Dairy
Keeping cell counts under control during early lactation
The majority of dairy farms are now in the depths of the calving season, but a focus needs to be...
Milking
Dairy
Milking routine: Are there areas to improve on?
The milking routine on dairy farms is a process that must be done correctly, as mistakes made can result in...
Dairy
Time for parlour training to begin on your farm
The parlour training of your in-calf heifers, is a job that can begin over the coming days and weeks on...
Dairy
MEA launches new milking technician courses
The Milking Equipment Association (MEA) has launched its new Milking System Technician Accreditation (MSTA) courses. Category 2 courses for new...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Tips for milking during Covid-19
With the country under current Covid-19 restrictions, it’s important that dairy farmers begin planning for the 2021 season. Most dairy...
Dairy
Having SCC issues this season? Here are some top tips…
This spring has been very challenging on farms to say the least. The weather hasn’t been playing ball and getting...
Dairy
Video: Top tips when carrying out one of the most important jobs on a dairy farm
The milking routine is the most important job on a dairy farm, because you could say it is the only...
Dairy
Lely calf feeder designed to help identify calf health problems at an early stage
Lely has introduced a new automated calf feeder, which it says not only supplies calves with precisely what they need,...
Dairy
Video: Building an 8,000 head dairy farm in 9 months
Construction began on an 8,000 head dairy farm, called Meadowstar Dairy, in Minnesota in March 2015 and the building of...
Dairy
Handy tips to keep milking equipment from freezing
With severe frost promised this weekend, freezing weather conditions can affect farming in several ways. The problem of freezing of...
Dairy
How to avoid antibiotic residue problems while milking this spring
Milk processors can apply stringent penalties if milk supplies are found to be positive for residues, according to Animal Health Ireland...
Dairy
'Dairy farmers have no regrets about making the switch to once-a-day milking'
The majority of dairy farms who made the switch to once-a-day milking in recent years are very happy with this...
Dairy
Video: Help prevent mastitis by changing liners every 6 months
To help prevent mastitis, CellCheck recommends that liners are changed every 2,000 milkings, or every six months – whichever comes...
Dairy
'Last cows out of the parlour eat lower-quality grass'
The cows that leave the milking parlour last and go onto grass could be regularly eating lower-quality grass, a new...
Dairy
How to condition score cows over 200 milking days
Cows in the herd over 200 days milking should have a condition score at the moment of 2.5, Michael Garvey...
Agri-Business
Lely’s live robot display wins major award
Lely’s live robotic milking feature and feeding demonstration at the 2014 Livestock Event in the UK has won the ‘Best...
Dairy
Northern dairy farmers issued advice as milk prices slump by 30% in a year
The Northern Ireland NI average milk price for January was 22.33p/l, a decrease of 0.46p/l (2.0%) compared with December, according...
Dairy
DeLaval northwest open day on December 9
Holden Agri and Fuels will host an open day on December 9 from 10.30am in Artigarvan. This well-known and highly...
