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winter milking

Preventing negative energy balances in the winter milking herd

Dairy

about 1 month ago

Preventing negative energy balances in the winter milking herd

As winter milking herds head into to the midst of calving, managing energy levels in freshly calved cows is crucial.

How to achieve a 75-80% DMD silage for your winter milking herd

Dairy

7 months ago

How to achieve a 75-80% DMD silage for your winter milking herd

For most farms, fertiliser is in the ground on their silage blocks and for autumn calving herds and those that are winter milking,..

Reminder: Get your supplies in before closure for Christmas

Dairy

11 months ago

Reminder: Get your supplies in before closure for Christmas

As we get closer to the Christmas period, farmers need to make sure that they have all their supplies to get them over the few days where...

Drying off: Should you milk on the few late calvers?

Dairy

12 months ago

Drying off: Should you milk on the few late calvers?

With milk price constantly on the rise, the temptation for farmers may be to avoid drying off the late calvers and milk them on through...

Time to test your silage for your winter milking herd

Dairy

about 1 year ago

Time to test your silage for your winter milking herd

Winter milk production is already an expensive way of producing milk which means it so important to test your silage as silage quality is...

Dairy

almost 5 years ago

Winter milk: Reviewing late season feeding

Michael Garvey, a dairy Development adviser, outlined a basic winter milking diet and how cows in this kind of system should be managed.

Winter milk: Reviewing late season feeding

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