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The Dairy Edge — 565 episodes

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1

Your Weekly Grass10 Update

2

Better Farming for Water with Pat Dillon

3

Your Weekly Grass10 Update

4

The Future of Irish Dairy Breeding with Donagh Berry

5

ICBF Breeding Guidelines

6

Your Weekly Grass10 Update

7

Adding value to the Irish milk pool with Conor Mulvihill, Dairy Industry Ireland

8

Keeping cows & calves healthy in March - a vet’s perspective

9

March Management Tips with John Maher and Mike Bermingham

10

The Road to 2030: A Clear Direction for Irish Dairy

11

Your Weekly Grass10 Update

12

€500 per Cow: Building the Financial Safety Net for 2026

13

Reducing your workload on dairy farms this spring

14

Your Weekly Grass10 Update

15

February Focus: Fresh Cows, Quality Colostrum & Early Grazing Planning

16

TB Update: Understanding the recent changes for your dairy herd

17

Nutrient Management Week: Setting up the fertiliser spreader

18

Nutrient Management Week: How to get full value from the fertiliser allowances for your farm

19

Nutrient Management Week: The timing of applications to maximise return

20

Nutrient Management Week: How Michael Carroll manages his slurry to drive grass growth

21

Nutrient Management Week: Effective use of nutrients and minimising losses with Philip Murphy & Pat Tuohy

22

Calf Rearing: Getting the Fundamentals Right

23

Repost: Laurence Shalloo on the challenges facing the dairy industry

24

Building a High-Performance Dairy Team: Lessons from South Dakota

25

Dairying in Dakota - the Rodney Elliott Story

26

Bluetongue Risk: Protecting Dairy Stock This Winter

27

Your Weekly Grass10 Update

28

Repost: Managing Cash, Costs and Volatility - Preparing for 2026

29

Your Weekly Grass10 Update

30

Key actions for 2026 from the National Dairy Conference

31

Edmund Motherway, Student Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year

32

Your Weekly Grass10 Update

33

Dairy Conference Preview with Joe Patton

34

Water Quality in River Catchments with Philip Murphy

35

Dry Cow Period - getting the basics right

36

Managing Cash, Costs and Volatility - Preparing for 2026

37

Time for lime

38

Selective Dry Cow Therapy - excellent management is the key to success

39

Optimising the Winter Diet for Liquid Milk Herds

40

Your Weekly Grass10 Update

41

ICBF Updates with Kevin Downing

42

Autumn Closing Planning

43

Soil Fertility Management after the Spreading Deadline

44

Reducing herd SCC this autumn

45

Collaborative Farming Options

46

Using the Signpost Advisory Programme to reduce the carbon footprint of your farm

47

Your Weekly Grass10 Update

48

Training the next generation of dairy farmers

49

Grazing Management Update & Autumn Grassland Management

50

Bonus Ep: Dairy farmers on their year so far

51

Managing lameness will improve herd performance

52

Time off and share farming for generational renewal

53

Farmyard Infrastructure – ‘Good design fixes all problems’

54

The National Farm Survey Preliminary Results 2024

55

The Benefits of Genotyping

56

Laurence Shalloo on the challenges facing the dairy industry

57

Dairy Advisor Update with Padraig McCormack, Moorepark

58

Key management decisions for the performance of grass-clover swards

59

Achieving high levels of farm performance in a sustainable manner - a farmer’s perspective

60

Managing mid-season grass quality

61

Making informed investment decisions that benefit your farming business

62

Making enough silage but still having quality silage

63

Slurry storage - make use of the 60% grant

64

Sire Advice with ICBF’s Dan O’Riordan

65

Pa O'Hanlon & Claire McAuliffe on Pre-Breeding Management

66

The factors affecting milk fat % mid-season

67

How to increase your grassland performance

68

Irish Dairy Breeding with the ICBF’s Sean Coughlan

69

Future Farmer, David Fennelly, on his calving & grazing management

70

Tommy Cox’s Dairy Calf Sales Advice

71

Your Weekly Grass10 Update

72

Getting the most from milk recording

73

John McCabe’s Tips for Spring Grazing

74

Fertiliser or slurry - when to spread and how much to apply?

