Dairy
The first step to a successful winter milk herd is ensuring that mineral and feed are at optimum levels to produce high quality milk and...
Freshly calved autumn calving cows have a requirement for high levels of energy, protein and minerals in the diet, and it is important that...
Your winter milk herd would have started to calve down from the start of October and now that we are about six weeks into calving, the...
Dairy Technical
Breeding in most autumn-calving dairy herds will begin in early January and before this takes place, farmers should assess the body condition score (BCS) of their cows.
The cost of producing winter milk this year is set to increase significantly, according to Teagasc predictions.
Silage quality has a major impact on feed cost in winter milk producing herds, which is why testing silage quality is so important.
Dairy News
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has claimed that there will likely be an exodus from winter milk production due to escalating costs.
Having good feed efficiency is key to achieving profitable milk production during the winter period from autumn-calving cows.
While last year saw an increase in the amount of milk supplied, the number of producers with liquid milk contracts dropped by 21% in 2019.
The results of an interesting study - which compared three different calving systems - were revealed at the Teagasc Winter Milk event.
Despite negotiating somewhat better contracts, liquid milk farmers will still be producing below the cost of production this season.
