Dairy
How Meath’s David Hannon uses data for better dairy farming
How Meath’s David Hannon uses data for better dairy farming With the level of data available to dairy farmers increasing all the time, David Hannon, a dairy farmer from Co. Meath, joins James Dunne on the latest Dairy Edge podcast to explain how he uses data to drive better decisions on his […]
20 November 2023
How dependent is your farm on having a student this spring?
How dependent is your farm on having a student this spring? The hope of getting a student is now on the mind of many dairy farmers. The big question is: will this student help ease the workload? Will having this student make the spring more bearable or not? Across all herd sizes, […]
20 November 2023
Teagasc National Farm Survey 2022 – Dairy Enterprise
Teagasc National Farm Survey 2022 – Dairy Enterprise The 2022 Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS) recorded data on 795 farms representative of almost 85,860 dairy, beef, sheep and tillage farms nationally. This analysis summarises the results of dairy enterprises, excluding farms supplying mostly liquid milk and herds of 10 cows or less. […]
20 November 2023
Teagasc National Dairy Conference: ‘Adapting to a changing dairy farming environment’
Teagasc National Dairy Conference: ‘Adapting to a changing dairy farming environment’ This year’s Teagasc National Dairy Conference will take place on Wednesday, 29 November in the Lyrath Hotel, Kilkenny. The conference theme is ‘Adapting to a changing dairy farming environment’. Speaking in advance of the event, Head of Dairy Knowledge Transfer in […]
16 November 2023
The questions to consider after a decade of expansion
The questions to consider after a decade of expansion Teagasc’s Richie O’Brien and Joe Patton join Emma-Louise Coffey on the latest Dairy Edge podcast to reflect on the progress made after a decade of expansion whilst also discussing concerns in areas such as the economic consequences of overstocking the milking platform. Richie […]
13 November 2023
Stop grazing in time for spring
Stop grazing in time for spring With reduced milk prices and tight feed stocks on some farms this autumn, it might be tempting to ‘shorten the winter’ by grazing on a bit longer if ground conditions allow. However, this is usually a false economy. The main priority for all farm types is […]
13 November 2023
‘I was leaving money behind compared to other herds’
‘I was leaving money behind compared to other herds’ James McMahon has seen his herd’s milk performance increase since joining the Teagasc Heavy Soils Programme. Farming near Swans Cross, Co. Monaghan, James joined the Teagasc Heavy Soils Programme in 2015. He currently milks 115 cows on a 28ha milking platform, while farming […]
13 November 2023
Bringing benefits in the bulk tank through grassland management
0 Bringing benefits in the bulk tank through grassland management Farming outside New Ross in Co. Wexford, Shay Ryan farms 97ha, with 56ha of this area being the milking platform. Milking 180 cows and carrying 45 replacement heifers, there is also a small beef enterprise on the farm. The EBI of the herd […]
7 November 2023
The financial performance of dairy farms in 2023
0 The financial performance of dairy farms in 2023 Jim Moyles, Teagasc Dairy Advisor, joins Emma-Louise Coffey on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss the financial performance of dairy farms in 2023 and potential areas where farmers can focus on to protect profits. Jim documents farm accounts for 27 farms from January to […]
6 November 2023
Solar energy opportunities for dairy farms
0 Solar energy opportunities for dairy farms As we all know, energy costs have increased dramatically since the war in Ukraine started and are unlikely to go back to pre-war levels. In this article, Patrick Gowing, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, offers some key advice for farmers considering installing solar on their farm. Rising energy […]
6 November 2023