75

Your Weekly Grass10 Update

76

Tips for ensuring milk quality standards are high

77

How to best meet herd feed requirements this spring

78

What to consider when spreading organic fertilisers at this time of year

79

How to prepare for the busy spring period without compromising on performance

80

Planning for grass growth in 2025

81

The Grass10 Grazing Year in Review

82

The key messages from the Dairy Conference workshops

83

Robust Dairy Farming for Future Challenges

84

Get the basics right during the dry cow period

85

Joe Patton on how to make dairy farming more robust for the future

86

The importance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on farms

87

When is the right time to talk about succession?

88

The new vaccine against Cryptosporidium

89

Advisor Update - Managing current grass and winter feed supply

90

Heifer Rearing with Hazel Costigan

91

Advisor update from the grassroots

92

Reducing milking frequency with Emer Kennedy & Kieran McCarthy

93

Tipperary Calf to Beef Demo Farm Update

94

Your weekly Grass10 update with tips to achieving adequate grass supply

95

Neil Chesterton and Ger Cusack on Lameness

96

Trends in production costs and drivers of profit on Irish dairy farms

97

Soil fertility and maximising growth in the coming weeks

98

Assessing grazing infrastructure & how it can be improved

99

Building grass cover for autumn grazing with Denis Brassil

100

Your Weekly Grass10 Update and Áine Murray on soil mineralisation

101

Assessing winter feed stocks - what are the priority actions?

102

Better Farming for Water

103

Transitioning to low chemical nitrogen perennial ryegrass white clover swards

104

ProClova XL – the new herbicide for use in white clover swards and reseeds

105

The opportunities for dairy farmers to improve their environmental footprint

106

Bull choice for late breeding

107

Managing cashflow to make better financial decisions – a farmer's perspective

108

Milk residues and how to avoid them

109

Patrick O’Neill, Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year, discusses his farming system

110

The future of the grass seed industry

111

A deep dive into pasture quality with Dr. Mike Dineen

112

Grass10 Update: Wexford farmer, Michael Doran, on the management decisions for his farm this week

113

FRS Training: Best Practice in Milking

114

How to achieve a high level of milk performance over the coming months

115

DairyBeef 500 farmer, David Gannon, on his breeding plan for 2024

116

Dispelling some of the myths around TB (Bovine Tuberculosis)

117

Ensuring breeding success with maiden heifers

118

Managing the herd in the current weather conditions

119

Incorporating white clover into grassland swards

120

Weekly Grass10 Update

121

The future of Irish dairy breeding with ICBF CEO, Sean Coughlan

122

Improving silage quality within our dairy systems

123

Weekly Grass10 Update

124

How Liam Brophy’s home farm converted from drystock to dairy

125

The importance of genetics in dairy-beef systems to maximise performance & profitability

126

Dairy Market Outlook for 2024

127

Hazell Mullins on how to achieve high herd health status

128

Taking control of SCC in the early stages of lactation

129

The priority tasks for setting up the farm for the grazing season

130

Getting the balance between achieving optimum dairy cow intakes and good graze outs in early lactation

