dairy

Morning, I am wondering if anyone can shed any light on what is involved in starting a dairy flock? Sourcing ewes, milking system (OAD or TAD), expected litres/lactation length and weaning of lambs (my research so far has shown this to differ between producers)? My dairy experience lies with...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) is “delighted” to announce His Majesty King Charles III as its new Patron. The king, who has a “longstanding interest” in British farming and a “passion” for the environment, succeeds the late...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The first morning of Balmoral Show 2024 will see Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) president, John Henning, welcome Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister – Andrew Muir MLA – to the event. The Minister for the Department of Agriculture...

Looking for 2nd feet spreader that will take 2 half ton bags for dairy farm spreading about 30 ton a year, came across a clean dpx24 what are these like or am I better off to buy a rauch or Amazone

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister Andrew Muir has said the aim of the Farm Support and Development Programme is to improve the long-term resilience of the agri-food sector. Speaking to MLAs during an oral statement in the Chamber, Muir...

Managing a small herd of longhorns here.Lovely quiet cows untill they have a calf, then it's as if a switch has been flicked and they suddenly become possessed by the devil. This of course then becomes exacerbated when you have calves that don't suck; big traffic cone tits to latch onto; tagging...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Arla Foods has committed over £300 million between five of its UK sites with the aim of boosting UK manufacturing and the future of British dairy. In addition to previously announced plans for its Taw Valley site, Arla Foods said it will update...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has said it is considering a potential new fund to maximise value from innovation spending on agriculture and nature. The department has launched a new expert advisory group to...

Had a heifer calve 5 days ago and constantly just wants to kick the calf off when suckling. I’ve checked her mastitis and milked her out incase she was sore. I’ve given her some Endocam incase she’s in any pain. she loves the calf, she was straight up and licking and is constantly with it...

Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland Farmer Derek Dyer contaminated a private water supply and polluted a stream after a slurry store built from farmyard manure collapsed. In a case brought by the Environment Agency, Dyer, aged 74, of Crawley Farm, Yarcombe near Honiton, received a community...

436: AHDB Dairy: Understanding Johne's disease Written by Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Johne's disease is a contagious bacterial infection that affects the intestinal tract of cattle and other ruminants and is most commonly acquired in young animals. In this episode...

Anyone got an ingenious solution to stop water going bad when the weather's hot? A few days of heat and its all gone green, its from a spring which seems to go off faster than mains water.

Early morning tv news, reported that the UK had the wettest period (winter/spring), because of which less crops could be planted , so as the news report stated, "the UK has to rely on more imports of food", well thats hard to believe? or took alot of "intelligent" people to come to that...

Is the Livestock sector, especially sheep and beef at a significant crossroads? The present long overdue higher prices for sheep may not mean that there will be an increase in production. Statistically there will be a significantly lower lamb crop this year, so it is likely that prices will...

How easy would it be to get farm assured on a lump of land? No buildings or anything just a block of land with its own holding number? I do not have a farm I live in a house in the village so I can not link the holding to my farm I’m thinking a movement book,medicine book herd health plan would...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland An initiative called Plough On aimed at tackling rural isolation and loneliness in Northern Ireland has been developed after Tyrone-based Rural Support group’s research found that both issues are growing problems, especially in the farming community...

Written by Francess McDonnell from Agriland The board of Lakeland Dairies has confirmed that the base price for milk supplied in April has been held from last month. A base price of 41.9c/L – based on 3.6% butterfat and 3.3% protein – will be paid for April milk in the Republic of Ireland...

Written by Francess McDonnell from Agriland The board of Lakeland Dairies has confirmed that the base price for milk supplied in April has been held from last month. A base price of 41.9c/L – based on 3.6% butterfat and 3.3% protein – will be paid for April milk in the Republic of Ireland...

Someone said today that the best smell is freshly rolled cereals in the spring. My entry would be freshly spread rotten muck in the autumn or possibly freshly mown grass. Any other thoughts?

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/foodanddrink/other/the-era-of-cheap-food-is-over-says-waitrose-chief/ar-BB1m1RgF?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=5d621007c54744bd82a9d519360dd520&ei=28 James Bailey, the executive director of Waitrose, says he is determined the supermarket should lead the way in...