Dairy Technical
Could it be time to change your liners?
Liners are the only part of the milking parlour that come into direct contact with a cow’s teat, making them...
Dairy Technical
Liners are the only part of the milking parlour that come into direct contact with a cow’s teat, making them...
Video
In this Buildings Focus, Agriland’s Michael Geary travelled to Co. Cork to speak to Pat O’Driscoll about his new 16-unit...
Dairy Technical
On some dairy farms milking time can account for up to 33% of the working day, while on others it...
Dairy Technical
Having an effective milking routine can go a long way to reducing cell count issues and preventing mastitis within your...
Dairy Technical
Post-milking teat disinfectant has an important role to play in controlling somatic cell counts (SCC) and mastitis within herds. Mastitis...
Dairy Technical
As a new milk production season starts on many farms, milk quality should be of the upmost importance, and achieving...
Property
Hailed by the selling agents as a “top class dairy farm” this property at Breska, Clarina, Co. Limerick, comprises 148ac...
Dairy Technical
On the majority of spring-calving farms the milking machine hasn’t been used for a number of weeks, and won’t be...
Dairy
Dairy farmers with a 100-cow herd can save €400 /year on electricity by installing Variable Speed Drive (VSD) Vacuum Pumps in...
Dairy Technical
The milking production season has ended on many spring-calving dairy farms for 2021, and now is a good opportunity for...
Dairy News
DeLaval has announced the launch of two new products as part of its new Flow-Responsive milking system, which it claims...
Dairy Technical
Dairy cow numbers have experience substantial growth since the removal of quotas in 2015. This has led to increased parlour...
Dairy Technical
On a dairy farm, the most important machine in the yard is the milking machine. It is used twice-a-day up...
Dairy Technical
For a dairy farm to operate as efficiently as possible, cow flow to and from the parlour and during the...
Dairy Technical
DeLaval has unveiled a new sequential bailing milking parlour, with the global unveiling of the parlour on the farm of...
Dairy Technical
Liners are one of the most important parts of the milking machine/parlour, they are the only part of the parlour...
Dairy Technical
Good cow flow starts with the route into the collecting yard. This will ensure that the cows are lined up...
Dairy Technical
Francis Quigley, a Teagasc milking machine specialist, outlines what farmers should consider when upgrading a milking parlour. Francis stated: ”Farmers...