Dairy Technical
Wet conditions continue to hamper grazing across the country
With St. Patrick’s Day approaching and further rainfalls in recent days, grazing continues to be a challenge on the majority...
Spring-Grazing
Dairy Technical
How can farmers prevent lameness within a herd?
Lameness is often an issue that is overlooked during the calving period, and affected calves can go undetected for quite...
Dairy Technical
Supplementation key to overcoming negative energy balance
A challenged faced by all dairy cows after calving is negative energy balance (NEB), where energy demands are not being...
Dairy Technical
How to utilise the most out of your grass for your herd
Completing the first grass walk of the year is important for a number of reasons on grass-based dairy herds. Grass...
Dairy Technical
Farmers should still focus on setting up the farm for spring grazing
The last couple of weeks have created a challenge on farms for keeping cows grazing, with some farmers even being...
Dairy Technical
Grazing management for the second rotation
The second rotation is getting underway on many farms across the country, with grazing conditions improving for many. Back in...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth: Boost in growth rates predicted
The latest update from PastureBase Ireland is predicting a boost in grass growth for the coming days, despite the recent...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth: Cold and wet conditions move in
Predicted grass growth remains positive despite the change in weather, according to the latest update from PastureBase Ireland. There has...
Dairy Technical
Exceptional start to spring-grazing season for most
The 2023 spring-grazing season has gotten off to an expectational start, with the majority of dairy farms able to get...
Dairy Technical
Rain set to impact spring grazing
The 2023 spring-grazing season, for most, has gotten off to an exceptionally good start, but the rain expected this week...
Dairy Technical
Farmers need to be cautious of grass tetany
Hypomagnesaemia, also known as grass tetany, is often an issue that is not thought about or considered until it is...
Dairy Technical
Grazing 2023 gets underway in many parts of the country
The good weather for the last number of weeks has seen the 2023 grazing season getting off to a good...
Dairy Technical
Tirlán survey: Half of suppliers 'tight' for fodder
A challenging second half to 2022 in many parts of the country has meant that many farmers used a large...
Dairy Technical
Turning out older calves as the weather improves
As the weather begins to improve, farmers can start to consider turning out some of their older calves to grass....
Dairy Technical
Grazing conditions continue to improve on farms
The dry weather over the last number of days has been welcomed on dairy farms, with grazing conditions improving and...
Dairy Technical
Spring-grazing resumes on some dairy farms
Heavy rain in recent weeks disrupted spring-grazing on most farms, but drier weather has seen cows return to grass on...
Dairy Technical
Time to get ahead of lameness
As cows calve this spring, it may be a good idea to monitor them for early signs of lameness and...
Dairy Technical
Getting cows out to grass this spring
The weather in January and early February has been quite good, with many farmers able to get cows out to...