Dairy
CAFRE to host ‘efficient and sustainable’ farm walks
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) are hosting a series of six farm walks to illustrate and...
Dairy
Dairy
Breeding: Time to start preparation for 2024 season
As the breeding season approaches on farms, it is important that you begin preparations and ensure that everything is ready...
Dairy
First Milk to increase milk price by 0.75ppl from May
First Milk has announced that its member milk price will increase by 0.75ppl from May 1, 2024. This will take...
Dairy
Large US producer slaughters 1.6m hens because of bird flu
The largest producer and distributor of fresh eggs in the United States has been forced to destroy 1.6 million laying hens...
Dairy
GDT price index records increase at latest event
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has risen by 2.8% at the latest trading event held today (Tuesday, April...
Agri-Business
Global feed production in 2023 down marginally
Global animal feed production remained steady in 2023 at 1.29 billion metric tonnes (BMT), a slight decrease of 2.6 million...
Dairy
Breeding season: What is the potential impact of a retained placenta?
On farms where calving begins in mid-January, there will now be calves between nine and 10-weeks-of-age, and it may be...
Dairy
Time to begin planning for the weaning of calves
On farms where calving begins in mid-January, there will now be calves between nine and 10-weeks-of-age, and it may be...
N.Ireland
Challenge with grazing continues across the country
Grazing remains a challenge on the vast majority of farms, with further rainfall experienced in most parts of the country...
N.Ireland
Study: Vaccination reduces ‘severity’ and spread of TB in cattle
A new study led by the University of Cambridge and Penn State University has shown that vaccination not only reduces...
Dairy
The importance of energy demand in cows being met
Ensuring that cows are getting adequate amounts of dry matter (DM) and energy is now a challenge on many farms....
Dairy
Johne’s disease: What is it and what are the signs?
Johne’s disease, also known as paratuberculosis, is a bacterial disease of cattle and other ruminants for which there is no...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Risk of scour and pneumonia cases grows
Calf sheds on many farms now full and the bacterial load inside them is quite high, which means that calves...
N.Ireland
BVD maps show significant progress north and south
The most recent maps produced for the Northern Ireland (NI) and Republic of Ireland (ROI) bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) programmes...
Dairy
Why being selective when breeding is important
Panning for the breeding season is underway on many dairy farms as we move through the month of March and...
Dairy
Research: Many large dairy companies plan to reach ‘net zero’
New analysis by European financial group ING, indicated that an increasing number of large dairy companies have plans to become...
N.Ireland
Grazing recommences on some farms this week
Grazing remains impossible in some areas, while in other areas, although challenging, cows are now returning to grass. Many dairy...
Agri-Business
Latest Fonterra financial results narrow farmgate price forecast
Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd., has today (Thursday, March 21) released its FY24 interim results which show a continuation of strong earnings performance. CEO...
