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Excellent milk quality at Dairygold walk in Cork
Declan Collins
Routine and consistency are key to success on east Cork farm. Dairygold milk quality award winners Denis and Ruth O’Leary were hosts to a milk quality farm walk on their farm in Blarney, Co Cork.
13 September 2023 Markets
Camera at the Mart: Dairymount clearance success in Corrin
Shanon Kinahan reports from the Dairymount Herd clearance sale, which was held in Corrin Mart last Friday.
26 July 2023 Milk quality
Getting the basics right in Rathmore
Aidan Brennan reports from the Cronin farm at Rathmore in Co Kerry as part of the Kerry Agribusiness Milk Quality and Sustainability Awards.
Crowds herd in for Ballyclider Herd open day
Shanon Kinahan attended the IHFA national open day last Tuesday, at the Ballyclider herd family farm in Portlaoise.
19 July 2023 Pedigree
Breeding tools to improve genetics of dairy beef
Alan Twomey from Teagasc Moorepark explains how farmers can breed better cattle from the dairy herd
1 July 2023 Moorepark
East Cork’s Denis O’Leary claims top Dairygold milk quality award
The high-EBI pedigree Friesian herd gave 577kg of solids, while maintaining high environmental standards, Dairygold said.
26 May 2023 News
Beef breeding in the dairy herd: the options
As the breeding season moves on, Aidan Brennan takes a look at the best way of choosing beef bulls for use on dairy cows.
17 May 2023 Breeding & health
Big NI demand at Ballybay dairy sale
Wednesday last saw Ballybay Mart host a dairy sale with 139 entries from milk cows to heifers. Shane Dobson reports from the ringside.
6 May 2023 Markets
Bó Sires announces its entry to the Irish market
Adam Woods talks to the people behind Bó Sires, a new Irish-owned AI company that has launched this spring.
3 May 2023 Pedigree
My Farming Week: Kevin Moloney, Knockanore, Co Waterford
Kevin Moloney is milking 350 cows in partnership with his wife Trish, and Mike and Cathy O'Neill in west Waterford.
19 April 2023 News
What does a sustainable dairy beef industry look like?
Declan Marren takes a look at the challenges and opportunities within the dairy beef industry in Ireland.
5 April 2023 Breeding & health
Camera at the Mart: bittersweet ending to Ballintosig clearance in Corrin
Corrin Mart, Fermoy, held a complete clearance sale on behalf of the Ballintosig herd of Anthony Flavin on Friday, Shanon Kinahan reports.
5 April 2023 Pedigree