Dairy
Signpost Farmer update: Alex and Michael McCarthy
Signpost Farmer update: Alex and Michael McCarthy Dairy farming in Feenagh, Co. Limerick, Signpost Programme participants Alex and Michael McCarthy tell us of the happenings on their farm over the month of July, where the focus centred on finishing the breeding season, grassland management, fertiliser applications and calf health. Production and breeding […]
25 July 2024
69% drop in Dairy Family Farm Income in 2023
69% drop in Dairy Family Farm Income in 2023 Representative of over 15,000 dairy farms nationally, the Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS) 2023 has shown that the average Family Farm Income on dairy farms last year was €49,432 – a decline of 69% or in excess of €105,000 on year previous levels. […]
23 July 2024
Transitioning to low chemical N input clover swards at Ballyhaise
Transitioning to low chemical N input clover swards at Ballyhaise In advance of this week’s Ballyhaise Open Day, taking place on Wednesday, July 24 from 10am, the project team summarise the current trial on clover grazing systems, share early results and look at the implications this research may hold. The financial landscape […]
22 July 2024
Better Farming for Water
Better Farming for Water Cathal Somers, Teagasc Water Quality Specialist, and Deirdre Glynn, Teagasc ASSAP Advisor in Kilkenny, and hosts of the Environment Edge podcast, join Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss the recently launched Teagasc campaign for water quality, Better Farming for Water. Deirdre first explains where water […]
22 July 2024
A place for white clover in the ‘BMW’ region?
A place for white clover in the ‘BMW’ region? After developing and sharing blueprints for profitable grazing dairy systems in the Border, Midlands and West (BMW) region, the attention at Ballyhaise Farm turned to white clover in 2020. Now in its third full year of production, Grassland Researcher at Ballyhaise, Donal Patton […]
21 July 2024
Transitioning to low chemical nitrogen perennial ryegrass white clover swards
Transitioning to low chemical nitrogen perennial ryegrass white clover swards Maintaining farm productivity and profitability is always top of a farmer’s agenda but doing that in a reducing chemical nitrogen environment is challenging and requires the successful incorporation of clover within our grazed pastures. For this week’s Dairy Edge podcast, James Dunne […]
15 July 2024
The importance of changing teat liners
The importance of changing teat liners The milking machine is the most important machine on a dairy farm and its maintenance is vital for safe and efficient milking. As part of this maintenance, the teat liners need to be changed regularly, Padraig O’Connor tells us more. The teat liner is the only […]
15 July 2024
Focus turns to fodder budgeting on Teagasc/Tirlán Future Farms
Focus turns to fodder budgeting on Teagasc/Tirlán Future Farms Following a June blighted by variable grass growth rates, July brought about some recovery in grass growth rates on farms enrolled in the Teagasc/Tirlán Future Farm Programme. Now the attention at farm level is turning to fodder budgeting, to ensure sufficient winter feed […]
15 July 2024
Calf health and welfare research funding announced
Calf health and welfare research funding announced Announced as part of the 2023 DAFM Thematic Research Call, funding has been provided to WELCalf – a research project with the overall objective of improving the health and welfare of calves born on dairy farms. Lead by Dr Emer Kennedy, Senior Researcher in Teagasc […]
14 July 2024
Top five tips for dairy farmers this July
Top five tips for dairy farmers this July Joe Patton, Head of Dairy Knowledge Transfer, gives his top five tips for dairy farmers this July. 1. Winter feed budget With more fodder used than normal last winter, and relatively poor grass growth to date this year, it is important to complete a […]
13 July 2024