Teagasc and ICBF are set to host a series of information events during ‘Dairy Breeding Week’, which runs until Friday, March 24.

What is the Johne’s disease risks for a newborn calf?From the moment a calf is born, good hygiene practices are essential to minimise the exposure to dung and therefore, reduce the risk of infection.

It has reduced its price paid to farmers by 6c per litre to 46c.

We have considered slurry to be a valuable source of nutrients for a long time now and would have always said that we spent time planning our slurry application to make the most effective use of it.

Dairy and suckler herds will be hoping to turn out weanlings to grass as soon as possible - some out of necessity due to an ever-dwindling reserve of fodder.

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While things have calmed down on the calving front with fewer than 30 cows left to calve, the weather has made life difficult.

This March is certainly living up to the saying “March of many weathers”, and I am hoping at some point we eventually meet the lamb from the old Almanac saying “in like a lion out like a lamb”.

Symbols like shamrocks, Irish harps and Celtic crosses have been used to mislead people about the origin of food produce.

The deadline for farmers to choose which nitrates band they intend on applying for year 2023 for their herd is fast approaching

According to the department, almost 8,000 farmers have already recorded their choice on the banding portal.  

A further €1.2m will be paid to eligible members in the coming months.

Reducing the frequency of milking ahead of drying off could be less stressful for dairy cows, researchers in Denmark have claimed.

"While we all expected a correction in the market, the cuts made by processors are record-breaking for all the wrong reasons."

It has announced a 6c cut reduction to its milk price for February supplies.

The cuts in milk price announced since the start of the year are "absolutely horrendous", a farm organisation has said.

Lakeland is the first co-op to announce its price for February milk supplies. 

It has been an incredibly colourful week here on the farm with the arrival of some beautiful new calves, but the real highlight has been that 'Granny', our 13-year-old jersey, finally gave birth.

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Things have been going well on the farm this month. I have over 85% of the cows calved at this stage, and thankfully, all is going well so far.

Junior minister had said the dairy sector 'must take responsibility for its unwanted calves'

'Buffer feeding' as a term can often turn farmers off discussing it.  However, this is simply the process of filling the feed gap between the energy requirements of a cow and the energy consumed by her from grazed grass alone.

A voluntary exit/reduction scheme was one of a number of proposals outlined by the Food Vision Dairy Group.

Glanbia plc has announced plans to sell Glanbia Cheese to its US partner Leprino Foods Company for more than €160m.

The term 'transition cow' is one that comes up often among industry insiders, but what does this really look like on farm, and what are the key considerations for managing cows at this stage?When we talk about 'transition cows', we are referring to ...