131

How to maximise the value of slurry

132

How some farmers are achieving an average 8 hour working day on farm

133

Making informed decisions regarding farm stocking rate

134

Wholefarm Nitrogen Use Efficiency

135

Why the Irish dairy industry has the capacity for continued growth

136

David Beca on the fundamentals of cost control in grazing systems

137

Results from the Teagasc Sustainability Report

138

How Meath's David Hannon uses data for better dairy farming

139

The questions to consider after a decade of expansion

140

The financial performance of dairy farms in 2023

141

The current fodder situation & advice for winter feed

142

Successfully implementing selective dry cow therapy for the drying off season

143

How to achieve a greater work-life balance through reduced milking frequency

144

The dairy farmers leading sustainability efforts

145

The options available to farmers impacted by the nitrates derogation reduction

146

Let's Talk Dairy: The Key Messages from the National Winter Milk Open Day

147

How to maximise the nutrient uptake and productivity from slurry on your farm

148

Let's Talk Dairy: Tools to keep grass in the diet longer this autumn

149

The key learnings from farm visits for Grassland Farmer of the Year applicants

150

Let's Talk Dairy: Labour requirements & efficiencies on-farm

151

Let's Talk Dairy: Managing costs and cashflow

152

Let's Talk Dairy: Dealing with current conditions as the focus turns to autumn grazing

153

Tackling Bovine Respiratory Disease

154

Let's Talk Dairy: An update from the Salesian Agricultural College, Pallaskenry Dairy Herd

155

Let’s Talk Dairy: The Pasture Profit Index

156

The benefits of red clover silage

157

Let's Talk Dairy: Key messages from Moorepark '23

158

Let's Talk Dairy: What's involved in the climate advisory programme for dairy farmers?

159

The drainage of grassland peat soils in Ireland

160

Let's Talk Dairy: Advisor's update from the grass roots

161

Let's Talk Dairy: Dairygold Programme update - a farmer's perspective

162

Laurence Shalloo on the challenges & opportunities facing the dairy industry

163

Let's Talk Dairy: Milking 10 times a week in the second half of lactation

164

What you need to know about the National Genotyping scheme

165

Let's Talk Dairy: Incorporating Clover into grass swards in Teagasc Ballyhaise

166

The role and importance of multi-species swards (MSS)

167

Let's Talk Dairy: Advisor's update from the grass roots

168

Let's Talk Dairy: Dairy Market Outlook for the second half of 2023

169

Let's Talk Dairy: Tipperary Calf to Beef Demo Farm

170

How to stay in control of somatic cell count (SCC) during the mid-lactation period

171

Let's Talk Dairy: Best Practice in Milking Routine

172

Let's Talk Dairy: Teagasc Heavy Soils Programme - Achieving Grazing Success

173

How to minimise nitrate loss in farming to help improve water quality

174

Let’s Talk Dairy: Aurivo Programme update - a farmer's perspective

175

Let's Talk Dairy: Advisor's update from the grass roots

176

Let's Talk Dairy: Matching stocking rate to grass grown

177

Let’s Talk Dairy: Breeding beef from the dairy herd

178

Let's Talk Dairy: Tirlán Focus Farmer update

179

Let's Talk Dairy: Nutrition of the spring calving cow ahead of breeding

180

Let's Talk Dairy: Sexed semen - a farmer's perspective

181

How pedigree herds are preparing for future challenges through their breeding

182

Let's Talk Dairy: Less than 100 SCC in first 100 days

183

Let’s Talk Dairy: Kerry Monitor Farms update - 1/3 through first rotation

184

The new Nitrates banding and the options available to you

185

Let’s Talk Dairy: Spring grazing at Johnstown Castle

186

Let’s Talk Dairy: Spring grazing at Lyons Estate

187

Let’s Talk Dairy: A review of dry matter intake in cows in early lactation

188

Dealing with Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD)

189

Let’s Talk Dairy: Supplementation guidelines for cows in early lactation

190

The importance of employer compliance and legislation

191

Let’s Talk Dairy: Best practice around weaning

192

Let’s Talk Dairy: Housing guidelines for young calves

193

A Game Changer for Calf Gut Health?

