Dairy
Time for potassium application on grazing & silage grounds
The good weather last week saw many farmers secure another cut of silage, which means that potassium (K) application for...
Dairy
N.Ireland
Complete a fodder budget as second-cut silage gets underway
Second cut silage fields are either closed off for silage or getting harvested over this spell of good weather and...
Dairy
Dairy farmers, retailers and processors enter next phase of coalition
In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, the dairy industry today (Monday, July 7) announced a new coalition with leading food companies united...
Dairy
Autumn calving: Body condition score cows ahead of drying off
With drying off for autumn calving herds set to take place in the next couple of weeks, the body condition...
N.Ireland
Grass-clover: Key to growing 15t DM/ha and reducing nitrogen
A huge topic of discussion at Moorepark ’25 open day was laying down strategies to grow 15t dry matter (DM)/ha,...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Understanding silage test results
Many farmers will be eyeing up their second cut of silage in the next few weeks, and silage test results...
Dairy
UK's less intensive dairy in good place to benefit from new EU deal
The UK’s less intensive dairy sector, and the good global outlook for dairy generally, leaves that sector in a good...
Environment
Defra: How to deal with this summer's dry weather
With predicted heat waves due over the coming weeks, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is advising...
Dairy
Contagious animal disease detected in France for first time
An outbreak of contagious lumpy skin disease (LSD) has been confirmed for the first time in France yesterday, June 29,...
N.Ireland
Red clover silage: Similar yields, quality with 2.3x less nitrogen
As part of ita ZeroNsile project, AgriSearch recently held a farm walk on red clover establishment on the farm of...
Dairy
Locomotion scoring cows to keep milk production up this summer
Lameness is a huge problem on Irish dairy farms and can seriously impact on costs and profits, and so identifying...
Dairy
Parasite control to keep replacement heifer calves on target
Parasite control at this time of the year for your replacement heifer calves is crucial for your next generation of...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Time to service your milking machine
As farms quieten down between the first and second cut of silage, you should be looking into servicing your milking...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Controlling Johne’s disease this summer
Johne’s disease is an incurable infection in cattle that can devastate a dairy herd’s production. It is caused by paratuberculosis,...
Dairy
Watch out for signs of summer scour syndrome in grazing calves
Many calves are out grazing at the moment, and they can all seem fit and healthy before suddenly taking a...
Agri-Business
Latest DEFRA figures show agriculture profits boost
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs’s (DEFRA) latest figures show a profitability boost for the 2024 fiscal year....
Dairy
Considerations when wrapping up AI and letting stock bulls out
A couple of weeks into the breeding season, a lot of farmers will begin to wrap artificial insemination (AI) and...
Dairy
Block calving systems trend continues across GB - AHDB
Co-ordinated block calving systems are on the rise across Great Britain, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)....
