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Dairy Management: top tips for drying off cows
Aidan Brennan
Aidan Brennan outlines the key information when drying off spring-calving cows this winter.
13 November 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: exceptional grazing conditions
Grazing conditions have been fantastic, with the cows grazing the paddocks out 100% for this time of year.
31 October 2024 Advertisers' anouncements
Bennettsbridge Limestone’s Cubicle Lime: boosting cow comfort and milk yield
Bennettsbridge Limestone’s Cubicle Lime is a unique disinfectant-style product which has been formulated using a blend of superfine limestone powder and hydrated lime.
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
Where do costs lie in cubicle sheds?
Within 10 years, costs per cow have risen from €1,500 to over €3,000 for a standard cubicle shed with slurry storage.
18 September 2024 Buildings
Specs on cubicles raised in new Teagasc booklet
A new booklet launched by Teagasc on cow cubicles gives some key parameters that farmers can use when designing sheds, writes Martin Merrick.
24 August 2024 Farm buildings
Facilities key to enjoyable and safe farming
While it is tough to do so with profit margins squeezed, investing in good facilities makes farming a much more enjoyable occupation.
21 August 2024 Farm buildings
Watch: Lisbeg Farms' new greenfield 920-cow dairy unit
The Bourns family farm has undergone a major transformation with the conversion to dairy farming in recent years. Martin Merrick details some of its new facilities.
21 August 2024 Farm buildings
My Farming Week: Trevor Cobbe, Doolagh, Portarlington, Co Laois
Trevor Cobbe and his father, Roy, have been farming in partnership since 2015.
10 July 2024 l2