Dr Dan's Newspaper Articles
Rearing Bull Calves on Dairy Farms in the North of Ireland
5th December 2019
In the North of Ireland currently it is not allowed to slaughter male calves as part of certification for dairy under the Red...Read More »
GLANBIA WINTER MILK SCHEME INCREASES THE WORKLOAD ASSOCIATED WITH TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH AN AUTUMN BREEDING PROGRAMME IN JANUARY/FEBRUARY WHILE PREPARING FOR THE SPRING CALVING PROGRAMME
4th December 2019
A farm visit to conduct a Pre-breed scan for a client in Co. Laois who has both a spring and autumn calving programme revealed...Read More »
AN EXTRA 2 LITRES OF MILK PER COW ON AVERAGE PER DAY BY REDUCING WAITING TIME FOR MILKING AND INCREASING THE MILKING INTERVAL TO 12 HOURS
4th December 2019
On a prebreed scan today for an autumn calving programme involving a total herd of 370 cows in milk today, split between spring...Read More »
OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPTY COWS TO BE RECYLED INTO AUTUMN CALVING PROGRAMME
3rd December 2019
In our travels this week, we are encountering farmers wanting empty cows scanned for suitability for breeding to calve next...Read More »
USE OF SEX SEMEN IN DAIRY COWS FOR AUTUMN CALVING IN 2020
3rd December 2019
Currently we have a demand by dairy farmers to identify cows in terms of suitability for the use of sexed semen. The...Read More »
PREPARING FOR SPRING CALVING IN 2019
16th January 2019
The negative impact of the 2018 summer drought on silage stocks has been significantly reduced by the mild weather in December...Read More »
WINTER MILK PRODUCTION – THE POOR RELATION
5th December 2018
The hum of milk parlours will gradually cease for 6 to 8 weeks in over 80% of dairy farms in the southern half of Ireland....Read More »
PREPARING FOR THE DRY COW PERIOD
7th November 2018
This year will be remembered for the challenges presented in farming because of seasonal extremes in weather. A wet spring with...Read More »
SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION FROM DAIRY
10th October 2018
The past two weeks post the ploughing fiasco has been an Indian summer. This has resulted in excellent grass growth rates,...Read More »
ENSURE YOUR IN-CALF STOCK REMAIN FIT
12th September 2018
The fodder shortage has asked many questions about systems of milk production for spring calving systems. There is no...Read More »