Dairy
Laurence Shalloo on the challenges & opportunities facing the dairy industry
Laurence Shalloo, Head of the Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Programme at Teagasc Moorepark, joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the dairy industry in the forthcoming years.
26 June 2023
Your ACRES Plan
Many of the 46,000 farmers who applied for ACRES last November had their applications approved in late March. Once you were approved you were effectively a scheme participant since the 1st of January and the contracted period will run for 5 years until the 31st of December 2027.
26 June 2023
Let's Talk Dairy - milking 10 times a week in the second half of lactation
On this episode of Let's Talk Dairy, James Dunne, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, was joined by Teagasc Research Officer Emer Kennedy to discuss milking 10 times a week in the second half of lactation.
26 June 2023
Be vigilant of lungworm
After a sustained dry period, recent rainfall may have created the perfect conditions for lungworm to develop.
26 June 2023
Optimum grazing stocking rate in mid-season
Best practice grazing management over the summer months is to maintain pre-grazing herbage mass between 1,300 and 1,500kg dry matter (DM)/ha (8 and 10cm), and target a post-grazing sward height of 4-4.5cm.
25 June 2023
Watch: Calf Health and Welfare
Marie and Anna are working on calf health research at Moorepark. Gathering this research data involves recording the calves’ health status on a daily basis along with more in-depth twice weekly health scoring.
23 June 2023
New National Genotyping Programme will unleash the power of genetics
The National Genotyping Programme is seen as one of the significant actions that can help farmers to reduce their carbon footprint through the identification of the best genetics for production, fertility as well as methane emissions.
22 June 2023
National Genotyping Programme open to applications
Applications are now being accepted to the National Genotyping Programme. Officially opened by ICBF, this is a collaborative initiative enabling Ireland to take the first step in achieving a fully genotyped national herd.
21 June 2023
Watch: Multispecies Swards and Methane Emissions on Curtin's Farm
Charlie Dwan and Alann Jezequel tell us about their research on Curtin's Farm, they will be at Moorepark Open Day on July 4th with more information.
20 June 2023
Let's Talk Dairy - Incorporating Clover into grass swards in Teagasc Ballyhaise
On this episode of Let's Talk Dairy, James Dunne, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, was joined by Donal Patton to give an update on a new research trial which is looking at incorporating clover into grass swards in Teagasc Ballyhaise.
18 June 2023
Early life health of breeding bulls
Across both beef and dairy sectors, genomic selection has increased the rate at which we can select young bulls that have superior genetics. High demand from farmers, for these high genetic merit, first-season bulls means that there is a high demand for their semen at a young age.
17 June 2023
Watch: Body Condition Scoring at Moorepark
Here John Paul Murphy, Moorepark farm manager, and Kieran McCarthy, assistant farm manager, are body condition scoring and weighing cows after milking.
16 June 2023
Foot bath design and use to help with lameness
There are higher incidences of lameness after the spring due to the bad weather, with roadways and paddock access in unsatisfactory conditions. Foot baths can help with lameness issues.
15 June 2023
Watch: Higher milk and solids yields from grass-white clover swards at Moorepark
Aine Murray's research is looking at the herbage and milk performance of three different groups of cows, comparing grass-only swards to grass/clover swards at different nitrogen rates.
13 June 2023
Technology solutions to feature at Moorepark Dairy Open Day
Teagasc, Enterprise Ireland and AgTech Ireland have agreed to provide a platform for AgTech Ireland member companies at the Teagasc Dairy Open Day in Moorepark on Tuesday, July 4th.
13 June 2023
The role and importance of multispecies swards
Brendan Horan, Farm Systems Researcher at Teagasc Moorepark, is on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to discuss multispecies swards (MSS) and the reason he and his team are researching them in the multi-milk systems trials at Curtin’s Farm.
12 June 2023
Tips on managing through dry June conditions
Despite a very dry start to June, average grass growth rates had been 60kg DM per day and farm covers had been holding well in most regions
12 June 2023
Milk price rise offsets steep production cost increases on dairy farms in 2022
The preliminary results of the National Farm Survey (NFS) for 2022, which are representative of almost 85,806 farms in Ireland, were published earlier today, June 12th. In this article, we look at dairy Family Farm Income.
12 June 2023
Increase in farm incomes largely confined to dairy and tillage farms in 2022
The results of a new report indicate that the year 2022 produced a mixed outcome for income levels across farm systems in Ireland.
12 June 2023
Safety with bulls during breeding
Health and Safety Authority (HSA) statistics show that from 2012 to 2021 bulls were the cause of 16% of farm workplace deaths.
11 June 2023
Opportunity for greater flexibility on dairy farms
Completing the evening milking earlier is good for the farmer and helps recruit and retain employees, Martina Gormley, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, tells us more.
10 June 2023
Let's Talk Dairy - advisor's update from the grass roots
On this episode of Let's Talk Dairy, John Douglas, Teagasc Grass10 Advisor, is joined by Lorcan Dooley, Teagasc Dairy Advisor, based in Portlaoise, Co. Laois to discuss where the focus should be on dairy farms for June.
09 June 2023
Get snapping - 'This is Dairying' photo competition launched
The ‘This is Dairying’ competition, in conjunction with the Teagasc Moorepark Dairy Open Day, will run throughout June 2023. The idea behind the competition is to give people the opportunity to show what they love about dairy farming.
08 June 2023
Moorepark ’23: Meeting challenges to secure a sustainable future
The Irish dairy industry has undergone a transformational change since the removal of the EU milk quota in 2015. Since the Irish dairy industry began to prepare for EU milk quota removal, milk solids output has increased by over 96%.
07 June 2023
How to produce high Commercial Beef Value calves
On many dairy farms, the decision of what beef bull to use on cows is often based on having a very low calving difficulty, along with having as short a gestation as possible.
07 June 2023
Benefits of having a relief milker this summer
It is common for dairy farmers to employ someone to just complete a number of milkings each week. In this article, Teagasc Dairy Specialist Martina Gormley outlines the benefits this can bring.
06 June 2023
Dairy market outlook for the second half of 2023
On this episode of Let's Talk Dairy, Teagasc Dairy Specialist James Dunne was joined by Liam McCabe, Bord Bia's Dairy Sector Manager, to give an insight into the dairy market outlook for the second half of 2023.
04 June 2023
Examine costs early to make better financial decisions
Patrick Gowing, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, points the way to the use of the Teagasc eProfit Monitor Forward Planner as a tool to make better financial decisions for the remainder of the year.
29 May 2023
Actions to improve milk protein percentage in May and June
John McCabe, Teagasc/Aurivo Joint Programme Advisor, looks at the factors affecting and the steps to take to improve milk protein percentage in May and June.
28 May 2023
The story so far for the Tipperary Calf to Beef Demo Farm
The Tipperary Calf to Beef Demonstration Farm – trading as Ballyvadin Beef Farm Ltd. – was established by Teagasc, in conjunction with Dawn Meats and Shinagh Estates Ltd., to demonstrate the best technologies for profitable and sustainable production of beef calves from the dairy herd.
27 May 2023