James and Sandra Smith are new entrants to dairy farming and built a new 10 unit Dairymaster parlour on their farm in Cavan.
SUBSCRIBER ONLYGrazing conditions have been fantastic, with the cows grazing the paddocks out 100% for this time of year.
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Aidan Brennan reports from a recent visit to the Jinshan Ranch on the outskirts of Shanghai in eastern China.
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Aidan Brennan reports from Michigan in the United States where he meets first generation farmers Paul and Brittany Windemuller.
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Advice for dairy farmers as they prepare for winter and adverse weather events.
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Dolphenby Farm is located in the Eden Valley in the north of England.
Martin Merrick details some key advice in keeping your milking parlour in top condition for the latter stages of lactation.
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.
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Thomas Condon outlines five low-cost additions to milking parlours that are simple, effective and improve efficiency.
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The high cost of investment and lack of Government supports is putting people off making the investments in milking equipment
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