Dairy
AHDB appoints new vice president of US dairy market development
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has appointed Victor Willis as vice president of dairy market development (USA). Willis,...
Dairy
N.Ireland
Advice: Actions to take as weather improves
With temperatures on the rise and better weather for the past few days, field operations and grazing have begun across...
N.Ireland
Driving efficiency and sustainability with robotic milking
Securing optimal levels of carbon reduction within a robotic milking enterprise was the focus of a recent farm walk. The...
N.Ireland
Irishman breeding medium-sized cows for new dairy farm in Oz
By Chris McCullough Producing a cow that can walk long distances and cope with rolling hills is an important breeding...
N.Ireland
Managing the transition for calves being weaned off milk
A smooth transition for calves being weaned off milk is essential to ensure calves suffer no performance setbacks and continue...
Dairy
Former Arla CEO receives RABDF Princess Royal Award
Former chief executive of Arla Foods, Ash Amirahmadi, has today (Monday, April 15) received the RABDF Princess Royal Award. Amirahmadi...
N.Ireland
Preparing the stock bull for breeding season
Breeding season is fast approaching, and although the use of artificial insemination (AI) grows year-on-year, stock bulls still have a...
Dairy
Lameness issues need to be a focus as breeding approaches
Cows on the vast majority of farms have spent much longer in the shed than was expected by most, which...
Dairy
Does a synchronisation programme have a place on your farm?
The use of a synchronisation programme may be a good option for dairy farmers this breeding season. A programme can...
Dairy
Does a synchronisation programme have a place on your farm?
The use of a synchronisation programme may be a good option for dairy farmers this breeding season. A programme can...
N.Ireland
Important to maintain intakes as breeding season approaches
The breeding season is fast approaching and getting cows grazing continues to be a significant challenge on dairy farms. On...
N.Ireland
M&S UK aims to achieve its ‘Net Zero’ goals by 2040
Marks & Spencer (M&S) UK has announced that it aims to achieve its Net Zero by 2040 goals, funded through...
Dairy
CAFRE to host ‘efficient and sustainable’ farm walks
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) are hosting a series of six farm walks to illustrate and...
Dairy
First Milk to increase milk price by 0.75ppl from May
First Milk has announced that its member milk price will increase by 0.75ppl from May 1, 2024. This will take...
Dairy
Time to begin planning for the weaning of calves
On farms where calving begins in mid-January, there will now be calves between nine and 10-weeks-of-age, and it may be...
Dairy
The importance of energy demand in cows being met
Ensuring that cows are getting adequate amounts of dry matter (DM) and energy is now a challenge on many farms....
Dairy
Johne’s disease: What is it and what are the signs?
Johne’s disease, also known as paratuberculosis, is a bacterial disease of cattle and other ruminants for which there is no...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Risk of scour and pneumonia cases grows
Calf sheds on many farms now full and the bacterial load inside them is quite high, which means that calves...
