Dairy
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
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
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
Solohead aims to develop low emissions blueprint for fragmented dairy farms
Solohead aims to develop low emissions blueprint for fragmented dairy farms Solohead has garnered huge farmer interest in recent years. Implementing a zero nitrogen input strategy on grass-clover swards, Teagasc researchers have shown that the carbon and ammonia footprints of milk production can be lowered substantially (25%) without impacting on economic competitiveness. […]
13 July 2024
A new herbicide for use in white clover swards and reseeds
0 A new herbicide for use in white clover swards and reseeds Ciaran Collins, Teagasc Tillage Specialist, joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to discuss the new herbicide for use in white clover swards and reseeds – ProClova XL. Ciaran explains that this is new chemistry that has been in […]
8 July 2024
Labour savings showcased at Teagasc/Aurivo Joint Programme walk
0 Labour savings showcased at Teagasc/Aurivo Joint Programme walk Farmers who attended the recent Teagasc/Aurivo Joint Programme walk on the farm of David Gannon, Kilconieron, Co. Galway, heard of his dairy farming story, the avenues used to secure labour and some of the labour saving techniques being used successfully on the farm. John […]
7 July 2024
The opportunities for dairy farmers to improve their environmental footprint
0 The opportunities for dairy farmers to improve their environmental footprint There has always been opportunities and challenges within the dairy sector, and one of those immediate challenges is to continue to improve the environmental credentials of our dairy farms. Teagasc researcher, Dr. David Wall joins James Dunne on this week’s Dairy Edge […]
1 July 2024
Dairy advice: Dealing with the current low in grass growth rates
0 Dairy advice: Dealing with the current low in grass growth rates Grass growth continues to be stubbornly slow on many farms this year, writes Mark Treacy, Dairy Specialist at Teagasc, who looks at the three important areas of dairy cow intake, maintaining average farm cover and fodder budgeting for the winter ahead. […]
1 July 2024