194

Let’s Talk Dairy: Managing scouring calves

195

Tommy the Vet on Getting the Basics of Calf Health Right

196

Let’s Talk Dairy: Milk feeding guidelines for young calves

197

A Preview of the IGA Dairy Conference

198

Pasturebase Ireland’s Míchéal O’Leary Reviews the 2022 Grass Year

199

Tips for Improving Milk Quality

200

Let’s Talk Dairy: Key messages from the National Dairy Conference

201

The Teagasc eProfit Monitor & the Benefits of Completing It

202

Insights from the visit of the New Zealand Special Agriculture Trade Envoy to Teagasc Dairygold Signpost Farmer, Sean Moher

203

Let’s Talk Dairy: A review of the key messages from recent Winter Milk events

204

People & Time Management Courses with Martina Gormley

205

Let’s Talk Dairy: Design and evaluation of cow roadways in Ireland

206

Let’s Talk Dairy: Recent study of lameness on Irish pasture-based dairy farms

207

Joe Patton Previews the 2022 National Dairy Conference

208

Let's Talk Dairy: Principal types of lameness

209

The Dairy Farming Experience in Kenya

210

Let's Talk Dairy: Roadway surfaces

211

Nitrates compliance issues for derogation and non-derogation farmers

212

Let’s Talk Dairy: Maiden Heifer Weight Targets

213

Key Learnings from the Heavy Soils Programme

214

Let's Talk Dairy: On-Off Grazing

215

The funded animal health consultations available to dairy farmers

216

Let's Talk Dairy: Milk Sensitivity Analysis

217

How to reduce greenhouse gas & ammonia emissions from your farm

218

Let's Talk Dairy: The Last Rotation

219

Autumn Closing Strategy

220

Let's Talk Dairy: Managing Somatic Cell Count in late lactation

221

What the changes coming in January mean for dry cow treatment

222

Let's Talk Dairy: Changes to Closed Periods - Slurry

223

How to Make Contract Rearing a Success

224

Bonus Ep: The Dairy Edge Reaches Half a Million Listens – highlights from some of its most popular episodes

225

How to keep improving your soil fertility

226

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Current grazing conditions and advice

227

Reviewing the grassland situation and advice for the remainder of the grazing season

228

Should you cull empty cows early or milk them until December?

229

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Update on Grass Supply

230

The Integration of Multi-Species Swards into Dairy Farm Systems

231

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Advice for Farmer Respiratory Health

232

Grass10 Champion, Colin Doherty, on building a repeatable grass-based system

233

Strategies to tackle and lift soil fertility

234

Lameness: its cause and appropriate treatment strategies

235

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Winter Fodder

236

Early indications of the success of the 2022 breeding season

237

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Building Autumn Grass Cover

238

The optimum feeding rates to complement grass supply

239

Minister McConalogue’s Vision for the Future of Dairy

240

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: An Overview of the Ballyhaise Open Day

241

Examining Farm Incomes

242

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Laurence Feeney and the role of the IHFA in Irish dairy breeding

243

Matching stocking rate and feed supply to annual grass growth profile

244

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Preliminary Results from the 2021 National Farm Survey

245

Pushing the boundaries on dairy farm performance in the BMW region

246

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: The Marginal Cow

247

Olin Greenan on his production system to match grass grown & coping with the prolonged NZ summer drought

248

Olin Greenan on developing his dairy farming career in New Zealand over the last 20 years

249

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Sustainability & Irish dairy farming

250

The 50 year evolution of the dairy herd at Kildalton College

251

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: the best beef bulls to select for the breeding season

252

Feed quality and genetics delivering for the winter milk herd at Johnstown

253

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: The Steps to Make Quality Silage

254

Pushing milk solids per ha from grazed grass at Shinagh Farm

255

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Breeding Season Progress

256

Understanding, reducing and treating lameness in cows

257

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: the Factors that Affect Milk Fat %

258

How to keep control of the grass on your farm, maintain quality and avoid feed waste

259

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Reduced Crude Protein Diets Requirement Under Derogation

260

How to make potential savings to feed reserves this year

261

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: The Teagasc Professional Diploma in Dairy Farm Management

262

Will a strong milk price maintain profit margins in the face of rising production costs?

