Plan now to ensure you have enough silage for next winter
How much silage do I need? Contact your local area sales manger to run through a winter feed budget. 1 acre of 1st cut silage ground will feed 1.5 cows…
View Post >Early Lactation Nutrition
Feeding regimes for freshly calved cows have one ultimate goal: Getting your cows back in calf. To achieve this, we need to: Feed enough energy to limit BCS loss in…
View Post >Why multi-species swards are becoming so popular
More and more farmers are sowing multi-species swards, containing a mixture of grass, legumes and herbs. Germinal’s grass and forage expert Niall Laffan tells us why and describes the latest…
View Post >Dairygold Biodiversity Tree Programme – A Huge Success!
Over the last month, more than 40,000 native trees have been distributed throughout the Dairygold region, to be planted on the lands of dairy and tillage suppliers. The Biodiversity Tree…
View Post >Calves Thrive on Prime Elite Calf Milk Replacer
Dairygold Milk Supplier Conor McSweeney with Roisin O’Donnell Dairygold Agri Business Calf Milk Replacer Specialist and David Whyte, Volac Business Manager. Dairy farmer Conor McSweeney milks 140 high EBI…
View Post >EU Veterinary Medicine Regulation Update
By SEAMUS O’MAHONY, M.Agr.Sc, Head of Commercial, Dairygold Agri Business Why is this happening? Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – the ability of microorganisms to resist antimicrobial treatments, especially antibiotics…
View Post >Why feed cows in late lactation
FEEDING YOUR LATE LACTATION SPRING CALVED COWS What and how much you feed will be dependent on your cows yield, current and target calving BCS and current milk price. …
View Post >Economics of concentrate feeding in late lactation
Economics of concentrate feeding in late lactation: In late lactation 1kg of concentrates can generate 1kgof extra milk. With concentrates costing c.€300-350/Tand milk valued at c. 40 c/kg (including higher…
View Post >Milk Protein in a Freefall
Milk protein % has turned negative. This is a sign of poor energy nutrition or poor grassland management. The week of extreme heat won’t have helped. When heat stressed, cows lie…
View Post >Dry Cow Minerals
If you’re buying your dry cow minerals now be cautious and ensure that your minerals are going to meet the requirements of the cow. Mineral Feeding Pre-Calving The objectives…
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