Why Farmers Should Include Selenium in their Fertiliser Program
Why use Selenium? Selenium is an essential trace element for Vitamin E function and reproduction in animals. Selenium deficiency symptoms include: Fertility problems Retained placenta White muscle disease Poor thrive…
View Post >Chlorine Free Brochure
From 1st January 2020 all Milk Bulk tanks must use Chlorine-Free Detergent. Please click on the link for the latest news and information on chlorine free detergents. Dairygold Chlorine Free…
View Post >How to achieve maximum fertility levels through your cow’s diet
Welcome to the first addition of our Nutrition Series, a six-part video and article series brought to you by Dairygold and Alltech Ireland for the next six weeks. Liam Stack,…
View Post >How to get the most from feeding concentrates at grass
Liam Stack, M.Agr.Sc Ruminant Technical Manager There is a balancing act that must be done by farmers when feeding concentrates at grass to the dairy herd. Farmers need to…
View Post >Now that the closed period is over… should I spread?
Our fertiliser world is a changing. We now need to focus more on nitrogen use efficiency, ammonia and nitrous oxide emissions. As part of their marginal abatement curve Teagasc have…
View Post >Why now is the best time to get your soil tested
Louise O’Connor, Agri Technical Graduate As we face into December, most farmers are running through their winter checklist. However, one of the best things you can do during this period…
View Post >Using Alfalfa to improve milk output and liveweight gain
Colman Purcell, Nutritionist Dairygold Quality Feeds Traditionally we value forages based on their net energy and digestible protein content. We usually confine our efforts to these nutrients as we assume…
View Post >Maintaining Milk Lactose
Maintaining milk lactose Milk lactose is lower this year than previous years. Milk lactose is affected by stage of lactation and energy nutrition. Despite the good grass growth lactose is…
View Post >The Importance of Autumn Fertiliser
In August soils release their own organic N naturally. On lowly stocked farms (< 170kg organic N/Ha) that have enough winter forage this may provide sufficient N to build grass…
View Post >Why silage ground often has the poorest level of soil fertility and how to fix it
Catherine Hurley Recent grass silage tests that have been carried out have shown poor protein levels in the winter fodder in many cases, so much so that the feed may…
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