263

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Nitrogen fertiliser for silage ground

264

The key drivers for a successful breeding season

265

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Pre-breeding management

266

The productivity and financial gain from dairy cross-breeding

267

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Selective breeding for enhanced genetic gain and better beef

268

The establishment and management of white clover through over-sowing

269

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: When to start the second round in 2022

270

Best practice for management of heifers in seasonal calving systems

271

Fertiliser strategies for silage ground with current supply and cost issues

272

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Synchronisation Protocols for 2022 Breeding Season

273

How to make the best breeding decisions to maximise the genetic gain of your herd

274

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Milk Recording

275

Dairy farmer, Mike Bermingham, on his February grazing & calving season and advice for the remainder of the first rotation

276

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Coping with tricky grazing conditions & planning for March

277

The proactive steps to take to promote low cell count in early lactation

278

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: OAD Milking to manage spring workload

279

Milk recording: differentiating between DIY and manual milk recording events

280

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Record Keeping

281

‘The Moovet’, Eamon O’Connell, on the common ailments on dairy farms since the onset of calving

282

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Plan for Spring Grazing 2022

283

Tips for feeding the freshly calved cow whilst also hitting grazing targets during the first grazing rotation

284

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Spring N - when should you spread?

285

Can you reduce the length of your working day?

286

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Milk Replacers

287

Protecting your farm income in 2022

288

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Buffer Zones in Agriculture

289

Strategies to cope with rising fertiliser prices

290

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Eamonn Connaughton on maintaining a high profit margin despite lower production with once-a-day milking

291

Tactical use of once-a-day milking to reduce daily workload in early lactation

292

Best practice in calf rearing ahead of calving

293

Matt Ryan Part 2: How dairy farmers have adapted in an effort to achieve technical excellence

294

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Costings of nitrogen fertiliser products

295

Matt Ryan Part 1: On the challenges that dairy farmers have encountered & overcome in the last five decades

296

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Analysing your farm's performance

297

From nursing to dairy farming in the Burren

298

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Knowing your Carbon Footprint

299

Can you reduce your labour input during the upcoming calving season?

300

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Organic Dairy

301

Are you On Feirm Ground? Maintaining resilience in an ever changing dairy sector

302

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: One Health Approach

303

Is organic dairy farming for you?

304

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Taking Stock for 2021

305

Good animal health for optimal farm productivity

306

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: When to finish grazing

307

Are improved environmental efficiencies compatible with farm profit?

308

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Getting prepared for dry off

309

The research into what leads to success or failure when using sealer-only at dry-off

310

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Selective Dry Cow Therapy

311

Insights & Key Learnings from Grassland Farmer of the Year Caroline Walsh

312

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Winter housing facilities

313

Ed Payne on the work-life balance that allows him run his dairy farm and compete in ultramarathons

314

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: System drift in dairy farming in Ireland

315

The incidence of TB in dairy herds

316

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Proposed nitrate excretion bands for dairy cows

317

Improved farm practices that are reducing emissions at farm level

318

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Planning for drying off for 2021

319

What will the dairy farm workplace look like in 2030?

320

How the Dairy Beef Index is adding value to Irish dairy and beef herds

321

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Replacement Management

322

Making your milking process more labour and energy efficient

323

How will the new Nitrates policy impact your farm business?

324

The role of reproductive technologies in maximising your herd’s potential

325

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Fertiliser and closing off strategy

326

Laurence Shalloo on the Impact of Nitrogen Management Strategies

327

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Managing Hedgerows

328

How to increase your grass cover if behind target

329

Pat Dillon previews the 2021 Moorepark Open Day

330

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Economics around late calving cows

331

Danny Bermingham on flexible management to achieve top performance on challenging soils

332

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Grazing Utilisation Star Index

333

Winning the second half of the lactation - how to avoid the pitfalls

334

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Autumn Grass Strategy

335

What will make you an employer of choice?

