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Understanding soil saturation and supplement requirements in the current conditions
On this week’s episode of The Dairy Edge, James Humphreys and Brian Garry join Emma-Louise Coffey to discuss the different aspects of dairy managemen…
6 years ago
Coping with the consequences of heavy rainfall
Dairy farmer John McNamara joins Emma-Louise Coffey to discuss the challenges of the recent heavy rainfall on his farm.
John explains that there has …
6 years, 1 month ago
Early milk recording for health and profit gains
Dairy Specialist Stuart Childs joins Emma-Louise Coffey to discuss the benefits to dairy cow health and overall farm profits through milk recording.
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6 years, 1 month ago
Getting grazed grass into the dairy cow diet through challenging weather conditions
Micheál O’Leary and Fergus Bogue join Emma-Louise Coffey to advise on managing grazing during challenging weather conditions.
Firstly, Micheál quanti…
6 years, 1 month ago
Managing energy balance and metabolic disorders in early lactation
Stephen Butler joins Emma-Louise Coffey to advise on how to manage energy balance and metabolic disorders in early lactation.
Firstly, Stephen emphas…
6 years, 1 month ago
Short-term OAD milking to reduce peak labour demand
Emer Kennedy joins Emma-Louise Coffey to discuss the Once-A-Day milking experiment at Teagasc Moorepark.
Emer explains the different variations of OA…
6 years, 2 months ago
The Profitability on Dairy Farms in 2019
Dairy specialist, George Ramsbottom, joins Emma-Louise Coffey to give an early indication of profitability on dairy farms in 2019.
George explains th…
6 years, 2 months ago
Milking 800 cows once a day in two herds
Keith Davis joined Emma-Louise Coffey to discuss the role of once-a-day milking in his large scale herd in Gloucestershire.
Keith was speaking at Tea…
6 years, 2 months ago
Tackling the growing disconnect between kids and farming
On this week’s episode of The Dairy Edge, dairy farmer, Karol Kissane, joins Emma-Louise Coffey to discuss his Nuffield studies about school students…
6 years, 2 months ago
Succession Planning for Family Farms
Farm Structure specialist Gordon Peppard joins Emma-Louise Coffey to discuss opportunities in dairy farming for family farms.
Gordon identified the k…
6 years, 2 months ago