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Dairy farming
The latest dairy farming news and dairy prices from the Irish Farmers Journal. Keep up to date with all farming and production news developments in the dairy farming sector.
Minister Charlie McConalogue announced on Wednesday that tranche 21 of TAMS, which opens on Saturday 16 January, will incorporate items from the 2020 Calf Investment Scheme.
Watch: In our final online episode for Virtual Dairy Day 2020, Aidan Brennan visits Daniel Rundle to talk about his farmyard design and possible options going forward. Stephen Connolly speaks to Aidan Lawless about how his multi-species swards is performing compared to the grass and clover swards in Johnstown Castle. Jack Kennedy speaks to Dominika Krol, Zoe Kavanagh and Brian Rushe about environmental challenges. Jack also speaks to Justin McCarthy and Mary Morrissey to discuss Covid-19 challenges in the dairy industry.
Watch: In the second of three online episodes for Virtual Dairy Day 2020, Aidan Brennan speaks to Michael Boland about livestock handling facilities. Stephen Connolly speaks to Brian Hogan about maximising milk solids from grass. Jack Kennedy speaks to Dairygold CEO Jim Woulfe about investing more in milk processing.
Watch: In the first of three online episodes for Virtual Dairy Day 2020, Jack Kennedy visits Ornua to speak to Norma Hanlon about the butter making process. Jacks also speaks to Iarlaith Smyth, president of Ornua Foods in North America, to finish the butter journey from Cork to Chicago. Aidan Brennan discusses calf management with Tom and Tadgh Butler and calf housing with Graham Swanton. Stephen Connolly visits his Navan Grassland Management group and speaks to host farmer Derek Croal on budgeting grass and how he plans to open up the farm next spring.
Watch: WATCH: On Friday night 30 October the Overall winners of the NDC and Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards 2020 were announced. Watch this video to get a sneak preview of the farms, the finalists and the winner announcement.
Watch: This week our dairy farmer Alan Jagoe (video 2) explains how he is preparing his farm for the upcoming winter. Alan explains about how his herd will be getting some vaccinations in the coming days, spreading slurry on paddocks that he is closing up, the herds grazing schedule, current herd milk output and other preparations being done to move the cows into the sheds. Alan also shares some future tests the cows will be receiving and new things being built on the farm.
Willie Buckley is a veterinary practitioner at Riverview Veterinary Group in Bandon. When an annual IBR programme became available, many of the practice’s herds switched over to it.