336

Sun Smart Tips for Dairy Farmers

337

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Setting up your Fertiliser Spreader

338

The potential risks on Irish dairy farms during the summer months

339

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Smarter Milking

340

Can the Irish Agri sector achieve emission reduction targets?

341

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Roadways and Water Systems

342

Jason Melbourne on taking his herd from average to top performance in three short years

343

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Milking Machine Maintenance

344

George Ramsbottom and the factors to consider for when to pull the bull

345

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Breeding Season

346

Donegal farmer Richard Starrett on championing high quality milk

347

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Nitrogen planning & application

348

The practical steps to overcoming issues on farms with heavier soils

349

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Fertiliser for second cut silage / surplus bales

350

The rise of antimicrobial resistance and key practices to minimise the risk in your dairy herd

351

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Weekly Fertility Report

352

The targets to maximise grass utilisation and minimise costs during the main grazing season

353

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Grass Management

354

How to maximise pregnancy rates across the remainder of the breeding season

355

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Cutting For Quality Silage

356

Quantifying the impact of recent growth rates on 1st cut silage crops

357

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Weed Control

358

SCC in early lactation following selective dry cow therapy

359

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Milk Recording Reports

360

The Additive Trials Reporting an 80% Reduction in Methane Emissions

361

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Establishing grass-white clover swards

362

Maintaining grass growth at lower levels of chemical Nitrogen

363

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Sexed Semen

364

Tips and advice on best practice for reseeding

365

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Bull Selection Targets

366

Flattening the curve will lead to €130 million loss at farm level annually

367

The key practices to achieve a 90% three-week submission rate

368

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: ASSAP and Farmers Impact on Water Quality

369

Achieving high conception rates using sexed semen

370

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Grass10 Update

371

How to Maintain & Improve Water Quality

372

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Munster Bovine health screening

373

The key traits in dairy replacements to maximise income

374

Advice for getting your grazing back on track in March

375

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Body condition score at calving

376

Key tips to reducing SCC

377

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Early Lactation

378

How to maximise the health and welfare of the cow and calf around calving

379

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: The practicalities of Spring grazing

380

The potential of Protected Urea to reduce emissions whilst maintaining grass production

381

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Night time calving

382

Farmer Focus: David O’Leary, Grass 10 Young Farmer of the Year

383

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Milk Fever

384

A suitable fertiliser programme for the spring months ahead

385

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Once-a-Day Milking with Farmer Michael John Delaney

386

Feeding the dairy cow and achieving spring grazing targets in early lactation

387

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Improving your nutrient use efficiency

388

How to maximise the health of the newborn calf in the early days

389

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Using a Yearly Planner to Organise Yours

390

The steps to achieving a successful OAD milking system

391

How to minimise workload and reduce stress during the busy spring period

392

The Dairy Year in Review Part 2

393

The Dairy Year in Review Part 1

394

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: The Ag-Climatise report and ammonia emissions

395

The technical performance of the dairy herd at Kildalton

396

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Managing Your Time to Maximum Effect

397

How to achieve target performance through simple, proven technologies

398

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Body Condition

399

How to establish white clover in grazing swards

400

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Working Efficiently

401

The Surveillance and Early Detection of Disease in Ireland’s National Herd

402

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: GHG Emissions

403

Sustainable Dairy Farming and the Challenges Ahead

404

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Making Dairy Farms an Attractive Place to Work

405

A Checklist of Important Tasks for the Coming Months

406

The Three Priorities of Autumn Grazing

407

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: The performance of the winter milk herd at Johnstown Castle

408

The Opportunities & Barriers to Dry Stock Farmers Working on Dairy Farms

409

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Selecting Cows for Selective Dry Cow Therapy

410

What’s in Budget 2021 for Dairy Farmers?

