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How to pick a successful bull team
Aidan Brennan
Aidan Brennan looks at some of the recent developments when it comes to picking a bull team and outlines the things to watch out for.
18 March 2024 Management
Worsening weather wearing farmers down
Aidan Brennan says the current weather conditions are hard on man and beast as the workload and costs pile up.
13 March 2024 Spring AI
Where to now for dairy breeding
Aidan Brennan takes a look at some of the key things farmers should be looking for when picking bulls and outlines areas where the industry needs to improve.
Ornua increases processor costs in PPI
The changes to the methodology has meant that processing costs within the PPI have increased meaning the indicative milk price is relatively unchanged.
13 March 2024 News
Dairy Trends: global supply beginning to fall
Milk supply in the Netherlands has declined by 5.8% for the month of February compared with February 2023.
13 March 2024 Markets
Focus on the team when it comes to AI
Aidan Brennan says picking bulls is now all about picking a team and making sure each bull on the team is used equally.
13 March 2024 Spring AI
Four day slurry rule to combat ‘on paper’ movements
The changes to the rules around the recording of slurry movements effectively mean that the deadline for recording movements in 2024 is 4 October.
13 March 2024 News
Dairy Management: weather, bull selection and sulphur
Every wet day that passes is one day closer to better weather and brighter days, writes Aidan Brennan.
13 March 2024 Management
Big drop in dairy inseminations
The trends are due to more sexed semen being used, more beef semen being used and a levelling off in herd expansion.
13 March 2024 Spring AI
Dairy management: steps to prevent milk fever
Aidan Brennan looks at some of the ways to reduce the risk of milk fever particularly in later-calving cows this spring.
11 March 2024 Management
Dairy Trends: GDT registers its first fall in seven auctions
The index was down 2.3% this week, with falls in both whole milk powder and skim milk powder prices.
6 March 2024 Markets
Changes to nitrogen excretion rates
Dairy farmers can now opt to feed low crude protein dairy concentrates which will lower the nitrogen excretion rate of cows.
6 March 2024 News