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There’s new blood on the Cavan dairy scene
Aidan Brennan
James and Sandra Smith are new entrants to dairy farming and built a new 10 unit Dairymaster parlour on their farm in Cavan.
16 December 2024 News
Milking machine units stolen from Limerick farm
Five Dairymaster milking machine units were stolen from the farm’s parlour in recent days.
11 December 2024 Breeding & health
Cork farmers preparing for springtime
Getting ready for spring is one of the themes at next January’s Irish Grassland Association dairy conference. For Cork farmers Maeve O’Keeffe and Jack Kearney, each spring brings different challenges.
Farmer Writes: exceptional grazing conditions
Grazing conditions have been fantastic, with the cows grazing the paddocks out 100% for this time of year.
13 November 2024 Farmer Writes
Inside a 5,000 cow dairy farm in China
Aidan Brennan reports from a recent visit to the Jinshan Ranch on the outskirts of Shanghai in eastern China.
13 November 2024 Dairy Day
USA: Still the land of opportunity?
Aidan Brennan reports from Michigan in the United States where he meets first generation farmers Paul and Brittany Windemuller.
13 November 2024 Dairy Day
Things to remember for keeping milking parlours going this winter
Advice for dairy farmers as they prepare for winter and adverse weather events.
6 November 2024 Winter Feed
Milking 550 cows on rented land in England
Dolphenby Farm is located in the Eden Valley in the north of England.
16 October 2024 Northern Ireland
Essentials of milk parlour checks and servicing
Martin Merrick details some key advice in keeping your milking parlour in top condition for the latter stages of lactation.
2 October 2024 Buildings
To robot or not to robot in Laois
Aidan Brennan reports from the Irish Grassland Association summer dairy tour to Laois, where a discussion took place on the merits of robots over herringbone milking parlours.
5 August 2024 Dairy Equipment
Cheap and effective additions to milking parlours
Thomas Condon outlines five low-cost additions to milking parlours that are simple, effective and improve efficiency.
4 August 2024 Dairy Equipment
Low confidence halts dairy investments
The high cost of investment and lack of Government supports is putting people off making the investments in milking equipment
3 August 2024 Dairy Equipment