...
July 31, 2017
The latest figures from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation has identified the top 2,000 Economic Breeding Index cows in the...
February 2, 2017
Some 63.4% the cows in Irish dairy herds are sired by AI bulls, according to the latest Irish Cattle Breeding...
November 18, 2016
Drying off can be one of the most critical times of year when it comes to reducing on-farm somatic cell...
November 16, 2016
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