411

Insights and experience of selective dry cow therapy from Pallaskenry

412

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Fitzgerald Family Farm Virtual Farm Walk

413

Maintaining health and safety in the busy farm workplace

414

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: John Trant 2019 Young Grassland Farmer of the Year

415

Incorporating biodiversity into a high performing dairy farm

416

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: The inclusion of white clover in grazing swards

417

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Derogation and Farm Management Points to Note

418

Dairy Grassland Farmer of the Year, Mike Bermingham, outlines his strategy for the final grazing rotation

419

Running a 60-cow dairy farm and a full-time off farm job

420

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Managing grass and grass supply

421

How to reduce emissions while maintaining milk output and profit

422

Key Practices for Nitrates Derogation Farmers

423

Making farming easier and more enjoyable through labour efficiencies

424

Michael Doran on his decision to convert from drystock to dairy farming

425

How to use the Lean model to make savings and increase efficiencies on your farm

426

Johnstown Castle Winter and Spring Milk Herds Update

427

How to Save on Energy Costs on Your Dairy Farm

428

Is it time to pull the bull?

429

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Anthelmintic resistance in gut worms of cattle

430

Tips to improve the quality of grazing swards

431

The profitability to organic dairy production systems

432

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Milk Recording with Don Crowley

433

The Benefits of Biodiversity for Irish Dairy Farms

434

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Careers in Dairy Farming

435

Tips on recovery from drought conditions

436

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Dairy Farm Financial Outlook and Management Advice for 2020

437

Grass 10 Champion Bryan Daniels on running a sustainable and profitable dairy farm

438

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Sustainable Dairy Farming with the Fennelly Farmers

439

Getting to grips with a cash shortfall

440

Tips to reduce the parasite challenge in replacement stock

441

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Using Beef Bulls on the Dairy Herd

442

Young Farmer of the Year Liam Hanrahan and achieving top performance on a heavy farm

443

Nutrition for peak milk production

444

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Protected Urea & Weaning Calves

445

Minimising the spread of mastitis in mid-lactation

446

The Dairy sector response to COVID-19

447

Why Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are important for dairy farms

448

Updates to the EBI including sire selection for heifers

449

Tips to control grass as growth rates surge

450

Tips to prepare cows for breeding & criteria to generate the best genetics for your herd

451

Maintaining health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 challenge

452

Managing workload and staff through COVID-19

453

Johnstown Castle performance update for the winter and spring herds

454

Understanding soil saturation and supplement requirements in the current conditions

455

Coping with the consequences of heavy rainfall

456

Early milk recording for health and profit gains

457

Getting grazed grass into the dairy cow diet through challenging weather conditions

458

Managing energy balance and metabolic disorders in early lactation

459

Short-term OAD milking to reduce peak labour demand

460

The Profitability on Dairy Farms in 2019

461

Milking 800 cows once a day in two herds

462

Tackling the growing disconnect between kids and farming

463

Succession Planning for Family Farms

464

The Dairy Farming Year in Review Part 2

465

The Dairy Farming Year in Review Part 1

466

Returning from Dublin to Kerry - Karol Kissane's Dairy Farming Story

467

How do Irish dairy farmers perform when it comes to calf welfare?

468

Top tips for successful farm planning

469

The methods to increase calf rearing facilities

470

Are your calf rearing facilities adequate ahead of spring 2020?

471

The current grassland situation on farms across the country

472

Is my herd suitable for selective dry cow therapy?

