Dairy Technical
Assess BCS of autumn calvers ahead of the breeding season
Breeding in most autumn-calving dairy herds will begin in early January and before this takes place, farmers should assess the...
Winter Milk Production
Dairy Technical
€748 predicted cost/cow increase for winter milk - Teagasc
The cost of producing winter milk this year is set to increase significantly, according to Teagasc predictions. This week, a...
Dairy Technical
Winter milking: Testing silage quality
Silage quality has a major impact on feed cost in winter-milk producing herds, which is why testing silage is so...
Dairy News
Fears of exodus from winter milk production as costs escalate
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has claimed that there will likely be an exodus of suppliers from winter milk production...
Dairy Technical
Grouping cows is key to achieving good feed efficiency
Having good feed efficiency is key to achieving profitable milk production during the winter period from autumn-calving cows. Winter milk...
Dairy
Liquid milk supplies rise but farmer numbers drop in 2019
While last year saw an overall increase in the amount of milk supplied from winter milkers and year-round dairy farms,...
Dairy
'Milking over the winter is fine, but we have to be clear why we are doing it'
The results of an interesting study – which compared three different calving systems – were revealed by Joe Patton at...
Dairy
Liquid milk prices still not leaving farmers with a living
Despite negotiating somewhat better contracts, liquid milk farmers will still be producing below the cost of production this season. The IFA...