Dairy
‘Preparing your dairy-beef calves for sale in 2025’ – DairyBeef 500 to host live webinar
Centred on the topic of preparing your dairy-beef calves for sale in 2025, the Teagasc DairyBeef 500 team, along with industry stakeholders, and programme farmers, will host a live webinar on Thursday, December 5, 2024. Gordon Peppard, DairyBeef 500 Advisor, previews this event.
28 November 2024

Teagasc National Dairy Conference: Challenges aplenty but opportunities exist
The opportunities and challenges facing dairy farmers were addressed at the Teagasc National Dairy Conference, which is taking place in Limerick Racecourse, County Limerick today, Wednesday 27 November 2024.
27 November 2024

Making sustainability real - a Ballyhaise experience
Alastair Pollock, College Teacher, discusses Ballyhaise College’s role of educating our future farmers on sustainability, while also exploring the measures delivering a reduction in carbon footprint on the college’s beef and dairy enterprises.
27 November 2024

Managing body condition in late lactation
James Dunne, Dairy Specialist at Teagasc, reminds farmers to act early to have cows in the correct body condition score next spring.
25 November 2024

Important workshops to feature at Teagasc National Dairy Conference
Set to take place next Wednesday, November 27, farmers will have the opportunity to participate in a number of important workshops at this year’s Teagasc National Dairy Conference.
23 November 2024

31 day requirement for soiled water storage to come into effect
Farmers, with the exception of winter/liquid milk producers, are obliged to have capacity to store 31 days’ worth of soiled water from December 1, 2024.
20 November 2024
Edwin Thompson’s steps to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Tipperary dairy farmer, Edwin Thompson was crowned the winner of the reducing greenhouse gas emissions category of the Teagasc FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards 2024.
20 November 2024

Agenda for Teagasc National Dairy Conference revealed
The Teagasc National Dairy Conference will take place at Limerick Racecourse in Patrickswell, Co. Limerick on Wednesday, 27 November. In the build up to the event, we take a closer look at the agenda for the day.
19 November 2024

Listen: Get the basics right during the dry cow period
Dr Aisling Claffey, Teagasc Ruminant Nutritionist, joins James Dunne on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss the important practices to remember when it comes to the upcoming dry cow period.
18 November 2024

Considerations for drying off all cows this December
Although there is the temptation to milk on given the current milk price, Dairy Specialist at Teagasc, Martina Gormley shares some considerations dairy farmers have to bear in mind if opting for such an approach.
18 November 2024

How genetics has changed the science of animal breeding
Maeve Williams, VistaMilk, explains how genetic differences and modern breeding techniques, including DNA sequencing, are used to improve traits for economic and environmental sustainability in dairy farming.
16 November 2024

Dr Joe Patton on how to make dairy farming more robust for the future
Dr Joe Patton, Head of Dairy Knowledge Transfer in Teagasc, joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge to outline the factors that will make dairy more robust in the future in advance of the Teagasc National Dairy Conference.
11 November 2024

The importance of a good foot bathing routine
As cows return indoors, Dairy Specialist at Teagasc, Patrick Gowing looks at the causes of lameness and offers tips for best practice foot bathing and foot bath design.
11 November 2024

Milk recording, LESS and spring slurry spreading higher on top performing dairy farms
To measure uptake and to evaluate whether evolving science and knowledge is being translated to farming practices, Dairy Innovation Indicators were measured in the Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS) Sustainability Report 2023.
11 November 2024

Feeding the freshly-calved cow this winter
Aisling Claffey, Nutritionist at Teagasc, discusses feeding programmes for liquid milk cows, highlighting the importance of striking a balance between performance and profit.
11 November 2024

5 top tips for November
Dr Joe Patton, Head of Dairy Knowledge Transfer at Teagasc, shares five top tips for November, highlighting important elements such as drying off, grassland management, establishing a winter work routine and monitoring animal performance.
11 November 2024

The importance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on farms
Padraig O’Connor, Dairy Technician at Teagasc Grange, joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss the role of SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) on farms.
04 November 2024

Simple steps can help support a positive start to spring 2025
Aisling Claffey, Nutritionist at Teagasc, outlines key preparations for managing dairy cows during the winter dry period to ensure optimal health and productivity at calving.
04 November 2024

Getting Ready for the 2025 Dairy Season
Michael Donoghue, Advisor at Teagasc Clare/Galway, discusses key decisions in managing grass, body condition, drying off, and personal time as the 2024 dairy season winds down, all of which will impact the profitability of the dairy business in 2025.
02 November 2024

Grazing advice: Setting up the farm for profitable milk production next spring
Providing advice on planning your remaining grazings, Grass10 Advisor at Teagasc, Joseph Dunphy shares key tips on setting up farm up for profitable milk production in 2025.
29 October 2024

Why some winter milk farms achieve better financial performance than others
Increased pasture utilisation, coupled with enhanced milk solids production and effective cost management, can lead to improved financial outcomes for winter milk farmers, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, James Dunne tells us more.
29 October 2024

When is the right time to talk about succession?
Dr. Tomás Russell, who is Assistant Professor in Agricultural Extension and Innovation at the School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, joins James Dunne on the latest Dairy Edge to discuss the considerations people should take when it comes to farm succession.
28 October 2024

Search continues for cause of summer scour syndrome
Theories aplenty, but as of yet there has been no clear confirmation of the cause of summer scour syndrome – an ailment of dairy and dairy-beef calves resulting in diarrhoea, ill-thrift and weight loss.
23 October 2024

5 steps to becoming an organic farmer
As the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) has recently reopened for applications, Teagasc Organic Advisor, Orla Walsh provides five key steps farmers must follow when transitioning from a conventional to an organic farming system.
22 October 2024

Variability in grass supplies – Teagasc/Tirlán Future Farmers take action
Monitor farmers engaged in the Teagasc/Tirlán Future Farm Programme have centred their attentions on completing grass and autumn closing budgets over recent weeks. Co-ordinator of the Programme, Sandra Hayes shares details on the actions taken.
21 October 2024

Teagasc National Farm Survey 2023 - Dairy Enterprise Factsheet
The Agricultural Economics and Farm Surveys Department at Teagasc has recently released a Dairy Enterprise Factsheet for 2023, providing a detailed analysis of the financial and technical performance of dairy farms as recorded in the 2023 National Farm Survey.
21 October 2024

The new vaccine against Cryptosporidium
Helena Madden, Ruminant Veterinary Manager with MSD Animal Health, joins Stuart Childs on the latest Dairy Edge to discuss the new vaccine against Cryptosporidium, Bovilis Cryptium.
18 October 2024

International Dairy Calf to Beef Conference
An International Dairy Calf to Beef Conference, organised by Teagasc in partnership with ABP and BSAS, is taking place in Co. Wexford.
17 October 2024

250,000 fewer suckler cows since June 2015
The number of suckler cows present on Irish farms in June 2024 declined by over 250,000 head when compared to the same period in June 2015, provisional figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) have shown.
17 October 2024

Udderly realistic: How calving simulators are ‘moo-ving’ education forward at Kildalton College
Jamie Cahill, Lecturer in Teagasc Kildalton College, writes on the college’s recently acquired calving simulators – valuable pieces of equipment that allow students to practice the calving procedure in a safe environment.
16 October 2024