Dr Dan's Newspaper Articles
Optimise your future in dairying
30th August 2017
This time of year is the least labour intensive on dairy farms. Getting relief milkers is one of the biggest challenges in...Read More »
The Challenges of Dairy Herd Expansion
2nd August 2017
Dairy herd size in grass based milk production systems has increased significantly in the past five years. This expansion has...Read More »
ENSURING YOUR COWS STAY IN CALF
7th June 2017
This is a critical stage of the breeding season, the seeds have been sown to establish next year’s calf crop. The challenge...Read More »
ACCURATE HEAT DETECTION KEY TO OPTIMAL REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE
10th May 2017
Breeding programmes for spring calving dairy herds have now begun on all farms. This period literally sows the seeds for both...Read More »
PREPARING FOR SPRING AI SEASON
12th April 2017
Grass based spring calving programmes are nearing an end. Cows remaining to calve are in my opinion high risk pregnancies. ...Read More »
HEALTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME IS KEY TO SUSTAINABLE AUTUMN CALVING
15th March 2017
Breeding programmes for autumn calving herds will end by the 10th of March. This pertains primarily in the South of...Read More »
MANAGING YOUR LATE CALVING COWS AND COLOSTRUM QUALITY FOR LATE BORN CALVES
23rd February 2017
Spring calving dairy herds are currently at the peak of their calving programmes. It is a very demanding time in terms of...Read More »
CHALLENGES FACING THE DAIRY INDUSTRY
18th January 2017
The month of December has been very mild. Weather records now show that 2016 was the hottest year on record. Climate change...Read More »
BREEDING COWS FOR AUTUMN CALVING
7th December 2016
The majority of grass based milk production systems will dry off the remainder of their spring calvers over the next fortnight....Read More »
PREPARING FOR DRY COW MANAGEMENT
9th November 2016
Improved weather has enabled farmers to keep cows out by day and indeed by night on drier ground. Grazing conditions have been...Read More »