Dairy
Time to benchmark your costs
Time to benchmark your costs Having recently reviewed over 700 eProfit Monitors, Dairy Specialist at Teagasc, Patrick Gowing reminds us why dairy farmers need to keep a firm focus on the key drivers of profitability for their farm businesses. Recently we reviewed over 700 eProfit monitors and ranked them on their profitability. […]
19 August 2024
Listen: Soil fertility and maximising growth in the coming weeks
Listen: Soil fertility and maximising growth in the coming weeks William Burchill, Lecturer in Soil Science in UCC, joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to discuss lower than normal growth rates in 2024, and advice on what to do over the next number of weeks to maximise growth. William […]
19 August 2024
Contract rearing in action
Contract rearing in action Collaborative Farming Specialist at Teagasc, Ruth Fennell takes a close look at how a contact rearing arrangement has been working out for two farmers in Co. Waterford over the past six years. James (Jimmy) Kearney and his son Michael farm 45ha (plus commonage) in Ballysaggart, Co. Waterford. They […]
19 August 2024
Making contract rearing a ‘win-win’ for all involved
Making contract rearing a ‘win-win’ for all involved Contracting out heifer rearing offers many benefits once both parties take time to draw up a tailor-made agreement that covers all the potential scenarios that can arise, Collaborative Farming Specialist at Teagasc, Ruth Fennell shares the key details. Cuts to organic nitrogen stocking rates, […]
17 August 2024
Listen: Building grass cover for autumn grazing
Listen: Building grass cover for autumn grazing Denis Brassil, Teagasc Kerry Joint Programme Monitor Farm Advisor, joined Stuart Childs on this episode of the Dairy Edge to discuss building grass cover for autumn grazing. Denis first explains that the farms he deals with are across a range of land types and experience […]
15 August 2024
Building grass is this month’s focus
Building grass is this month’s focus August is the month to start building grass for autumn. We have had a slow year in terms of growth but management in the next six weeks will be crucial, as the rate of grass growth (supply) will be less than what is eaten (demand) by […]
12 August 2024
Listen: Assessing grazing infrastructure and how it can be improved
Listen: Assessing grazing infrastructure and how it can be improved Increasing the level of grazed grass in the cow’s diet is a key driver of profitability on Irish dairy farms. In order to achieve this, good grazing infrastructure is important to access all parts of the farm area and ensure cow performance […]
12 August 2024
Additional places available in National Genotyping Programme
0 Additional places available in National Genotyping Programme The National Genotyping Programme has reopened to additional applicants, with applications now accepted through the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) website. Since the programme was launched last year, over 10,600 herds have participated with over 1.3 million animals genotyped to date. 700,000 breeding animals, from […]
8 August 2024
All aspects of cubicle housing detailed in new publication
0 All aspects of cubicle housing detailed in new publication Teagasc has published a new booklet titled ‘Cubicle Housing for Dairy Stock’. The booklet provides detailed information on all aspects of cubicle housing for dairy farmers. The authors of the booklet are Tom Fallon, Farm Buildings and Infrastructure Specialist with Teagasc, and Francis […]
7 August 2024
Domestic milk intake down 242.6 million litres to end of June
0 Domestic milk intake down 242.6 million litres to end of June Estimates from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) have shown that domestic milk intake from the January to June period 2024 is running 5.3% lower than the corresponding period in 2023. Totalling an estimated 4.35 billion litres for the period, that’s a […]
7 August 2024