Dairy
Maximising a summer of grass growth
Northern farms are having an exceptional summer with grass growth consistently above demand and quality excellent, were good grassland management...
Dairy
Dairy
Butterfat change would benefit some at expense of others, says Ciolos
The proposed change in the butterfat coefficient would benefit some at the expense of others, according to EU agriculture Commissioner...
Dairy
India to take over from EU as largest milk producer
India is expected to outpace the European Union and become the largest milk producer in the world, according to the...
Beef
‘Discussion Groups are not everyone’s cup of tea, and that’s ok’
While Teagasc has pushed farmer participation in Discussion Groups in recent times, Teagasc Director Gerry Boyle admitted this week that...
Dairy
Full clearance with an average of €2,200 at IHFA Open Day
An average price of €2,200 was achieved at the sale of young pedigree heifers as part of the IHFA Open...
Dairy
Grazing infrastructure pays dividends
A recent farm walk was held on the dairy farm of John and George Hanna, Downpatrick. They demonstrated how the...
Agri-Business
Fonterra and Abbott announce proposed dairy farm hub in China
Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd and Abbott have announced the signing of an agreement to develop a proposed dairy farm hub...
Dairy
Strathroy continues to grow its milk pool in the South East
Ruairi Cunningham, Managing Director of Strathroy Dairies, has told Agriland that it is continuing to grow its farmer supply base...
Agri-Business
Ambitious growth strategy leads to Dale Farm reporting 30% growth in sales
Dale Farm, the dairy processing unit of United Dairy Farmers Co-op, has reported a 30% increase in sales for 2013 –...
Dairy
93% of GIIL suppliers sign up to Milk Supply Agreement
Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Limited (GIIL) have today confirmed that 93% of its milk suppliers have signed-up to its new Milk...
Dairy
Rain arrives in the nick of time for dry farms
The warm weather continues and the much needed rain has come on time. On dry farms, the challenge has been...
Dairy
New study finds Moomonitor is best in class
New research, undertaken at Kansas State University, has found that scanning by ultrasonography confirmed that 88.6% of cows identified by...
Arable
Wholecrop ready to harvest
Michael Garvey, CAFRE dairy specialist is advising farmers to walk their wholecrops to assess readiness for cutting by stripping the...
Dairy
Earn 1c/L more by improving mastitis control
You could be earning at least 1c/L more by improving mastitis control in your herd, according to Animal Health Ireland...
Dairy
Scientists discover one cause of loss of calves through pregnancy
Scientists in New Zealand have discovered a genetic variation which is one of the causes of dairy cows being empty...
Dairy
Scientists discover ‘fat gene’ in cows
New Zealand-based co-op, Livestock Improvement Company (LIC) has discovered genetic variations which impact milk composition in dairy cows. All cows...
Beef
Use your ears and listen to your calves for Hoose
Farmers who have not used a persistent wormer, are facing lung worm (Hoose) problems on farm, and need to listen...
Dairy
Large Herd Open Day highlights the need for effective disease control strategies
Simon Browne and his father Tom are today hosting the Large Herd Open Day on their farm at Killeagh, Co....
