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Farmer Writes: disappointing empty rates
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It seems to have been an extra hard year on heifers as I hear empty rates are a lot higher than normal on most farms, writes Padraig Callanan.
11 December 2024 Management
Dairy Management: drying off cows and preparing for spring
Aidan Brennan goes through the steps involved in successfully drying off cows this winter.
9 December 2024 Management
Dairy Management: top tips for drying off cows
Aidan Brennan outlines the key information when drying off spring-calving cows this winter.
Dairy Management: meal, lactose levels and costs
Aidan Brennan asks what is an appropriate level of meal feeding this winter, given where meal and milk prices are at.
27 November 2024 Management
Dairy Management: teat sealing heifers and drying off cows
Aidan Brennan says that it is better to teat seal heifers when they are still at grass, if possible.
20 November 2024 Management
Selective dry cow therapy at Lisduff Holsteins
John O’Sullivan milks approximately 400 pedigree Holstein Friesian cows in Whitechurch, Co Cork. He farms alongside his father John Snr, his brother Victor and farm manager Dave McGrath.
15 November 2024 Advertisers' anouncements
Farmer Writes: a much needed milk price boost
It was looking like it was going to be a very long winter for us when we had to start feeding strong in early September.
30 October 2024 Farmer Writes
Top tips for preventing mastitis this winter
Aidan Brennan takes a look at some of the key factors when managing high SCC and mastitis in dairy herds this autumn/winter.
28 October 2024 Winter Indoor Management
Dairy Management: how to keep the milk flowing this autumn
With milk prices continuing to rise, Aidan Brennan looks at ways dairy farmers can maximise milk sales to take advantage of the high prices.
21 October 2024 Management
Dairy Management: milk recording, BCS, grazing and youngstock
Some key tasks for this autumn include BCS of cows, milk recording ahead of the dry period as well as managing what grass remains on the farm.
2 October 2024 Management
Efficient farming around the environment in Limerick
Improving water quality and applying clover were discussed at a recent National Milk Quality farm walk in Limerick.
15 September 2024 News