N.Ireland
Dairy advice: Developing a herd health plan for 2025
The year is almost behind us, and before the spring calving season gets underway, farmers should develop a herd health...
Dairy
N.Ireland
FAO issues new guidelines on surveillance of flu in cattle
Amid a wave of reported avian influenza (bird flu) infections of cattle and other mammals, the Food and Agriculture Organization...
N.Ireland
Breeding for improved milk constituents in Northern Ireland
Breeding for improved milk constituents is the future for the milk industry in Northern Ireland. This is the strongly held...
Dairy
Dry cow management: Ensuring cows calve down at correct BCS
As the Christmas period continues on, it is important to be critiquing your dry cow management and ensuring cows are...
N.Ireland
Watch: Comté cheese taste testing in a 100,000 wheel cellar
Agriland visited the cellars of the Fort Saint-Antoine, Fromageries Marcel Petite where 100,000 wheels of Comté cheese are stored and...
N.Ireland
Dairy Throwback: Antrim father and son maximise farm efficiency
As the Christmas period begins, Agriland has decided to revisit some of the most popular and interesting Dairy Focus articles from 2024,...
N.Ireland
Dairy advice: Getting prepared for the calving season
We are nearing the end of December, meaning it won’t be long until the calving season kicks off all over...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Analysing your farm performance for 2024
There is no doubt that 2024 proved to be a challenging year for farmers, and so farmers should be analysing...
N.Ireland
Ukraine dairy sector still investing despite Russian missiles
By Chris McCullough Even though Russian missiles are still targeting dairy farms in Ukraine, the bigger industrial units are investing...
Beef
RVC awarded grants to advance vaccine research into BB and bTB
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) announced it has received two grants from the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN) to advance vaccine...
N.Ireland
Familiarising heifers with milking facilities this winter
Familiarising heifers with the milking facilities and getting them parlour trained is the final piece of the puzzle for getting...
Dairy
Confirmed bluetongue cases in GB rise to 185 – Defra
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today (Sunday, December 15) confirmed that the total number of...
N.Ireland
Has heifer mastitis been an issue on your farm?
Calving down and heifer mastitis, or in some scenarios, having a blind quarter, can be a massive issue on farms....
Dairy
9,000gns achieved at the 38th edition of the Black & White sale
The 38th edition of the Black & White sale held at the Borderway Sale Centre attracted a massive crowd of dairy...
N.Ireland
Drying off: Do not let hygiene slip for final cows
For many spring calving herds, the majority of the herd has been dried off by now. It is important that...
Dairy
US dairy farm size set to maintain an upward trajectory
Dairy farm size in the United States (US) looks set to increase further during the period ahead, as economic pressures...
N.Ireland
Winter Fair 2024: Celebrating pedigree dairy farming in Ireland
It is now universally accepted that the Royal Ulster Winter Fair is a true celebration of pedigree dairy farming in...
Dairy
Gene editing is ‘technology for the future’ – expert
Gene editing will be at the heart of future dairy cattle breeding programmes, according to Ai Services’ chief executive, Larry...
