Dairy
Let’s Talk Dairy – advisor’s update from the grass roots
0 Let’s Talk Dairy – advisor’s update from the grass roots On this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy, John Douglas, Teagasc Grass10 Advisor, is joined by Lorcan Dooley, Teagasc Dairy Advisor, based in Portlaoise, Co. Laois to discuss where the focus should be on dairy farms for June. Elsewhere in the webinar, John […]
9 June 2023
Get snapping – ‘This is Dairying’ photo competition launched
0 Get snapping – ‘This is Dairying’ photo competition launched The ‘This is Dairying’ competition, in conjunction with the Teagasc Moorepark Dairy Open Day, will run throughout June 2023. The idea behind the competition is to give people the opportunity to show what they love about dairy farming. The competition aims to exhibit […]
8 June 2023
Moorepark ’23: Meeting challenges to secure a sustainable future
0 Moorepark ’23: Meeting challenges to secure a sustainable future The Irish dairy industry has undergone a transformational change since the removal of the EU milk quota in 2015. Since the Irish dairy industry began to prepare for EU milk quota removal, milk solids output has increased by over 96%. This additional output […]
7 June 2023
Benefits of having a relief milker this summer
0 Benefits of having a relief milker this summer It is common for dairy farmers to employ someone to just complete a number of milkings each week. In this article, Teagasc Dairy Specialist Martina Gormley outlines the benefits this can bring. Benefits can be seen from the average herd size and above. For […]
6 June 2023
Dairy market outlook for the second half of 2023
0 Dairy market outlook for the second half of 2023 On this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy, Teagasc Dairy Specialist James Dunne was joined by Liam McCabe, Bord Bia’s Dairy Sector Manager, to give an insight into the dairy market outlook for the second half of 2023. Liam first outlined that factors that […]
4 June 2023
Examine costs early to make better financial decisions
Examine costs early to make better financial decisions Patrick Gowing, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, points the way to the use of the Teagasc eProfit Monitor Forward Planner as a tool to make better financial decisions for the remainder of the year. 2022 was a record year for dairy farm profitability. Although costs increased […]
29 May 2023
Actions to improve milk protein percentage in May and June
Actions to improve milk protein percentage in May and June John McCabe, Teagasc/Aurivo Joint Programme Advisor, looks at the factors affecting and the steps to take to improve milk protein percentage in May and June. Figure 1 below from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) indicates a few different things to us. Firstly, […]
28 May 2023
A win for grazing and a win for winter feed
A win for grazing and a win for winter feed Looking back to two weeks ago, conditions were closer to winter than they were summer. But the past week of sunshine has brought a well needed break from the thundery showers and heavy rainfall experienced across the country during March and April. […]
22 May 2023
Milking efficiency of rotary and herringbone parlours
Milking efficiency of rotary and herringbone parlours Milking efficiency is often defined as the number of cows milked per hour, or cows milked per operator per hour. In order to achieve optimum milking efficiency, there must be successful engagement between factors that can have most impact on the milking process such as […]
20 May 2023
Improving cow flow for efficient milking
Improving cow flow for efficient milking Labour studies undertaken by Teagasc have shown that milking represents up to one third of a dairy farmer’s daily workload. To point the way to practices that can make this daily task more efficient, Padraig O’Connor joined James Dunne on a recent Let’s Talk Dairy webinar, […]
18 May 2023