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Summary of Listowel Dairy Seminar

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Following on from the Dairy Seminar hosted by O’Connell mills and held in Listowel last night here is a brief summary on the topics discussed. Morgan Sheehy from Devenish Nutrition spoke about his 3 legged stool concept for Irish farmers. The three legs of the stool are, Farm Management, Animal Health...
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Summary of Castlemahon Dairy Seminar

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Thanks to all that attended the dairy seminar in Newcastlewest last night. It was an informative discussion on Dairy nutrition, maximising fodder and feed and the future of dairy in 2015. The main take home points that were made are that Dry matter Intake  (DMI) drives production in the Dairy...
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Ideas for this week: Feed bin maintenence

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It may sound like a simple thing but from my trips to farmers yards all over the country one thing stands out in every bin I have seen. There is no way to physically get into the bin to clean it out properly and safely. This leads to the eventual...
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Longevity in the herd (article from Farming Independent

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Dr Dan Ryan                                     – 14 January 2014                     The calving programme for most spring calving herds will begin this week. Many farmers look forward to the first cows calving and starting up in the milking parlour. The inevitable early arrival associated with a premature calving or a cow having twins...
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Ideas for this week: Calving preparation

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For those of you that are not quite ready yet it might be an idea to have a look at the calving situation on your farm. Are the calving facilities cleaned, disinfected and ready for action? Most vets agree that the first few calves through the calving facilities every year...
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