Dairy Technical
With St. Patricks day approaching grazing continue to be a challenge on the majority of farms, with further rain falls in recent days.
Lameness is often an issue that can be over looked during the calving period and undetected calves can offer become more serious due to this.
A challenged faced by all dairy cows after calving is negative energy balance (NEB), where energy demands are not being met by intakes.
Completing the first grass walk of the year is important for a number of reason on grass based dairy herds.
The last couple of weeks have created a challenges on farms for keeping cows grazing, with further rain to up-set this even more.
The second rotation is getting underway on many farms across the country, with grazing conditions on many farms improving once again.
The latest update from PastureBase Ireland is predicting a boost in grass growth for the coming...
Predicted grass growth remains positive despite the change in weather, according to the latest update from PastureBase Ireland.
The 2023 spring-grazing season has gotten off to an expectational start, with the majority of dairy farms able to get cows out.
The 2023 spring grazing season for most has gotten off to an exceptionally good start, but the rain expected this week could hamper it somewhat.
Hypomagnesaemia, also known as grass tetany is often an issue that is not thought about or considered until it is too late.
The good weather for the last number of weeks has seen the 2023 grazing season getting off to a good start.
A challenging second half to 2022 in many parts of the country has meant that many farmers used a large portion of their fodder supplies.
As the weather begins to improve, farmers can start to consider turning out some of their older calves to grass.
The dry weather over the last number of days has been welcomed on dairy farms, with grazing...
Heavy rain in recent weeks disrupted spring-grazing on most farms, but drier weather has seen cows return to grass on many farms.
Lameness is an issue on many dairy farms, with increased numbers requiring cows to walk further for grazing.
The weather in January and early February has been quite good, with many farmers able to get cows out to grass.
