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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
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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
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Family partnership overlooking the Shannon estuary

The Culligan family are milking 50 cows through a new six unit double milking parlour which was installed last May.

24 July 2024
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Building a good work/life balance in Ballyheigue

The O'Connor family are running a low-cost, grass-based farm, with plenty of time off for everyone.

24 July 2024
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Laois farmers host Irish Grassland Association walk

Whether to build a parlour or put in two robots was a key topic for discussion at the Irish Grassland Association summer dairy tour.

9 July 2024 NEWS OK

60-point rotary and drafting system streamlining milking in Piltown

The DeLaval 60-point rotary is seeing the farm’s 400 herd of cows milked in just under an hour and a half.

29 May 2024 BUILDINGS OK