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Fancy milking your herd 13 times per week?

June 29, 2019

Dairy

Milking your herd 13 times in a week may seem confusing for some, but it is common practice on many dairy farms from…

10% of farmers don’t finish milking until after 9:00pm – study

July 16, 2018

Dairy

A recent Teagasc study looked at the milking time distributions on Irish dairy farms. 37 commercial dairy farmers were involved in the study,…

What sets the most efficient dairy farmers apart?

July 14, 2018

Dairy

Results of a Teagasc study, which analysed labour issues on 38 dairy farms – with herd sizes ranging from 60 to 600 cows…

‘Perfect storm’ for agricultural workforce

July 10, 2018

Agri-Business

The ability of agricultural industries to attract the people they need to sustain themselves is a concern shared in most industrialised nations, according…

Dairy focus: Two generations drive toward 300 cows in Co. Sligo

March 24, 2018

Dairy

Farming in Easkey, Co. Sligo, the Dunphy family has overseen a major expansion of their dairy farm in recent years. In 2008, the…

Employing non-EU labour within the dairy sector is a road to nowhere

January 28, 2018

Opinion

It’s preposterous that Irish milk producers should be calling for non-EU labour to make up the manpower shortages now apparent on their farms.…

Entering the labour ‘red zone’ on a Co. Cork beef-to-dairy conversion

January 26, 2018

Dairy

Established in 2011 by the four west Cork co-ops – Bandon, Barryroe, Drinagh and Lisavaird – Shinagh Dairy Farm is a beef-to-dairy conversion.…

Are you spending too long working with your cows?

January 19, 2018

Dairy

Since the abolition of milk quotas, the Irish dairy herd has undergone considerable changes; farmers are now milking more cows in larger herds.…

Dairy labour crisis: Creed ‘willing’ to consider non-EU work permits

January 17, 2018

Agri Politics

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed is “willing” to consider labour permits for non-European Economic Area (EEA) workers as a…

‘Irish dairy labour shortage at crisis point’ – McCormack

January 10, 2018

Agri Politics

At the age of just 40, Pat McCormack is the youngest ever president to take the helm at the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers…

5 hacks to take the pressure off next spring

December 30, 2017

Dairy

The mayhem associated with calving a large number of cows over a short period of time is fast approaching for many dairy farmers.…

Dairy focus: ‘We need to park our drive for efficiency and focus on people’

December 14, 2017

Dairy

It’s a little over two weeks since PJ O’Keeffe (31) – a dairy farmer from Callan, Co. Kilkenny – was crowned the FBD…

‘Massive jump’ in labour costs not on the cards for 2018

December 6, 2017

Rural Life

A “massive jump” in labour costs is not on the cards for 2018, according to the director of Teagasc, Professor Gerry Boyle. Prof.…

Maximising calf performance with once-a-day feeding on Wicklow beef unit

September 15, 2017

Calves on a Co. Wicklow beef fattening unit are weaning earlier since the feeding system was changed to a combination of high quality,…

Labour shortage worry for Irish calf exporters

July 16, 2017

Dairy

Fears have been raised that the impending labour shortage facing the Irish dairy industry could have negative consequences for calf exports. A recent…

No easy fix to solve the dairy industry’s labour shortage – Creed

July 5, 2017

Dairy

The Irish dairy industry needs to look at innovative ways to address labour shortages, according to the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed. This…