Dairy
Sire Advice with ICBF’s Dan O’Riordan
Sire Advice with ICBF’s Dan O’Riordan Some 18 years since it was first made available to farmers, Dan O’Riordan of the ICBF joins Stuart Childs on this week’s episode of the Dairy Edge podcast to discuss the Sire Advice Programme. Dan first explains what Sire Advice is and how it works to […]
28 April 2025
Don’t miss a heat
Don’t miss a heat With the dairy breeding season having commenced, regular and effective heat detection is critical in order to hit the key breeding performance indicators. Central to achieving the desired 90% 6-week calving rate, a 365-day calving interval and a planned empty rate of less than 8% over a 12-week […]
28 April 2025
Signpost dairy farm walk heading for Tipperary
Signpost dairy farm walk heading for Tipperary Dairy farmer, Edwin Thompson will host a Teagasc Signpost Farm Walk on his farm in Golden, Co. Tipperary on April 29. A participant in the Signpost Programme and supplying Arrabawn Tipperary Co-op, Edwin has made huge strides in terms of sustainable farming practices in recent […]
27 April 2025
Mapping the route to clover at Ballyhaise College
Mapping the route to clover at Ballyhaise College Along with its footings in agricultural education and land-based training courses, Ballyhaise College is home to one of Teagasc’s dairy research herds. JohnJoe Collins tells us of the latest research, mapping the way for farmers in the border, midlands and west region (BMW) to […]
25 April 2025
Nearing the 9% milk solids target
Nearing the 9% milk solids target Breeding a 550kg cow, capable of producing 9% milk solids, and returning back in calf every year – that’s the central focus of David Dolan’s dairy replacement breeding policy. Ronan Mulligan, Teagasc Claremorris, and Brendan Garry, Teagasc Ballinrobe, recently visited David’s farm to find out more. […]
23 April 2025
Enticing more customers through better beef genetics
Enticing more customers through better beef genetics Alan Dillon, Manager of the Teagasc DairyBeef 500 Campaign, takes a closer look at William Dennehy’s beef breeding policy, designed to improve the Commercial Beef Value (CBV) of his calves to entice more customers. Farming near Currow, outside Killarney, Co. Kerry, William Dennehy milks 100-110 […]
22 April 2025
Listen: Pa O’Hanlon and Claire McAuliffe on Pre-Breeding Management
Listen: Pa O’Hanlon and Claire McAuliffe on Pre-Breeding Management Teagasc Kerry Dairy Ireland Joint Programme Demonstration Farm Advisor, Claire McAuliffe and Programme Demonstration Farmer, Pa O’Hanlon join Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss pre breeding management to drive submission rate and ultimately 6 week calving rate. Aligning calving to […]
21 April 2025
Make reseeding a priority
Make reseeding a priority As a lot of planned reseeding was postponed due to adverse weather conditions in 2024, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, Mark Treacy tells us why reseeding is among the best paying investments you can make on your farm. Priority should be given to reseeding this spring. Reseeded grassland has the […]
21 April 2025
Rising to the milk solids challenge
Rising to the milk solids challenge West Cork dairy farmer, Jimmy Cotter is striving to optimise milk solids production from his herd by paying careful attention to grassland management and herd nutrition. A monitor farmer in the Teagasc/Dairygold Joint Programme, Jimmy Cotter sees April as a critical time for reaching peak milk […]
20 April 2025
Delivering higher CBV calves from a crossbred herd
Delivering higher CBV calves from a crossbred herd DairyBeef 500 Advisor, Tommy Cox writes on the breeding programme implemented on the farm of David and Robert Gannon, where high beef merit sires are delivering calves with a higher Commercial Beef Value (CBV). As part of last year’s beef breeding series, we took […]
19 April 2025