Dairy
Time to test your silage for your winter milking herd
Winter milk production is already an expensive way of producing milk, which means it is crucial that farmers test silage,...
Winter Milk
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Maximising winter milk performance in autumn calving cows
Securing optimal levels of winter milk performance in autumn calving cows requires a number of key management priorities to be...
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The Farm Well Hub is a new Irish on-line resource specifically dedicated to farmers mental health & wellbeing. The Farm...
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Time to start selecting bulls for your autumn calving herd
As we get closer to the start of the autumn calving season, it is important to have a think about...
Dairy Technical
Autumn-calving: Selecting dairy and beef sires
Autumn-calving herds will be starting the breeding of cows in just a few weeks, so it is important that you...
Dairy Technical
Planning for breeding in autumn-calving herds
For herds that are calving cows in autumn, some thought now needs to be placed on the breeding of cows...
Dairy Technical
Keep a close eye on BCS of autumn-calving cows
Monitoring of body condition score (BCS) in winter milk cows is important at this stage of lactation, to ensure excess...
Dairy News
Liquid milk producers will be 'wiped out' without higher premiums
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that an additional premium is needed for liquid milk producers in order to...
Dairy News
Future-proofing of winter milk to be major focus at Johnstown event
The Teagasc national winter milk open day will take place at Teagasc Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, next Wednesday (September 6)....
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Watch: Rugby legend on tackling resistant worms in cattle
At this time of year, many farmers are organising their animal health plan and tackling resistant worms to cover their...
Dairy Technical
Winter milk: Have you calibrated your feeders yet?
At the recent winter milk events held by Teagasc it was said that the cost of feeding a winter milk...
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...
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 News
Teagasc winter milk events to take place next week
This year’s Teagasc National Winter Milk Week will take place from Monday, November 21 to Friday, November 25, with a...
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
Breeding targets for winter milk herds
The breeding season on autumn-calving herds will be starting in the coming weeks,, so the setting of breeding targets is...
Dairy Technical
Controlling feed cost on winter milk farms
Controlling the production cost of winter milk is key to making winter milk production profitable and sustainable on farms. The...
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
Dairy focus: Producing milk all year round with a pedigree Holstein herd in Co. Galway
Farming in Oranmore, Co. Galway, Michael Freeney runs an autumn and spring-calving herd of pedigree Holstein cows. Currently, Michael is...
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An alternative view on winter milk production
Farmers who attend the upcoming Positive Farmers Conference in Co. Cork will be given an alternative view of winter milk...