Dr Dan's Newspaper Articles
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 »
THE LEAVING CERT CHALLENGE!
15th August 2018
The impact of the drought still pertains on many dairy farms in the South East and Midlands. The contrasts in challenges...Read More »
WATER SHORTAGE INCREASES LATER EMBRYO DEATH
18th July 2018
Water is an integral element of our daily industry. The current drought is having enormous adverse effects on both welfare of...Read More »
INFERTILE BULLS AND EMBRYO DEATH REDUCE 6 WEEK CALVING RATES
20th June 2018
The improvement in weather for the past three weeks has provided an excellent opportunity to preserve top quality silage and...Read More »
THE CREAM ALWAYS COMES TO THE TOP
23rd May 2018
This has been an extremely difficult season to date. Grazing conditions and indeed the opportunity for zero grazing have been...Read More »
PLANNING ON ACCURATE HEAT DETECTION
30th April 2018
An improvement in soil temperatures has brought relief to most dairy farmers as they see an opportunity to get cows outdoors by...Read More »