Dairy

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

Let’s Talk Dairy – Closing up the farm

Let’s Talk Dairy – Closing up the farm Type Event Proceeding On this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy which took place on Thursday, 6 October, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist discusses the last rotation and closing up the farm to have enough grass for the Springtime. Listen in as a bonus episode […]
21 October 2022

Let’s Talk Dairy – Milk sensitivity analysis when drying off cows

Let’s Talk Dairy – Milk sensitivity analysis when drying off cows Type Event Proceeding On this episode of Let’s Talk Dairy which took place on Thursday, 13 October, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist discusses how milk sensitivity analysis is going to be an important piece to the jigsaw in relation to drying […]
21 October 2022