Dairy Management
Dairy Cattle Management
Dairy Cattle Management
Aidan Brennan reports from the discussion at Dairy Day 2024 on the new Farming for Water EIP, which has a total funding of €60m.
SUBSCRIBER ONLYAidan Brennan goes through the steps involved in successfully drying off cows this winter.
Aidan Brennan outlines the key information when drying off spring-calving cows this winter.
Aidan Brennan says now is the time to do a final grass walk for the year and update spring grazing budgets to plan spring grazing.
An extended closed period for spreading soiled water comes into force this December, writes Aidan Brennan.
There was huge interest in the cost of production session with Mike Bermingham and Laurence Shalloo at Dairy Day, writes Aidan Brennan.
Andrew Dale has targeted milk yield, solids and fertility using a crossbreeding programme on his 120-cow dairy farm. Kieran Mailey reports.
Aidan Brennan asks what is an appropriate level of meal feeding this winter, given where meal and milk prices are at.
With virtually all herds now fully housed, the question is how much concentrate should they be on, writes Aidan Brennan.
Aidan Brennan says that it is better to teat seal heifers when they are still at grass, if possible.