Dairy
Calf exports: Early days; small numbers beginning to move
Dairy calf exports are significantly behind this year in comparison to the same period as last year, according to Department...
Dairy
Dairy calf exports are significantly behind this year in comparison to the same period as last year, according to Department...
Dairy
The dry cow – fresh cow transition accounts for 80% of herd health problems, according to Dr. Dan Ryan, who...
Dairy
The country is in the middle of a cold spell. Temperatures have fallen and winter showers along with sleet and...
Dairy
Colostrum, also known as beestings, is the first and most important line of defence for a newborn calf. Not only...
Dairy
A Co. Kerry farmer got an unexpected surprise over the weekend when he ventured out early Saturday morning to check...
Dairy
The thick of the calving season is upon us, as we head into the month of February. Taking a look at...
Dairy
Many dairy farmers consider once-a-day (OAD) milking for the first few weeks of the milking season as a means of...
Dairy
The expansion of the Irish dairy industry has meant more and more dairy farmers are finding themselves either employing someone...
Dairy
The chaos that comes with calving a large number of cows in a short space of time is fast approaching...
Dairy
Teagasc has advised farmers to assess their peak calf requirements ahead of spring 2020; while also suggesting that every effort...
Dairy
Many dairy farmers are struggling to find employees. But is it a lack of available labour that is the issue?...
Dairy
A key talking point that emerged at last week’s Teagasc National Dairy Conference in Killarney, Co. Kerry, was “the need for...
Dairy
With the calving season only around the corner, this ‘downtime’ between now and calving is a good opportunity for farmers...
Dairy
With spring only around the corner, farmers are beginning their preparations before calving kicks off. Feeding adequate colostrum to the...
Dairy
We can overcome the calf issue this year, as we have done in previous years. That was one of the...
Agri Politics
A newly established exporter body has held its first meeting with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael...
Dairy
The introduction of a ‘walk-on, walk-off’ livestock vessel is the “short-term solution” to avoiding dairy bull calf price lows next...