Planning for Spring 2025
Many herds are currently engaged in drying off cows, as the focus shifts towards dry cow management across most farms. It’s also important to...
The Autumn Checklist
For spring calving herds, the end of the lactation is approaching so some important decisions need to be made to hopefully ensure a stress-free...
Prevention of Metabolic Issues
Prevention of metabolic issues next spring will hinge around management decisions that will be made over the next number of weeks. When costs...
Preparation is Everything
Although it seems almost too early to admit, and it doesn’t appear to have been that long since ‘winter mode’ ended, but Winter 2024 is approaching,...
Final Preparations for Calving 2021
As we approach calving 2021 the focus should be on final preparations that will result in a spring free from any upsets, nutritional issues or...
WATCH: Dry cow mineral leads to improved health and immunity
The Irish dairy cow is working harder now than ever before, with longer lactations and shorter dry periods. In contrast to much of the global dairy...
Preparing for the 2020 lactation
With most Irish dairy herds calving in the months of February and March, now is a very important time to apply some key practices that will...