473

Getting the heifer rearing process right

474

The Future of Nitrates Derogation

475

Budget 2020 for Dairy Farmers

476

The liming protocol to achieve €6 for every €1 invested

477

Key tips to maximise the health of your herd

478

The plan for Irish agriculture to tackle greenhouse gas emissions

479

The Importance of a Good Milking Routine with Padraig O’Connor Pt 2

480

Top Tips for a Good Milking Routine with Padraig O’Connor Pt 1

481

The key traits that drive profitable winter milk systems

482

An Update on the Performance of the Spring & Winter Milking Herds

483

Autumn grazing management guidelines

484

Creating a fodder reserve to reduce risk to farm business

485

Insights and key learnings from the New Zealand dairy sector

486

The benefits of white clover inclusion

487

The move to chlorine-free on farm

488

Bonus Ep: Advice from Grass10's Fergus Bogue at the Moorepark Open Day

489

The High Return-Low Difficulty model to help with your decision making

490

How dairy expansion has impacted the Irish economy

491

New cost-effective methods of slurry spreading

492

Analysis of the growth and expansion of the national dairy herd

493

Why you should include white clover in grazing swards

494

Results of the 2018 Teagasc National Farm Survey

495

The current grassland situation on farm and a look at future growth rate predictions

496

Previewing Moorepark 2019 – the Teagasc National Dairy Open Day

497

Hoof health and dairy herd mobility

498

The re-seeding process step-by-step

499

The benefits and return on investment from reseeding

500

Mike Bermingham's journey from construction to dairy farmer

501

The new Dairy Beef Index explained

502

Tips for optimising breeding performance

503

Grassland Management Tips

504

An interview with Grass 10 Champion, John McNamara

505

Top tips for sire selection for the upcoming breeding season

506

An update on the performance of the Johnstown Castle herd

507

Spring Grazing Update & Advice

508

The economic benefits of milk recording

509

Improving your mental health on the farm

510

The effects Brexit will have on Irish agriculture

511

Improving your soil fertility

512

How to best manage your grassland in February

513

Is contract rearing for you?

514

The True Value of Grazed Grass

515

How to attract and keep staff on Irish dairy farms

516

Minimising the workload on your farm this spring

517

Tackling emissions on dairy farms

518

Dairy Farm Review of the Year

519

The Australian system for managing non-replacement dairy calves

520

The role of sexed semen in Irish dairy herds

521

Advice for the current grassland situation on farm

522

The key areas to focus on to improve farm profitability in 2019

523

The factors to consider for extending lactation of dairy cows through the winter

524

The 5 minute cash flow plan to help you through the winter

525

A Preview of the Teagasc National Dairy Conference

526

Research & findings from the High Input-High Output herd at UCD

527

Why forage crops are an option for this winter

528

The best practice and financial benefits for optimum dry cow procedure

529

Filling the feed deficit this winter

530

Effective labour management for a work-life balance

531

Ed Payne and achieving high levels of grass utilisation

532

The common mistakes and what's needed for successful farm partnerships

533

The opportunities and benefits of collaborative farming

534

Management through this secondary drought

535

Insights and tips from New Zealand in dealing with summer drought conditions

536

Identifying the best and worst cows in your dairy herd

537

How to achieve higher grass production and utilisation

538

Farming tips from Grass 10 champion Eddie O’Donnell

539

The importance of hygiene and sustainability on the Walsh farm

540

Part 2: Soil recovery time and cow diet in drought conditions

541

Part 1: The grass management tools you need for the dry conditions

542

How to cope with the summer drought conditions

543

Insights and advice from Milk Quality award winners John & Brendan Walsh

544

Achieve work-life balance with once-a-day milking

545

How to maximise grass utilisation during a drought

546

Use of once-a-day milking to reduce labour demand

547

Why robots are the future of milking

548

Striking the balance between silage quality and quantity

549

How to achieve fertility targets during the breeding season

550

The use of genomic selection to maximise profitability

551

Mid-Season Grassland Management

552

How to maximise silage yields to replenish silage stocks

553

Dairy Farm Profitability

554

After a tough spring, how to get cows fit for breeding

555

Sire selection for the upcoming breeding season

556

How to deal with the current grassland situation

557

Once-a-day calf feeding

558

Managing the dairy cow and grassland after Storm Emma

559

Udder Health

560

Dairy Breeding

561

Spring Grassland Management

562

Feeding dairy cows in early lactation

563

Caring for newborn calves

564

Labour and Grassland Management

565

Spring Fertiliser & Fodder