dairy

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland Dr. Sam Strain was awarded the “prestigious” BT cup at the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) annual dinner, which was held at the Lough Erne Resort in Co. Fermanagh on Friday, March 22. Among the 200 guests were Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...

Will the price of the barley now around £150\t vs £330 for 16% nuts. Is barley beef back, and the best way to feed it. Thinking of buying some Aa x calves from a local dairy herd and then putting barley in to them ...?

As a dairy farmer who plays at arable I'm thinking of getting a mounted 3m dd for over-seeding, cover crops ect. Mounted and 3m as we have some truly steep land. Discs to allow me to drill into grass, I'm aware of the weaving and moores options i'm generally looking for recommendations.

I seemed to have killed my 2000 450 honda, looking at 2nd hand diesel mule or 2ndhand 420 honda, just need it for getting cow's and moving fencing around, would travel between our 2 farms once a week( 2 miles away), which I going to be the best longer term or more dairy farme proof

Bird flu found in US milk for first time in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico Written by Associated Press from the Guardian US officials say the country’s milk supply is safe and risk to people is low due to pasteurization process of country’s dairy supply Milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas...

SFI unravelling as the policy makers realise food might be in short supply and as of yesterday (25th March) not taking land out of food production is suddenly important to the government. Is it important to the population as a whole to have home grown food production subsidised? What should SFI...

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Ensuring that cows are getting adequate amounts of dry matter (DM) and energy is now a challenge on many farms. Supplies of high quality silage on the majority of farms are now running low, and access to grass has also been limited. The challenging...

I'd like to get a real world value for my smallholding as I don't believe the several auctioneers we've asked over the years are anywhere close to the truth. Here are the details: •Seven acres of VERY heavy clay, meaning the field is unusable for six months of the year •Rusty old three-bay...

For ewe with no milk. Can you give 2nd dose of still no milk, if so, how long after first? Diolch

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-ensures-food-production-remains-primary-purpose-of-farming

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Johne’s disease, also known as paratuberculosis, is a bacterial disease of cattle and other ruminants for which there is no cure. It is caused by the bacterium mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP). Cattle usually become infected as...

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Calf sheds on many farms now full and the bacterial load inside them is quite high, which means that calves are now at higher risk of scour. A number a factors could now be causing issues with scour in sheds, and the current focus should be on...

Has anyone regretted making the change ? Kramer looks a decent tool at significantly less money than the JCB?

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The latest sales figures are confirming a continuing and strong demand for quality, sexed dairy semen in Northern Ireland. According to AI Services’ Ivan Minford, this reflects the needs of milk producers with year-round calving herds to maintain a...

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Panning for the breeding season is underway on many dairy farms as we move through the month of March and head towards April. The days of just using dairy genetics across all cows are very much over, with a significant focus now required on...

Rumen fluke here, and if it's here in the Highlands, it's everywhere 😱. We suspected a missing link, with losing a few healthy lambs last summer. Just suddenly going downhill for no reason, looking flukey but shouldn't be, and in spite of a very effective health plan. After reading the comments...

I keep looking and currently am drawn toward South America Chile, Argentina and Brazil. but where else should I be looking? And who has actually done it and how is it going. My sister married a Kiwi and has farmed out there for the last 20 years but they no longer have the cheap land and are...

So who dumped the beavers? Cornwall apparently has a pair of beavers secured in a 5 acres enclosure. They haven't had time to breed....but now there are more! Is this the solution to unwanted introduced species? Or are they multiplying by asexual reproduction...

Wanted 1-2 young pedigree Hereford bulls that are ready to work. Would prefer smaller traditional type Herefords as they will be running with our dairy bulling heifers'. Ideally from somewhere in the South West and from a high health status herd. Message me if you have anything suitable...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland New analysis by European financial group ING, indicated that an increasing number of large dairy companies have plans to become ‘net zero’ in the future. In its publication ‘From grass to glass: The future for dairy companies on the path to net zero’...