Dairy
Protecting milk quality during dairy expansion
Thomas Dwan and his parents, Eddie and Ann, were the winners of the NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards in...
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Dairy
A simple ease to spring calving chaos
Spring calving is one of the busiest times of the year for Irish dairy farmers. For six-to-seven weeks, the workload...
Grass
'New kid in town' on nitrogen fertiliser market
The two main nitrogen (N) sources for Irish farmers are urea and calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN). However, there is now...
Dairy
New entrant dairy farmer triples size of herd in 3 years
Padraig Keane milks 126 cows with his father John in Kilcormac, Co. Offaly. Having started out with a six-unit temporary parlour, milking...
Dairy
Can raising cow numbers hurt farm profitability?
Increasing cow numbers beyond what your farm can carry will severely impact profitability, contrary to the belief that expansion will...
Dairy
Have you considered once-a-day milking?
For a number of reasons, once-a-day (OAD) milking is becoming an attractive option for Irish dairy farmers. Teagasc’s Brian Hilliard...
Dairy
EBI proving its worth in the Next Generation Herd
The Teagasc Next Generation Herd, assembled in 2012 and situated in Kilworth, Co.Cork, offers a forward view of the performance of...
Beef
Soil drainage - is it worth the initial investment?
Half of the soils in Ireland could do with a certain amount of drainage, according to Teagasc’s Dr. Pat Touhy. Speaking...
Dairy
Are you choosing the right beef bull for your dairy herd?
Dairy farmers need to keep a number of factors in mind when selecting a beef bull for their dairy herd,...
Dairy
Five take-home messages from Moorepark '17
Crowds flocked to Fermoy, Co. Cork for the Moorepark ’17 open day earlier this week. It’s estimated that 15,000 people...
Dairy
Is striking the optimum stocking rate really that important?
Under Irish grazing systems, dairy farmers try to achieve the perfect balance between cow and land performance. Cow performance is...
Other
€10 increase in EBI means 2% cut in carbon emissions
For every €10 increase in the Economic Breeding Index (EBI) of a cow, her carbon emissions can be reduced by...
Dairy
Irish dairy farmers 'face average debt of €75,000'
Strengthening the business is important for resilience, according to Teagasc’s Dr. Brendan Horan, who was speaking at the Moorepark ’17 open...