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Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland For this week’s Dairy Focus, Agriland made the trip to Co. Antrim to meet with Conor Casey on his dairy farm near the town of Cloughmills. Conor is milking 240 Holstein Friesian cows with four GEA robots, in a fully housed system. There are also two...

Just wondering if anyone has gone from Batch feeders to feed to yield and seen enough of an ROI to justify it? Some of my fatties are slowing down pretty quickly but still 80% of them firing out the milk. I would like more control but need a sensible return.

Yield and consistency are still key but consider your farm system requirements first says Adam Simper of Agrii If grown correctly, with the right establishment and input strategy, fodder beet will outyield many other forage crops and provide a consistent and reliable high-energy feed source...

Hi anybody running a tmr management system like feedlync or keenans PACE system? Is it really worth it or just an expensive fad?

Trading Standards are coming round in a few days and have asked to see my HACCP plan, as well as all farm assurance stuff etc. Does anyone have a HACCP template for a dairy or arable farm? I’ve never heard or been asked for it in the past Just had a Red Tractor (crops) inspection, and a...

We feed beans to cattle as protein easily enough but people always say that beans have tannings in which isn’t great for sheep. So we buy 12 tons of soya a year for the sheep but it’s expensive and I like to grow all our own feed so wondered if anyone was using peas?

I’m curious how other small dairy farmers (by small I mean under 100 cows and no employees) find a balance to keep the farm going and still have time to sleep and see friends and do other normal people things? I recently moved back to our family farm/homestead that is a working dairy and am...

Have priced both of the above brands, they both come in at £14k. Both seam to have good reviews, both come from.local dealers. Have been told green McHale paint is poor? Our Kuhn mowers have flaked paint so thinking it's all new machinery!

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Dale Farm / ABP Group ‘Horizon’ dairy beef collaboration was launched in June 2021 with a number of clear objectives. 18 months into the project, farmers across Northern Ireland are confirming that the vision for the programme is fast becoming a...

Hey all, looking for a friend, As before but for a different person this time. I have a friend who is looking for a full time head herdsman role or similar in either a larger dairy unit or smaller family run dairy unit. Nice person who knows a thing or two... So is not short of knowledge and...

Life’s full of surprises. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11544313/Feeling-Hug-cow-People-turn-cuddling-bullocks-feel-better-FIFTY-QUID.html

Hello everybody. I own a stationary Tmr mixer, from Faresin Industries, an Italian company. Its a 18 cubic meters machine with two augers. Few days ago one of the two main gear boxes and also the planetary part broke down. Also its a 10 year old machine and its about time to replace it. I want...

A title that sums up this section of the forum nicely, I feel. I seem to have rather more ewe lambs kept back for tupping Autumn 2023, than I originally envisaged this time... Best laid plans, etc etc... ;) I have now got 50 odd lambs in the Solar farm, and anticipated feeding some hay to...

Ruminant digestive systems have the ability to degrade and ferment fibre through microbial activity. The fibre components, and the subsequent production of volatile fatty acids (VFAs), provide the majority of the energy for the ruminant. But energy (and milk) production is not the only role of...

Feeding for optimum rumen function is a way farmers can help to maximise productivity from their herd and potentially improve sustainability, listeners on the latest Mole Valley Farmers' Podcast heard. Increasingly, milk processors are demanding farmers produce milk more sustainably, meaning...

Assistant Dairyperson (2IC) Family dairy farm near Stoney Stanton seeks a highly motivated person to join a small team in the milking and health care of 400 crossbred, block calved dairy cows. The successful applicant will work with the farm owners and Herdsperson to ensure the cows are milked...

Why oh why do dairy farmers .. and not just UK ones .. fall for the temptation of producing more and more milk as soon as the milk price is the best it's ever been? Is it not obvious that less is best and a level profile gives the processors less reason to reduce the price per litre? So often...

We are mainly dairy but do run a small group of suckler cows of 20. After talking to a group of men at market the other who all seemed shocked that we only run a bull with them for 9 weeks, Bazadaise for 6 weeks, Angus for the last 3 weeks. It made me wonder was my ‘hobby’ herd been run out of...

So I'm looking at a cost effective way of feeding beef calves out of dairy cows. Currently they are 3-4 months old, eating 3kg of 16% rearing blend a day and ad lib hay. The idea is to get them through to April/ may and sell them. They are doing well but at circa £380 tonne I'm worried there'll...