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Dairy advice: Servicing the milking machine and bulk tank
Now that cows are dried off for the spring calving herds and calving is only around the corner, the milking...
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Making sure your milking machine is operating to scratch
The milking machine is the most important piece of equipment on your dairy farm, as it is what gets the...
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Native Tree Area Scheme: Making it easier to plant trees
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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Controlling thermoduric bacteria counts this autumn
Thermoduric bacteria are heat resistant bacteria in milk that are able to survive the pasteurisation process and have significant implications...
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Does your milking machine need to be serviced?
It is time to see whether or not your milking machine needs to be serviced, as we have now reached...
Dairy Technical
Dealing with freezing weather conditions on dairy farms
The recent freezing weather conditions that have arrived over the last few days are posing a challenge for many dairy...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Milking machine and bulk tank service
On many farms, the milking machine has been silent for a few weeks now, but it won’t be long before...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Preparing for adverse weather conditions on farm
Colder night-time and daytime temperatures are starting to set in, with the country already experiencing freezing weather conditions. Colder conditions...
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Dairymaster marks retirement of first appointed dealer
Dairymaster has marked the retirement of its first dealer in Ireland, Tim O’Mahony, of East Cork and Waterford Dairy Services....
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Milk replacer: Advice on maximising early-life calf growth
During the past decade, calf rearing systems around the world have adopted higher allowances of whole milk or of calf...
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Ensuring that your milking machine remains operational
The milking machine or parlour is the most important piece of equipment on a dairy farm, so ensuring that is...
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Milking system prototype wins award in New Zealand
A prototype of a New Zealand milking system has won an award for its innovation this month and it may...
Dairy Technical
Is it time to change the liners in your parlour?
May is fast turning into June and for dairy farmers, it may be time to start looking at changing the...
Dairy Technical
Is your milking machine ready for the 2023 calving season?
The milking machine is the only piece of equipment in the yard that is used everyday, up to 365 days...
Dairy Technical
Keeping your milking machine operating to standard
The milking machine is the most important piece of equipment on every dairy farm, being used twice a day up...
Dairy Technical
Investment to consider for your milking parlour
On some dairy farms milking time can account for up to 33% of the working day, while on others it...
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Tyrone dairy farmer reduces calf mortality to just 1%
A Co. Tyrone dairy farm has reduced calf mortality to just 1% and has no post-weaning growth checks, thanks to...
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Controlling thermoduric bacteria on your farm
As a new milk production season starts on many farms, milk quality should be of the upmost importance, and achieving...
Dairy Technical
Is your milking machine ready for the season ahead?
On the majority of spring-calving farms the milking machine hasn’t been used for a number of weeks, and won’t be...
Dairy Technical
Controlling thermoduric bacteria on your farm
Thermoduric bacteria is a heat resistant bacteria in milk that can survive the pasteurisation process, which is why its control...
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Milking milestone: DeLaval notches up 90 years in Ireland
Milking machine manufacturer DeLaval has reached a milking milestone anniversary in Ireland – having traded for 90 years as of...