The Dairy Trail

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Listen: Montbéliarde herd producing 557kg/MS in Co. Wicklow

Dan is farming in partnership with his father Danny, with the duo milking 230 Montbéliardes on a 78-hectare grazing platform.

The Dairy Trail: Milking 230 Montbéliardes in a split calving system

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5 days ago

The Dairy Trail: Milking 230 Montbéliardes in a split calving system

In the latest episode of Agriland's limited podcast series "The Dairy Trail", technical dairy...

The Dairy Trail: Feeding and breeding to boost winter milk performance

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12 days ago

The Dairy Trail: Feeding and breeding to boost winter milk performance

In the latest episode of 'The Dairy Trail', technical dairy specialist, Cathal O'Shea visited the...

The Dairy Trail: Award winning Tipperary farm achieving sub 100 SCC

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19 days ago

The Dairy Trail: Award winning Tipperary farm achieving sub 100 SCC

In the first episode of season three of Agriland's limited podcast series 'The Dairy Trail', we...

The Dairy Trail: Live from Ploughing 2025

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3 months ago

The Dairy Trail: Live from Ploughing 2025

In a very special edition of The Dairy Trail podcast live from the National Ploughing Championships 2025, Hugh Harney was joined on stage in Screggan, Co. Offaly by dairy farmers Joe Dean from Co. Cork, and Mella Briscoe from Co. Galway.

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4 months ago

Listen: Meath farmer aims for 700kg solids off American Holstein genetics

Joe Healy is milking 97 pedigree Holstein Friesian cows, where the use of American Holstein genetics, embryo transfers and intensive breeding

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4 months ago

The Dairy Trail: Pedigree Holsteins, embryo transfers & 680kg/MS/cow in Co. Meath

In the fourth and final episode of season two of Agriland’s limited series ‘The Dairy Trail’, technical dairy journalist, Hugh Harney takes a trip to dairy farmer Joe Healy’s farm in Athboy, Co. Meath. Joe Healy is milking 97 pedigree Holstein Friesian cows, where the use of American Holstein genetics, embryo transfers and intensive breeding selection is driving his herd towards 700kg of milk solids/cow. Joe is hugely enthusiastic about breeding and genetics as he started off milking cows with a strong base of Economic Breeding Index in 2020, and is now driving towards more type, more milk and cows...

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4 months ago

Listen: Breeding cows for high grass intake, capacity & depth

Mike Clohessy featured on 'The Dairy Trail' podcast during the week and talked about how he is milking 75 black and white cows in Fedamore,..

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5 months ago

The Dairy Trail: Limerick farmer robot milking 75 cows while breeding for capacity and solids

Mike Clohessy is milking 75 black and white cows in Fedamore, Co. Limerick where one Lely A4 robot and a strict breeding routine is paving the way for high solids and good work/life balance. Mike also has a full-time job off farm as the director of the genetic company, Bullwise CRV and is able to manage dairy farming with his job with the help of the robot. Mike talks about his breeding programme and how he wants to breed a cow with good capacity, with an ability to intake large quantities of grass and can convert this to 600kg of...

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5 months ago

Listen: Producing 530kg MS/cow with pure Friesian breeding in Tipperary

Sam Dudley and his father Henry are milking 82 pure British Friesian cows where the breed seems to be providing milk solids, fertility...

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5 months ago

The Dairy Trail: Pure British Friesian herd paving the way in Co. Tipperary

In the second episode of season two of Agriland’s limited series ‘The Dairy Trail’, technical dairy journalist, Hugh Harney takes...

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5 months ago

Listen: Kildare farmer tweaks grazing platform to achieve 500kg MS/cow

Dairy farmer Eugene Lawler is farming alongside his son Eoin and his family in Ballitore, Co. Kildare where a simple grazing system is...

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5 months ago

The Dairy Trail: Setting stocking rate to produce more solids in Kildare

In the first episode of season two of Agriland’s limited series ‘The Dairy Trail’, technical dairy journalist, Hugh Harney takes...

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5 months ago

'The Dairy Trail' podcast is returning for season two

After a couple of months of a break, The Dairy Trail podcast is set to return with a specific focus on the breeding season and mid-season....

The Dairy Trail

Listen: Montbéliarde herd producing 557kg/MS in Co. Wicklow

The Dairy Trail: Milking 230 Montbéliardes in a split calving system

The Dairy Trail: Feeding and breeding to boost winter milk performance

The Dairy Trail: Award winning Tipperary farm achieving sub 100 SCC

The Dairy Trail: Live from Ploughing 2025

Listen: Meath farmer aims for 700kg solids off American Holstein genetics

The Dairy Trail: Pedigree Holsteins, embryo transfers & 680kg/MS/cow in Co. Meath

Listen: Breeding cows for high grass intake, capacity & depth

The Dairy Trail: Limerick farmer robot milking 75 cows while breeding for capacity and solids

Listen: Producing 530kg MS/cow with pure Friesian breeding in Tipperary

The Dairy Trail: Pure British Friesian herd paving the way in Co. Tipperary

Listen: Kildare farmer tweaks grazing platform to achieve 500kg MS/cow

The Dairy Trail: Setting stocking rate to produce more solids in Kildare

'The Dairy Trail' podcast is returning for season two

Listen: The Dairy Trail - Montbeliardes suit autumn & spring calving system in Wicklow

Listen: The Dairy Trail - changing from winter milk to spring calving herd

The Dairy Trail: Young farmer calving down 170 Jersey-cross cows

The Dairy Trail: Milking over 360 cows on 2 milking platforms

Agriland to launch brand new podcast 'The Dairy Trail'