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Questions and answers on somatic cell counts
Everyone knows reducing your somatic cell count (SCC) will make you more money, but the range in advice on how best to do this is often varied and sometimes even conflicting.
18 November 2015 Management
IFMA Dairy Forum - Lessons to unlock land
You don’t need to own any land if you can develop good working relationships with farm owners.
11 November 2015 News
No land is no barrier to milking cows
Paidí Kelly reports from the Irish Farm Managers Association (IFMA) dairy forum in Co Tipperary this week where a lack of land is no barrier to some farmers.
Skill level determines success
Multi-skilled farmers, an open mind-set and established business structures are all crucial to the success of sharemilking ventures in New Zealand.
7 January 2015 Management
Fonterra cuts milk price forecast
Paudi Kelly reports from NZ on the reaction to the news of the milk price forecast drop to the equivalent of 19 cent per litre in Irish terms.
10 December 2014 News
Wintering in - Turning to sheds in Southlands
Southland is considered one of the tougher places to farm in New Zealand. Paidi Kelly reports from the top performing Copeland farm in Clifden.
3 December 2014 Grass & feeding
Letter from New Zealand: All eyes on milk price
With milk price on the floor, Paidi Kelly reports on the dairy farming mood in New Zealand.
12 November 2014 Grass & feeding
You don’t have to drive a tractor to be a dairy farmer
Laois farmer David Kerr shed a new light on how many cows one man can manage at the IGA Dairy Summer Tour last week. Paidi Kelly reports.
20 August 2014 Management
Prioritise spending on expansion
Both host farms at the Irish Grassland Association Dairy Summer Tour this week stressed the need to invest in only essential items during expansion.
13 August 2014 Management
New dairy equipment grant details yet to be determined
The Dairy Equipment Scheme has been allocated funding under the new CAP programme but the final allocation and eligibility criteria have yet to be finalised. Paidi Kelly reports.
13 August 2014 Dairy Equipment
Sharing a new opportunity for Irish farming
Dairy share-farming post milk quotas could create huge opportunities for many Irish farmers and land owners. Paidi Kelly reports.
13 August 2014 Management
Finding the courage to make a change
What farming options offer the potential of a better farming future? This week Paidi Kelly explores the potential of contract rearing.
6 August 2014 Young stock