Article by Dr. Dan Ryan published in the Farming Independent ,Tuesday October 25th, 2011 The past month has resulted in excellent grass growth and grazing conditions on many farms. The milk price for butterfat and protein has resulted in cows producing milk from grazed grass without any extra concentrate supplementation. Farmers are being advised to […]
Read MoreArticle by Dr. Dan Ryan published in the Farming Independent September 27th, 2011. Superlevy North v’s South. The implications of a superlevy on excess milk production above quota available have been highlighted in the past month. In contrast, a superlevy will not pertain in the North of Ireland. This is now the main market for Autumn […]
Read MoreArticle by Dr. Dan Ryan published in the Farming Independent August 31, 2011 It is now that time of year to assess the performance of your spring breeding programme. This is the first year that I have seen a determined effort to stop AI or to remove stock bulls from the middle of July to […]
Read MoreArticle by Dr. Dan Ryan published in the Farming Independent July 26th 2011 It is now time to stop breeding cows for Spring-calving in 2012. Cows bred now will calve in May next year. In previous years there was a market for late calvers. However, as the number of breeding stock has increased dramatically we […]
Read MoreArticle by Dr. Dan Ryan published in the Farming Independent May 31st 2011. The month of April was excellent for grazing cows outdoors, while the month of May initially resulted in near drought conditions in some parts of the midlands. The increase in rainfall in the second half of May was a welcome relief for […]
Read MoreArticle by Dr. Dan Ryan published in the Farming Independent Newspaper, March 8th 2011. Calving programmes are now well under way on most dairy farms. Most farmers will have a high proportion of their first calvers milking at this stage. However, a high proportion of the later lactation cows remain to calve on the dairy […]
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