Dairy
AHI announces CellCheck award winners for 2024
Animal Health Ireland (AHI) celebrated its 11th annual CellCheck awards last Thursday night in the Killashee Hotel, Naas, Co. Kildare. The...
Milk Quality
Dairy
Carbery Milk Quality and Sustainability award winner announced
Co. Cork’s Glenn Forde and his family have been announced as the overall winner of the 2024 Carbery Milk Quality...
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Give your dairy hygiene programme a spring clean
Having a dairy hygiene programme in place is crucial, as when spring arrives, Irish dairy farmers are in the thick...
Dairy
Ensuring quality milk as the housing period gets closer
As we get closer to the housing period for cows and towards the end of the lactation, ensuring quality milk...
Dairy
NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards take place tomorrow
The winner of the National Dairy Council (NDC) and Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards will be announced tomorrow at the Lyrath...
Dairy
Milk quality: What can we learn from an award-winning farmer?
Milk quality can be easily overlooked at this time of year as we progress into the latter end of the...
Dairy News
2024 NDC and Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards finalists revealed
The National Dairy Council (NDC) and Ornua have announced the 11 farms which are finalists in the 2024 NDC and...
Dairy
Watch: The multi-award winning dairy farmer who likes a challenge
Hundreds of people attended the national milk quality farm walk on the Macnamara family dairy farm in Co. Limerick yesterday...
N.Ireland
NI's dairy sector must grow on a 'sustainable basis' - DCNI
Northern Ireland’s dairy sector must be allowed to grow on a sustainable basis, according to a leading industry representative. This...
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Watch: The multipurpose material for the agricultural sector
Discover how Stokbord is the multipurpose material for the agricultural sector and is taking the agricultural and equestrian world by...
Dairy News
Entries open for 2024 NDC and Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards
Ornua and the National Dairy Council (NDC) have today (Friday, May 17) announced that the 2024 NDC and Kerrygold Quality...
Dairy Technical
Keeping cell counts under control during early lactation
The majority of dairy farms are now in the depths of the calving season, but a focus needs to be...
Dairy
IGA dairy conference to focus on farmers' strengths
This year’s annual Irish Grassland Association (IGA) dairy conference, due to take place on Wednesday January 10, 2024 has been...
Dairy
Deasy family wins overall Carbery Milk Quality Award
A Barryroe Co-op milk supplier has taken home the overall award at the 2023 Carbery Milk Quality and Sustainability Awards....
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Reviewing your milking routine
An effective milking routine is vital for a dairy farm to ensure that the highest quality milk possible is delivered...
Dairy Technical
Doing the basics well is key to milk quality success on Tuam farm
The National Dairy Council (NDC) milk quality award winners the Connelly family held a farm walk on their farm on...
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Real profits start after 3rd lactation - are your cows making it?
Are you aware that the real profits begin after the third lactation? Research shows that it typically takes two lactations...
Dairy Technical
Focus on maintaining milk quality on farms this June
Ensuring that milk quality in maintained at a high standard on dairy farms is a major focus for farmers throughout...
Dairy Technical
Genotyping national herd could solve milk quality issues
The genotyping of the national dairy herd could have a wide range of benefits, but one that could have a...
Dairy Technical
Milking routine: Start as you mean to go on
The importance of having an effective milking routine on dairy farms cannot be underestimated; it is of the few jobs...
Dairy Technical
The role of post-milking teat disinfectant in mastitis control
Post-milking teat disinfectant plays a vital role in the control of potential mastitis-causing bacteria on dairy farms. The period after...