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Dairy Management: drying off cows and preparing for spring
Aidan Brennan
Aidan Brennan goes through the steps involved in successfully drying off cows this winter.
Dairy Management: drying off cows and preparing for spring
Dairy Management: top tips for drying off cows
9 December 2024 Management
Dairy Management: top tips for drying off cows
Aidan Brennan outlines the key information when drying off spring-calving cows this winter.
Dairy Management: Grass, maiden heifers and nitrates
4 December 2024 Management
Dairy Management: Grass, maiden heifers and nitrates
Aidan Brennan says now is the time to do a final grass walk for the year and update spring grazing budgets to plan spring grazing.
Dairy Management: new soiled water rules kick in
An extended closed period for spreading soiled water comes into force this December, writes Aidan Brennan.
2 December 2024 Management
Targeting costs at €3/kg MS at Dairy Day
There was huge interest in the cost of production session with Mike Bermingham and Laurence Shalloo at Dairy Day, writes Aidan Brennan.
27 November 2024 Management
Crossbreeding delivers 35% increase in milk output
Andrew Dale has targeted milk yield, solids and fertility using a crossbreeding programme on his 120-cow dairy farm. Kieran Mailey reports.
27 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Dairy Management: meal, lactose levels and costs
Aidan Brennan asks what is an appropriate level of meal feeding this winter, given where meal and milk prices are at.
27 November 2024 Management
Dairy management: How much meal to feed to housed cows?
With virtually all herds now fully housed, the question is how much concentrate should they be on, writes Aidan Brennan.
25 November 2024 Management
Dairy Management: teat sealing heifers and drying off cows
Aidan Brennan says that it is better to teat seal heifers when they are still at grass, if possible.
20 November 2024 Management
Dairy Management: cold weather won’t affect Dairy Day
A colder front moving in from the north is the first noticeable sign of winter, writes Aidan Brennan.
18 November 2024 Management
Dairy Management: updates to the nitrogen excretion rates for cows and cattle
The Department of Agriculture has confirmed that it intends on bringing in the changes with immediate effect after the public consultation.
13 November 2024 Management
Dairy Management: what to do with high grass covers?
Even though the weather has turned a bit more wintery than it was, conditions are still excellent for the time of year, writes Aidan Brennan.
11 November 2024 Management