Person: Laurence Shalloo

E-agriculture research collaboration launched

Precision technologies in pasture-based production will be developed in a new research initiative between Teagasc, Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT), and True North Mapping (TNM), a commercial Shannon-based company.

Thu, 02 Oct, 2014

Expansion business plans questioned

The dairy expansion train has already left the station, as evidenced by the increase in dairy cow and replacement heifer numbers over the last three years, said Teagasc dairy systems economics researcher Laurence Shalloo, at a recent Teagasc seminar on Financial Planning for Expansion.

Thu, 26 Jun, 2014

Farmers seeking finance told to outline a realistic business plan

Teagasc has warned farmers seeking banking finance that their business plans need to outline a realistic strategy covering several years.

Thu, 12 Jun, 2014

Teagasc research targets pregnancy test for herds

A reliable early pregnancy test based on milk samples within 21 days of AI would mark a major advance in reproductive management of dairy herds.

Thu, 08 May, 2014

Tipperary Co-op farmers ‘can boost post-quota milk output by 64%’

Dairy farmers in the Tipperary Co-op region could potentially increase their post-quota milk output by 64% if they optimise their heifer-calving dates and boost grass growth, says Teagasc senior research officer Dr Laurence Shalloo.

Thu, 20 Feb, 2014

Minimising infertility key to increasing productivity

Getting 90% of cows to calve in the first six weeks of the calving season is worth €258/ cow/year in the average herd.

Thu, 20 Feb, 2014

Keep lactose above 4.2%. It’s valuable

Watch cow nutrition and overall yield up to drying-off, to keep the lactose content above 4.2%.

Thu, 17 Oct, 2013

Thinking big: benefits and risks of expansion discussed at Moorepark

I attended last week’s Teagasc open day at Moorepark. The place was resplendent in the sun, with manicured paddocks, no weeds and not a fencer post out of line.

Thu, 11 Jul, 2013

Contingency of up to 20% advised for expanding farmers

Recently, I had the pleasure of hearing Dr Laurence Shalloo of Teagasc speak at a West Cork event on planning expansion for 2015; the following are some key messages from the event for farmers looking to expand.

Thu, 14 Mar, 2013

New CostCheck calculator brings Mastitis control within grasp

The Cost Check calculator to estimate the cost of Somatic Cell Count on your dairy farm was launched at the recent Teagasc National Dairy Conference.

Thu, 06 Dec, 2012

Cash flow critical in dairy farm expansion

* Teagasc’s experts say dairy expansion can be profitable, but you’ll need a solid plan. Joe Dermody reports

Thu, 29 Nov, 2012

Grass and fertility on agenda for conference

WILL milk price hold up, with supply expanding internationally, and the world in the grip of recession?

Thu, 12 Jan, 2012

Dairy farmers consider Dairygold’s new milk pricing system ‘workable’

NORTH Cork dairy farmers are broadly happy that they can meet the calving and production guidelines in Dairygold’s new milk pricing system, it emerged at an IFA-hosted meeting in Mallow last night.

Fri, 14 Oct, 2011

Age profile at Teagasc conference indicates opportunities in sector

THE youthful age profile of the record 8,000 visitors to yesterday’s Teagasc Moorepark 2011 conference in Fermoy, Co Cork, was a clear signal of the expansion ambitions and opportunities in the dairy sector.

Thu, 30 Jun, 2011

Soaring levels of milk production push Ireland towards EU super levy

SOARING levels of milk production seem to be pushing Ireland almost inevitably towards being hit with EU super levy fines, according to most dairy industry experts.

Thu, 27 Jan, 2011

Low-cost, grass-based milk production key to dairy survival

LOW-COST, grass-based milk production is key to survival, the Teagasc national dairy conference was told in Mullingar yesterday.

Thu, 19 Nov, 2009

Dairy farmers urged to prepare their businesses for freer market

DAIRY farmers were urged yesterday to use the next five to six years to prepare their farm businesses for a freer market in the longer term.

Fri, 24 Apr, 2009

End of quotas will allow dairy farm start-ups

START-UP dairy farms will become much more feasible when milk quotas go, the big attendance at Moorepark ‘07 was told.

Thu, 28 Jun, 2007

Milk quota plan needed, group hears

IT IS critical to provide farmers with an indication of how long milk quotas will remain, given that they are now in a position where they must decide for themselves the value of milk quota under the new quota exchange.

Thu, 09 Nov, 2006

Teagasc urges reviews ahead of EU reforms

Changes in EU policy will demand a radical re-appraisal of business strategies by dairy farmers, a Teagasc national dairy conference was told in Cork yesterday.

Thu, 18 Nov, 2004