Dairy
Growing a 400-cow unit with work/life balance in mind
Padraig and Ena Collins, along with their three children, are in the midst of growing their dairy business to 400...
Positive Farmers Conference
Dairy
Farmers’ experiences: 3 very different routes of entering dairy farming
The face of the Irish dairy industry has changed; the loosening of milk-quota shackles in 2015 gave many farmers the...
Sponsored
Watch: Tyrone farmer maximises slurry value with Digest-it
Tynan Roulston, a seventh-generation farmer, farming over 270ac outside Strabane in Co. Tyrone has been discussing the benefits of Digest-it,...
Dairy
Difficult dairy outlook ahead: Milk price will 'struggle' to average 30c/L
After a record-breaking year for Irish dairy farmer returns in 2017, when relatively good milk prices and an expanded national...
Dairy
'When everyone starts going in one direction, it's time to go in the other'
Born and bred in Whangarei, New Zealand, Chris Procter knew he was going to do two things in life –...
Agri-Business
'Managing risk can have a big impact on farm businesses'
Financial planning and measurement is key to the development of a resilient farming operation, according to AIB’s Tadhg Buckley. The...
Dairy
An alternative view on winter milk production
Farmers who attend the upcoming Positive Farmers Conference in Co. Cork will be given an alternative view of winter milk...
Dairy
Milking 3,300 cows in a 'win-win' New Zealand milking agreement
Will Grayling and his wife Kim milk 3,300 cows across a 830ha milking platform near Ashburton in Canterbury, New Zealand....
Grass
'White clover has huge potential, but spring grazing can be challenging'
White clover has the potential to reduce the Nitrogen used on Irish farms while also leading to increased animal performance,...
Sponsored
Significant weight gain seen in calves using transition milk
A trial has shown weight gain advantages and improved health in calves fed a transition milk (TM) replacer for the...
Dairy
Grass to cash at low cost is a winning formula for dairy farmers - Positive Farmers Conference
Farmers who focused on producing high milk solids from grass remained profitable in 2015, according to Michael Murphy, one of the...
Dairy
'I wonder if people realise 2015 will be the most brutal for milk prices since joining the EU'
Irish dairy farmers are facing into the most brutal year for milk prices since Ireland joined the EU, according to...