Bill
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Bill O'Keeffe is a Nuffield Scholar and farms at Clara Co. Kilkenny with his father Philip and uncle Matt. They milk 180 spring calving pedigree British Friesian cows, supplying Glanbia Co-op.
Bill O'Keeffe on 25 Mar 2020
Farmer Writes: farming in extraordinary times
While the dry, sunny weather is welcome for both man and beast, it's difficult to enjoy it with everything else going on in the background, writes Bill O'Keeffe.
Bill O'Keeffe on 16 Mar 2020
Farmer Writes: self-isolation is nothing new to farmers
This coronavirus outbreak is the big worry off farm and how it will affect us all as we move through the stages of the outbreak over the coming months, writes Bill O'Keeffe.
Bill O'Keeffe on 26 Feb 2020
Farmer Writes: grazing 30% by end of February feels like a fool's errand
The extra work and slurry generated by having cattle back in again is just getting a bit tedious at this stage, writes Bill O'Keeffe.
Bill O'Keeffe on 12 Feb 2020
Farmer Writes: grazing off-limits with the weather
There looks to be a few more heavy pulses of rain on the way through the weekend, so it'll be next week at the earliest until we can get animals back out to grass, writes Bill O'Keeffe.
Bill O'Keeffe on 29 Jan 2020
Farmer Writes: almost at the halfway point of intense calving
We have about 120 cows calved now with numbers rising rapidly so we should have half of the herd calved sometime next week, writes Bill O'Keeffe.
Bill O'Keeffe on 15 Jan 2020
Farmer Writes: weather makes a mockery of calendar farming, again
Ground conditions have taken a big step back at the wrong time, writes Bill O'Keeffe.
Bill O'Keeffe on 01 Jan 2020
Farmer Writes: big plans on farm in 2020
We milked 300 cows at peak for most of 2018 and 2019 but we have 400 cows on hand to calve in for spring 2020, writes Bill O'Keeffe.
Bill O'Keeffe on 18 Dec 2019
Farmer Writes: an important display of democracy
The next IFA presidential team has to hit the ground running and tackle the many challenges facing farmers, writes Bill O'Keeffe.
Bill O'Keeffe on 04 Dec 2019
Farmer Writes: we need to be proactive in dealing with calf situation
None of us want a few bad apples tarnishing the reputation of the whole industry, writes Bill O'Keeffe.
Bill O'Keeffe on 20 Nov 2019
Farmer Writes: Glanbia chair's comments make for worrying reading
At time when farmers are feeling embattled, the hope would be that at least we could turn around and see some support from our milk processor and expect them to have our backs.
Bill O'Keeffe on 06 Nov 2019
Farmer Writes: consumers want high standards at low prices
It’s hard to square the circle of consumer demands, writes Bill O’Keeffe.
Bill O'Keeffe on 23 Oct 2019
Farmer Writes: flawed Teagasc planning has left calves in limbo
Plenty of people were asking Teagasc plenty of questions about the quality and quantity of dairy calves and the plan for them, writes Bill O'Keeffe.