Dairy
Winter Management of In-Calf Dairy Heifers
Winter Management of In-Calf Dairy Heifers Mairead Kirk, Dairy Advisor in Teagasc Louth explains the key steps in the winter management of in-calf dairy heifers. As they are the future of your herd, in-calf heifers should be a top priority for you this winter. In this video Mairead talks about heifers calving […]
14 November 2021
Getting Ready for the 2022 Dairy Season
Getting Ready for the 2022 Dairy Season Decisions made over the next few weeks will have long lasting consequences for the profitability for the dairy business in 2022. Teagasc Advisor Michael Donoghue outlines some of the key areas that need to be considered. Grass | Fertiliser | BCS | Drying off cows Grass: The weather in […]
14 November 2021
Introducing the National Dairy Conference 2021
0 Introducing the National Dairy Conference 2021 The National Dairy Conference is at Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork and at Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone on Tuesday 23rd & Wednesday 24th November respectively. Focusing on environmentally sustainable dairying, Specialist, George Ramsbottom, introduces farmer speakers Kevin Moran, Galway & Ger Pardy, Offaly The National Dairy Conference take place […]
8 November 2021
Feed plan for winter milk herds
0 Feed plan for winter milk herds Creating a winter feed plan that delivers the best economic return has always been well debated but never more than now given the 20% increase in concentrate costs in the last number of months. James Dunne, Dairy Specialist, Teagasc Ballyhaise has advice on feeding the freshly […]
1 November 2021
Organic Dairy Farm Open Day on the banks of the River Barrow
Organic Dairy Farm Open Day on the banks of the River Barrow Joe & Alicia Whitty have been farming organically for 14 years now, but the biggest change to their farming system came in 2015 when they converted their mixed beef/pigs and tillage operation to organic dairying. The Whitty family hold an […]
28 October 2021
Prevent lameness at housing
Prevent lameness at housing Preventing lameness in first place is the most important means by which lameness in your herd may be reduced according to lameness experts Ger Cusack, Comeragh Vets and Ned Dunphy, FRS, Dungarvan. George Ramsbottom, Teagasc Dairy Specialist discusses this here As we approach the housing and drying off […]
18 October 2021
John Ryan’s Teagasc/Glanbia Open Source Future Farm Walk
John Ryan’s Teagasc/Glanbia Open Source Future Farm Walk A farm walk with John Ryan, farmer participant in the Teagasc Glanbia Future Farm Programme took place on Friday, 8 October on his farm in Gortnahoe, Co. Tipperary. John and his father Tom are farming 70 Ha near Gortnahoe, Co.Tipperary. In 2019, they milked […]
17 October 2021
Building a Farm Roadway
Building a Farm Roadway A well-designed, carefully built and properly maintained farm roadway system has many benefits, including, less lameness, faster and easier stock movement, less roadway maintenance, more efficient paddock access and more as Tom Fallon, Farm Buildings & Infrastructure Specialist outlines here. The benefits also include better general animal health, and […]
16 October 2021
Indoor management of weanling replacement heifers
Indoor management of weanling replacement heifers Over winter management of replacement heifers is crucial to achieve the target weight gain required for successful rearing. George Ramsbottom, Dairy Specialist, outlines the actions that must be taken to achieve adequate gains. Target live weight and thus the required gain depends on the heifer’s maintenance […]
12 October 2021
Managing Body Condition Score in Late Lactation
0 Managing Body Condition Score in Late Lactation Getting cows to the correct body condition score (BCS) at calving is one of the most important tasks for dairy farmers. Trouble-free calving, good conception rates, reduced culling and better milk solids production are all linked to this simple measure. James Dunne, Dairy Specialist has […]
4 October 2021