Dairy
Once-a-day milking (OAD) can be used long-term as the overall farming system, or it can be used tactically as a short-term response to...
As milking cows becomes the main job during the mid-season, farmers should review their milking start time and ensure that they are...
Rural Life
Having spent most of his time travelling the world shearing sheep, UK-born Will Hinton now milks cows on a share farming basis in New Zealand
With Christmas day only a few days away, it is important for farmers to try and minimise their workload for the day and spend time with...
A consistent and hygienic milking routine is vital at this time of the year to produce high-quality milk and it will help with milking...
Dairy Technical
The use of a post-milking teat disinfectant is an important step in preventing mastitis and cell count issues within a herd.
The majority of dairy farms are now in the depths of the calving season, but a focus needs to be placed on cell counts.
The milking routine on dairy farms is a vital process to get correct, any mistakes during this process can results in cell count issues...
The parlour training of your in-calf heifers, is a job that can begin over the coming days and weeks on dairy farms.
Maintaining high standards of milk quality is important, but when cows enter the shed and are milked off cubicles this becomes more of challenge.
An effective milking routine is vital for a dairy farm to ensure that the highest quality milk is delivered from the farm.
A good wash routine has a vital role to play in ensuring that high quality milk is being supplied by dairy farmers to the coop.
The NDC milk quality award winners the Connelly family held a farm walk on their farm on the edge of Tuam, Co. Galway.
Ensuring that milk quality in maintained at a high standard on dairy farms is a major focus for farmers throughout the lactation.
As many dairy farmers are over a month into 2023 milk production, now may be a good time to look at changing the milking interval operated.
The importance of having an effective milking routine on dairy farms can not be understand, it is of the few jobs that can take place 365 days a year.
The milking process is the most important job on dairy farms, and it takes place up to 365 days/year - so doing it properly is so important.
Dairy News
Farmers are being strongly encouraged to invest in new technologies as a means of improving efficiency levels within their businesses.
Thermoduric bacteria are a heat-resistant bacteria that can survive pasteurisation during milk processing.
Post-milking teat disinfectant is not only an important part of an effective milking routine, it is also key for mastitis control.
Liners are the only part of the milking parlour that come into direct contact with a cow's teat, making them an important part to clean.
Having an effective milking routine can go a long way to reducing cell count issues and preventing mastitis within your herd.
Dairy cows are typically offered a dry period of 60 days prior to calving. A dry period is important for several reasons...
