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November 1, 2020
Calf housing and management Good calf and housing management is essential to achieve performance targets. The main areas to address...
October 26, 2020
On dairy farms heifer rearing is the second largest annual expense after concentrates, accounting for almost 20% of production costs,...
October 20, 2020
One topic that always goes down well for a discussion group meeting and gets farmers talking is ‘dairy building design’. ...
October 13, 2020
Conail Keown, CAFRE Dairying Development Adviser A recent Business Development Group (BDG) meeting on the Kirkwood farm at Millisle highlighted...
Thursday 15th October 2020, 7.30pm – 8.30pm You are kindly invited to attend the second joint CAFRE/Teagasc dairy calf to...
October 1, 2020
Colostrum hygiene Most dairy farmers are aware of the often repeated message about colostrum and the three Qs. The three...
September 30, 2020
Martin Mulholland and Robert Patterson CAFRE The Dairy-4-Future project has highlighted where and how it is possible to reduce ammonia...
September 29, 2020
Co Tyrone farmer Conail Daly is a recent recruit to the Business Development Groups (BDGs) which are organised and run...
September 14, 2020
On many dairy farms autumn cows will be starting to calve and emphasis switches from grazing and silage making to...
September 7, 2020
Diet feeders are now present on approximately 50% of dairy farms in Northern Ireland. Many of these farms use nutritionists...
September 3, 2020
The incorporation of clover into existing grass swards can result in improvements in animal performance, profitability and reduced greenhouse gases...
September 1, 2020
Managing grazing in September Concentrates account for about two thirds of the variable production costs of milk. Making the most...