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Dairy Gene Ireland programme: How successful has it been?
Now in its 17th year, the Dairy Gene Ireland programme has delivered over €200 million to Irish dairy farmers through...
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Now in its 17th year, the Dairy Gene Ireland programme has delivered over €200 million to Irish dairy farmers through...
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One environmental issue on the horizon is climate change; and how dairy farms can reduce their carbon footprint. Brian Finch,...
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Teagasc and the Irish Cattle Breeders’ Federation (ICBF) recommend that teams of bulls are used when breeding dairy cows. Margaret...
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Ballyjamesduff Mart will host the dispersal sale of the Ballycannon dairy herd on behalf of Pat Shanahan, Croagh, Co. Limerick,...
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Managing farm roadways to protect water quality is being discussed as part of the Teagasc Water Quality Week – which...
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Achieving higher conception rates this breeding season, can be helped through close monitoring of your herd’s body condition score (BCS)....
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On the recent the Dairy Edge podcast, Emma-Louise Coffey was joined by Dr. Joe Patton, a dairy specialist with Teagasc and Kevin...
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The latest Milk Price Tracker – brought to you by AgriLand and the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) – details milk prices from the most...
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Ballyjamesduff Mart recently held the on-farm reduction sale of the Coolmohan herd for owners Pat and Nora Flynn, Kilworth, Co....
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If carried out correctly, once-a-day (OAD) feeding of milk replacer is a practice that can greatly reduce the labour required...
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A recent Teagasc report stated that spring-calving cows should be on a rising plane of feed intake and milk solids...
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Cryptosporidiosis or ‘crypto’ is the leading cause of scour in young calves and its prevalence is becoming more and more...
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Carnaross Mart, based in Co. Meath, hosted its monthly dairy sale last Wednesday (March 17), with the sale consisting of 110...
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In pasture-based systems of milk production, the three-week breeding submission rate target is 90%, which is critical in order to...
Dairy Technical
Sexed semen provides many potential advantages to dairy farmers. The most obvious and compelling reason to use sexed semen is...
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With milder conditions in store for this week, farmers should consider turning out some older calves to grass. Early turnout...
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Achieving target weights is important for replacement heifers. Those that fail to reach target before breeding and calving will produce...
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As the spring calving season begins to wind down on farms across the country, many farmers will now begin planning...