Dairy
Farm focus: Milking 355 cows in the midlands
The past presidents of Macra na Feirme, Michael and Catherine Gowing, run a spring-calving dairy enterprise in Scorduff, Co. Offaly. Hailing...
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The past presidents of Macra na Feirme, Michael and Catherine Gowing, run a spring-calving dairy enterprise in Scorduff, Co. Offaly. Hailing...
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Farming on the outskirts of Mallow, Co. Cork, John Fitzgerald mapped his transition from farm manager to owner at a...
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When it comes to heat detection, Co. Armagh-based farmer who milks a 150-strong Holstein herd on her family holding, has...
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The Irish dairy industry has undergone considerable expansion since the shackles of quotas were removed in April 2015. In the...
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With a 17% decline in the average dairy farm income last year, dairy farmers had to increase milk production by...
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The Irish dairy herd has undergone major expansion since the abolition of quotas in 2015, with cow numbers increasing by...
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The year ahead will be one of consolidation for Irish milk producers, according to IFA Dairy Committee Chairman Sean O’Leary....
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The Cooperhill herd in Co. Limerick consists of approximately 300 ‘liquid milk’ type Holstein Friesian cows. But, over the next...
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The expansion that occurred in the Irish dairy industry is the one thing that has saved dairy farmers this year,...
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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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The number of people employed in Ireland’s agriculture, food and fishing industry have increased by almost 4,000 head. Recent figures...
Beef
The number of beef calves registered on Irish farms in 2016 continues to lag behind last year, recent figures from...
Dairy
Vincent and Brendan O’Gorman, a father and son team have put an ambitious plan in place to expand their dairy...
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Two years ago Niall O’Loughlin began to make the switch from a winter to spring milk herd in a bid...
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Kilkenny dairy farmer PJ O’Keeffe will be milking 310 cows this spring after the farm transitioned from both a beef and...
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There are huge opportunities in dairy farming for people from all backgrounds, according to Colm O’Sullivan. Speaking at the Positive...
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The Farm Well Hub is a new Irish on-line resource specifically dedicated to farmers mental health & wellbeing. The Farm...
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Dairy farmers can not afford to bury their heads in the sand when it comes to making business decisions, according...
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Grass utilisation and herd fertility are key to the future of Irish agriculture, according to Mike Magan, a speaker at...
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Dairy farmers thinking of expanding have two options: get better or get bigger, according to Derry O’Donovan of the report ‘Opportunities...
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Many beef and suckler farmers in east Waterford have made the move in droves to dairy production, with 17 making...