Dairy
Irish Dairy Breeding with the ICBF’s Sean Coughlan
Irish Dairy Breeding with the ICBF’s Sean Coughlan Sean Coughlan, CEO of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF), joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss Irish dairy, dairy beef breeding and everything in between. Sean discusses the National Genotyping Programme, the changes that they have made to improve for […]
24 March 2025
Maximising Beef without Compromising on Calving
Maximising Beef without Compromising on Calving Beef from the dairy herd makes up nearly 66% of the national kill in Ireland. This proportion will likely increase in the future. Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, and Dan O’Riordan, ICBF, explain how farmers can balance easy calving with strong beef traits, getting the best […]
24 March 2025
Dairy breeding tips for the coming season
Dairy breeding tips for the coming season Have you selected your AI bull team for the 2025 breeding season? Niamh Lynch, a Dairy Advisor based in Teagasc Longford, has some key tips to make this task easier. A lot of effort goes into selecting the AI bulls being used on dairy farms […]
23 March 2025
5 things to consider when deciding on installing a robot
5 things to consider when deciding on installing a robot As labour is in short supply, interest in robotic milking has increased over recent years. Dairy Specialist at Teagasc, Patrick Gowing shares 5 things you should consider when looking at robotic milking. Most farmers will now consider the option of robotic milking […]
17 March 2025
Choosing the right cows for breeding
Choosing the right cows for breeding Much time and effort is put into choosing the AI bull each year and rightly so; however, are you putting as much effort into choosing the right cows to breed from? Ultimately, the bull is only half the story, and choosing the right cows is also […]
16 March 2025
How do I prevent negative energy balance?
How do I prevent negative energy balance? Dr. Joe Patton and Dr. Aisling Claffey have prepared a Q&A document to aid farmers in ensuring their spring-calving cows’ nutritional needs are met in the early lactation period. Below, they focus on negative energy balance and the factors that influence it. Negative energy balance […]
14 March 2025
A calving and grazing update from Future Farmer, David Fennelly
A calving and grazing update from Future Farmer, David Fennelly Teagasc/Tírlan Future Farm programme farmer, David Fennelly joins James Dunne on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss how the busy calving period is progressing, and he outlines his grazing management to date. David also explains how he will manage the coming weeks […]
10 March 2025
The role of nutrition and genetics in milk protein concentration this spring
The role of nutrition and genetics in milk protein concentration this spring Ruminant Nutrition Specialist, Aisling Claffey takes a closer look at the factors influencing milk protein concentration this spring, and identifies ways in which farmers can limit the drop. Milk protein concentration will be at its lowest as the cow approaches […]
10 March 2025
Grazing ramps up on Teagasc/Tirlán Future farms
0 Grazing ramps up on Teagasc/Tirlán Future farms After a challenging couple of weeks, farmers enrolled in the Teagasc/Tirlán Future Farm Programme have been making the most of better weather to ramp up grazing, Co-ordinator of the Programme, Sandra Hayes tells us more. Like most farmers across the country, the participants in the […]
6 March 2025
Tommy Cox’s Dairy Calf Sales Advice
0 Tommy Cox’s Dairy Calf Sales Advice Tommy Cox, Teagasc Dairy Beef500 Programme Advisor, joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss calf sales this spring. Tommy outlines what farmers should do from the moment the calf hits the ground in order to have them as fit and healthy as they […]
4 March 2025