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Your Calves Are Valuable Stock — Feed Them Like It!

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🐮 Your Calves Are Valuable Stock — Feed Them Like It Irish calves have never been more valuable. Whether they’re staying on the farm or heading into the beef system, their future performance is decided in the first few weeks of life. Milk alone isn’t enough. Early introduction of a...
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Rumen Upset & Acidosis: Why Beef Cattle Suddenly Stop Thriving

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Rumen Upset & Acidosis: Why Beef Cattle Suddenly Stop Thriving If cattle are eating but not gaining, or performance drops off quickly after a ration change, the problem often sits in one place: The rumen. In Irish beef systems, rumen upset and sub-clinical acidosis are far more common than most...
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Freshly Calved Cows: Why Cutting Nuts Is a False Economy

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The first 30–60 days after calving are the most important days of the cow’s entire lactation.Get nutrition right here, and everything that follows is easier. Get it wrong, and you’re chasing problems for months. When a cow calves, her energy demand jumps overnight. Milk output rises faster than intake, leaving...
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What to do when milk price is tight?

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Assumptions : Dairy feed cost: €340/t = €0.34/kg Decent silage and or grass quality and quantity. A healthy herd. € Figures show milk revenue minus feed cost This is margin over feed, not total profit. 🥛 Milk Price Sensitivity – Margin Over Feed €/cow/day Dairy Nuts (kg/day) Extra Milk (L/day)...
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