Dairy
A lot of farmers may be wondering is it worth considering the move to to once-a-day milking for some time before drying off the herd.
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...
Once-a-day milking in early lactation can prove to be very successful in reducing the workload for farmers and staff during the busy spring...
The term 10 in seven means you milk the cows 10 times in seven days instead of the traditional 14 times per week in the usual twice-a-day...
Once-a-day milking can be used long-term as the overall farming system, or it can be used tactically as short-term response to adverse...
Opinion
In my opinion, milking freshly calved cows once-a-day is akin to putting a thoroughbred racehorse between the shafts of a cart!
Almost 390,000 dairy cows (more than one-quarter of spring-calving Irish dairy cows) calved later than April 1 in 2019 and 2020.
Udder confirmation is the dominant selection criteria, it is important to undertake regular and consistent scoring.
Michael John Delaney operates a full-time once-a-day (OAD) milking system on his farm in Ballykealy, Durrow, Co. Laois.
A study looking at the differences being OAD milking and TAD milking has been taking place at Teagasc Moorepark.
A study looking at the differences being once-a-day (OAD) milking and twice-a-day (TAD) milking has been on-going in Teagasc Moorepark.
Will once-a-day (OAD) milking help under-conditioned cows recover body condition come breeding time and get them cycling again?
A study revealed no losses in either milk or milk solids when a herd was milked 14 times per week compared to a herd milked 13 times per week.
Dairy farmers will soon enter into a peak-pressure period – which will only intensify with a move towards a 90% six-week calving rate.
A growing number of farmers are giving serious consideration to once-a-day (OAD) milking; that was the general consensus at the event.
The Horse and Jockey Hotel in Thurles, Co. Tipperary, is the venue for the Teagasc 'Once a Day Milking' Conference on January 15.
Breeding is set to kick into gear on many dairy farms over the coming days. Will once-a-day milking have a role to play on your farm?
Since the abolition on milk quotas, the Irish dairy herd has undergone considerable changes. Farmers are now milking more cows in larger herds.
Donal O'Loughlin milks a herd of crossbred cows under a once-a-day (OAD) milking system in Rossmore, Ballymacarbry, Co. Tipperary. Married to Noreen, he has been operating this system since 2012.
A growing number of farmers are giving serious consideration to once-a-day (OAD) milking.
The mayhem associated with calving a large number of cows over a short period of time is fast approaching for many dairy farmers.
