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'Milk price can make or break new entrants'
Speaking to the Irish Farmers Journal, Tipperary-based farm designer Aidan Kelly details the influx of dairy entrants seeking advice from his company Agri Design and Planning Services.
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Dairylink: selective dry cow therapy in Tyrone
Selective dry cow therapy is carried out on Richard Marshall’s farm near Omagh. Peter McCann reports
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Farm Finance: little variation in nationwide price of lime
With autumn being an ideal time to apply lime and autumn reseeding presently taking place, we take a look at the costs involved with spreading lime.
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Grass+Dairy: maintaining grass quality is still a priority
With good grass growth and grazing conditions around the country, it’s important not to lose track of grass quality, writes Stephen Connolly.
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Video: tackling clinical mastitis
When investigating mastitis, there are three areas we need to look at: the environment, the teat and the immunity of the cow.
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Dairy trends: German milk production shows continued weakness
German milk production has slowed significantly over recent months, while French production is also down.
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An update from the Thrive dairy to beef farm in Co Tipperary.
Dairylink Ireland participant Richard Marshall farms near Omagh, Co Tyrone.
Dairylink Ireland participant Frank Goodman farms near Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan.
Dairylink Ireland participant James Martin farms in Dromintee, Co Armagh.
Dairylink Ireland participant Stephen Wallace farms near Seaforde, Co Down.
Dairylink Ireland participant James King farms near Ballymena, Co Antrim.
May/June 2019 farm update
Dairy farmer Bruce Thompson is always learning as he grows his dairy farm and business.
He is currently researching and trying to reduce his anthelmintics with a broad range of approaches including understanding more about the dung beetle.
Dairylink Ireland participant Richard Marshall farms near Omagh, Co Tyrone.
Odile Evans speaks to a Dutch farm to speak to dairy farmer Paul Verkley and his vet Bart Geurts.
Carpool in the Country: Connemara Hill Lamb
In the Connemara mountains, the lambs that roam them produce a flavour so unique that they have gained a European Protected Geographical Indicator (PGI) status. We meet the farmer behind it all.
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€8,100 savings on the Meegan farm in Co Meath
Gerard and Martin Meegan from Navan took the Smart Farming challenge recently. They identified over €8,100 in cost savings and ways to reduce their climate impact by almost 5%.
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