Dairy

Let’s Talk Dairy – Key messages from Winter Milk Week

Let’s Talk Dairy – Key messages from Winter Milk Week Type Event Proceeding On this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy which took place on Thursday, 1 December, George Ramsbottom was joined by James Dunne, Teagasc Dairy Specialist who reviewed the key messages from the winter milk events that took place across the […]
13 December 2022

National Dairy Conference 2022

‘Turning Challenges into Opportunities’ – Tuesday December 6th, Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork and Thursday December 8th, Mullingar Park Hotel, Co. Westmeath In the 12 months just passed, some monumental challenges have emerged for Irish agriculture and indeed the wider economy. Most immediate have been the consequences of war in Ukraine, including rapid input price inflation, plus uncertainty […]
6 December 2022

Let’s Talk Dairy – Recent study of lameness on Irish pasture-based dairy farms

Let’s Talk Dairy – Recent study of lameness on Irish pasture-based dairy farms Type Event Proceeding On this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy which took place on Thursday, 17th November, George Ramsbottom, Teagasc Dairy Specialist was joined by Dr. Natasha Browne, Teagasc Moorepark to discuss a recent study of lameness on Irish […]
22 November 2022

Let’s Talk Dairy – Principal types of lameness

Let’s Talk Dairy – Principal types of lameness Type Event Proceeding On this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy which took place on Thursday, 10th November, George Ramsbottom, Teagasc Dairy Specialist was joined by Ned Dunphy, Waterford Farm Relief Service to discuss the principal types of lameness. Ned outlined the principal types of […]
15 November 2022

Selective Dry Cow Therapy – Dairy Farmers making life saving changes!

Selective Dry Cow Therapy – Dairy Farmers making life saving changes! Type Media Article By Tom Murphy, B&T Dairy Adviser, Teagasc, Galway/Clare Regulatory changes to veterinary medicine legislation governing Dry Cow Therapy came into law in January 2022. The new changes are designed to protect human health against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR […]
11 November 2022

Dairy Newsletter – November 2022

Dairy Newsletter – November 2022 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Grazing in NovemberWhen should you stop grazing and house cows and stock for the winter period? For farms with heavy land the answer is usually dictated by ground conditions, but for drier farms the temptation to keep grazing […]
4 November 2022

Let’s Talk Dairy – Roadway surfaces

Let’s Talk Dairy – Roadway surfaces 0 Type Event Proceeding On this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy, which took place on Thursday, 3rd November, George Ramsbottom, Teagasc Dairy Specialist is joined by Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist to discuss roadway surfaces. They also give an overview of a large scale survey of dairy […]
4 November 2022

Today’s Farm – November/December 2022

Today’s Farm – November/December 2022 0 Type Magazine Managing through an injury crisis Download Publication (PDF) Articles Upcoming events (PDF) Slurry Slurry – Planning your slurry applications (PDF) Beef Beef – A farmer incapacitated – can the business cope? (PDF) Beef – Deliver what you get paid for (PDF) Beef – First impressions can deceive calf buyers (PDF) […]
4 November 2022

Let’s Talk Dairy Webinar – Maiden Heifer Weight Targets

Let’s Talk Dairy Webinar – Maiden Heifer Weight Targets 0 Type Event Proceeding On this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy which took place on Thursday, 27 October, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist discusses maiden heifer weight targets to coincide with a new herd weight profile which has been launched recently by ICBF. Listen […]
1 November 2022

Let’s Talk Dairy Webinar – On-Off Grazing

Let’s Talk Dairy Webinar – On-Off Grazing Type Event Proceeding On this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy which took place on Thursday, 20 October, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist discusses on-off grazing On-off grazing is often associated with the Springtime but it’s also part of the grazing repertoire at this time of […]
26 October 2022