Dairy
Dairy advice: Getting organised for drying-off cows
As we move into November, planning must get underway for drying-off cows and ensuring that you have all of the...
Dairy
Dairy
Time to start looking for staff ahead of calving on farms
As we enter into November, now is a good time of year for dairy farmers to start looking for staff...
Dairy
Drying-off: Selecting the correct dates for cows
Drying-off is going to be the next major event to occur on most dairy farms. There are a number of...
Agri-Business
£4.7m invested in new Cattle Information Service laboratory
Over £4.7 million has been invested in creating a new laboratory for the Cattle Information Service (CIS). The new lab...
Dairy
Drying-off: Getting to know the bacteria on your farm
Ahead of drying-off cows, which on many farms will begin later this month, it is a good idea to determine...
N.Ireland
NI dairy farmers have sufficient silage for winter
Most dairy farmers in Northern Ireland will have sufficient silage stocks built up by this stage to get them through...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Time for tail clipping to take place
As cows enter the shed and preparation for drying-off is getting underway, a job that should be completed over the...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Time to get your calf shed in order
Ensuring that the calf shed is ready for the arrival of calves should be a focus over the coming weeks...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Time to review herbage production
Late autumn / early winter is a good time to develop a plan to improve or maintain herbage production on...
Agri-Business
MSD Animal Health to host series of events in herd health roadshow
MSD Animal Health UK Ltd will host a series of roadshows from November to discuss how the latest herd monitoring technologies,...
Dairy
Controlling heifer mastitis on dairy farms this winter
Heifer mastitis can be an issue on some farms, with heifers often calving down with cases or developing them shortly...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Areas to improve calf health on your farm
Getting calf health right on farm is a key pillar to having a successful calving season, with it having a...
Dairy
Challenging grazing conditions for those still at grass
Grazing on many dairy farms has come to an end for the year. Although challenging at times on some farms,...
N.Ireland
Autumn-calving: Dealing with milk fever cases
Milk fever is unfortunately an issue that will likely have to be dealt with on farms calving cows this autumn....
N.Ireland
NI Dairy Council CEO commits to sustainability credentials of sector
Former chief executive officer (CEO) of the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) in Northern Ireland, Ian Stevenson, has formally taken...
Dairy
Dairy farmers are facing a hard winter - NFU Cymru
The Welsh branch of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU Cymru) has said that dairy farmers will face a hard winter,...
N.Ireland
Time for cull cows to go as housing begins on farms
For the most part, dairy cows are now housed as weather conditions have made land too wet to graze, so...
Agri-Business
Volac appoints new nutritional sales development manager
Volac has announced the appointment a new nutritional sales development manager for Northern Ireland. Eimear Diamond, a native of Bellaghy,...
