Dairy Focus: Applying the finishing touches to an expanding herd in Tipperary October 4, 2020 Dairy Farming in Rossmore, Co. Tipperary, TJ and Tommy Ryan milk a herd of 126 Holstein Friesian-cross British Friesian cows. The father-and-son team have…
Dairy Focus: ‘Days in milk is what drive profits, especially for an expanding herd’ September 13, 2020 Dairy Farming in Clonmoney, Co. Clare, JJ, Ann and Joe Melody run both a dairy and beef enterprise. The Clare natives milk a herd…
Dairy Focus: Milking 265 Holstein Friesian cows just off the coast of Co. Cork July 25, 2020 Dairy Farming just off the coast of Co. Cork near Ballymacoda, Dick and Eoghan O’Neill, along with their neighbour Barty O’Sullivan, run a herd…
Dairy Focus: Milking 46 cows through a 6-unit parlour in Co. Mayo July 19, 2020 Dairy Farming just outside Cong in Co. Mayo, father-and-son team Tim and Tom Clesham run a dairy herd consisting of 46 cows. The duo…
Dairy Focus: Going from 80 to 250 cows in the space of 5 years June 21, 2020 Dairy Michael Walsh and his son Michael have seen their herd of cows expand rapidly over the last few years. Since 2015, the herd…
Dairy Focus: Milking 56 crossbred Shorthorn cows in Co. Offaly May 23, 2020 Dairy Farming just outside Edenderry in Co. Offaly, Ann-Maree Manley and her father Michael milk a herd of crossbred Shorthorn cows. The father-and-daughter team…
Dairy focus: Milking 60 pedigree Fleckvieh cows in Co. Laois May 2, 2020 Dairy In this week’s Dairy Focus, AgriLand caught up with Gerard Brickley from Coolrain in Co. Laois who milks a herd of pedigree Fleckvieh…
Dairy focus: Taking the reins of an 80-cow herd and driving it on in Co. Limerick April 13, 2020 Dairy In this week’s Dairy Focus, AgriLand spoke with Eamonn Shanahan, who has recently taken over his uncle’s dairy farm. Eamonn – who is…
Dairy focus: Milking 300 Jersey-cross cows on a grass-based system in the US March 28, 2020 Dairy In this week’s dairy focus, AgriLand caught up with Bernard Ryan from Tipperary, who is working on a grass-based dairy farm in the…
Dairy focus: Big changes afoot in Pallaskenry Agricultural College March 22, 2020 Dairy The new manager of Pallaskenry Agricultural College has his hands full; between juggling the beef, sheep and now 410-cow dairy unit and managing…
Dairy focus: ‘Maximising comfort and minimising stress’ with new facilities in Gurteen March 15, 2020 Dairy It is all go down in Gurteen Agricultural College, between getting prepared for Grass and Muck 2020 along with settling in to its…
Dairy focus: First experience managing a 290-cow dairy farm in Co. Wexford March 1, 2020 Dairy Farming on the outskirts of New Ross, Lisa Doyle has settled in nicely to her new role as a dairy farm manager on…
Dairy focus: One-third of the way through calving down 650 cows in Co. Meath February 17, 2020 Dairy Dairy farming a stone’s throw away from Stamullen village, Joe Leonard is progressing nicely through the calving season with just over 200 cows…
Dairy focus: ‘It was the right time to come home; my father was ready to take a step back’ February 3, 2020 Dairy Farming alongside his father – outside Portlaw, Co. Waterford – Shane Fitzgerald is no stranger to being in the spotlight. In 2016, Shane…
Dairy focus: Cork farmer shares his expansion journey, while gearing up for spring January 19, 2020 Dairy Dairy farming just a stone’s throw away from Cork city, Donal O’Reilly was one of many interesting guests who spoke during the Irish…
Dairy throwback: Farming in a ‘niche sector’ in Co. Kildare January 1, 2020 Dairy Today we will be taking a look back at an organic dairy farm which we visited in February of this year. The farm…
Dairy throwback: Starting from scratch and growing to 257 cows in Co. Westmeath December 31, 2019 Dairy Today we will be taking a walk back in time to July of this year, when we visited Robert English and his father…
Dairy throwback: ‘Eating the grass and producing the goods’ in Co. Monaghan December 30, 2019 Dairy For today’s dairy throwback, we will be going back in time to June of this year, when we visited last year’s overall winner…
