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The Dairy Trail: Feeding and breeding to boost winter milk performance

Podcast

5 days ago

The Dairy Trail: Feeding and breeding to boost winter milk performance

In the latest episode of 'The Dairy Trail', technical dairy specialist, Cathal O'Shea visited the...

Dairy Focus: Neighbouring farmers join forces to sell direct to public

Dairy

11 days ago

Dairy Focus: Neighbouring farmers join forces to sell direct to public

Selling milk direct to consumers is a path many dairy farmers have taken mostly using vending machines and farm shops to retail produce.

The Dairy Trail: Award winning Tipperary farm achieving sub 100 SCC

Podcast

12 days ago

The Dairy Trail: Award winning Tipperary farm achieving sub 100 SCC

In the first episode of season three of Agriland's limited podcast series 'The Dairy Trail', we...

Kerry family supplying more than just the co-op

Video

7 days ago

Kerry family supplying more than just the co-op

A Co. Kerry family farm is supplying more than just their co-op, as their new milk vending machine...

Finishing out the grazing rotation with an award-winning herd in Co. Tipperary

Video

14 days ago

Finishing out the grazing rotation with an award-winning herd in Co. Tipperary

Agriland visited the farm of Tom, Mary and their son Michael Ryan in Lisheen, just outside...

Dairy

19 days ago

Watch: Shipping 1,600 cows from Waterford to Algeria

Look inside the MV Alondra livestock-carrier, where 1,600 purebred Friesian heifers are currently on board and enroute to Algeria

Watch: Shipping 1,600 cows from Waterford to Algeria

Dairy Focus

about 1 month ago

Dairy Focus: Achieving over 90% six-week calving rate in Kerry

Tom Roche is milking 150 jersey cross cows just outside of Castleisland, where he is showcasing good breeding and grassland managment.

Dairy Focus: Achieving over 90% six-week calving rate in Kerry

Dairy

about 2 months ago

Dairy Focus: Kenyan farmer cares more about genetics than milk yield

While most dairy farmers strive to breed a cow that produces a lot of high quality milk, it's the genetics that matter to one Kenyan farmer.

Dairy Focus: Kenyan farmer cares more about genetics than milk yield

Dairy Focus

2 months ago

Dairy focus: Maximising margins from winter milk in Co. Meath

The Eivers family in Co. Meath are increasing their winter milk margins through optimum winter diets and selective breeding.

Dairy focus: Maximising margins from winter milk in Co. Meath

Podcast

3 months ago

The Dairy Trail: Live from Ploughing 2025

In a very special edition of The Dairy Trail podcast live from the National Ploughing Championships 2025, Hugh Harney was joined on stage in Screggan, Co. Offaly by dairy farmers Joe Dean from Co. Cork, and Mella Briscoe from Co. Galway.

The Dairy Trail: Live from Ploughing 2025

Dairy

3 months ago

Dairy Focus: Reaping rewards of registered farm partnership in Co. Westmeath

The partnership between Tony McCormack and Christopher Cahill began in January 2022 and after a few tough years, maturing cows and weather...

Dairy Focus: Reaping rewards of registered farm partnership in Co. Westmeath

Dairy

3 months ago

Watch: 584kg MS/cow & improving infrastructure in Co. Waterford

The Byrne family from Coolnasmear, Co. Waterford have been gradually improving farm infrastructure while producing quality milk with...

Watch: 584kg MS/cow & improving infrastructure in Co. Waterford

Dairy

3 months ago

US dairy farm adds value selling culled cow meat and hosting tours

By Chris McCullough Adding value to dairy farms is a common trend across the world with many...

US dairy farm adds value selling culled cow meat and hosting tours

Dairy

3 months ago

Dairy Focus: Investing in the farm for the next generation in Co. Tipperary

Thriving for a "simple operation" that allows for easier and shorter working hours and to encourage the next generation into farming...

Dairy Focus: Investing in the farm for the next generation in Co. Tipperary

Dairy

4 months ago

Listen: Meath farmer aims for 700kg solids off American Holstein genetics

Joe Healy is milking 97 pedigree Holstein Friesian cows, where the use of American Holstein genetics, embryo transfers and intensive breeding

Listen: Meath farmer aims for 700kg solids off American Holstein genetics

Podcast

4 months ago

The Dairy Trail: Pedigree Holsteins, embryo transfers & 680kg/MS/cow in Co. Meath

In the fourth and final episode of season two of Agriland’s limited series ‘The Dairy Trail’, technical dairy journalist, Hugh Harney takes a trip to dairy farmer Joe Healy’s farm in Athboy, Co. Meath. Joe Healy is milking 97 pedigree Holstein Friesian cows, where the use of American Holstein genetics, embryo transfers and intensive breeding selection is driving his herd towards 700kg of milk solids/cow. Joe is hugely enthusiastic about breeding and genetics as he started off milking cows with a strong base of Economic Breeding Index in 2020, and is now driving towards more type, more milk and cows...

The Dairy Trail: Pedigree Holsteins, embryo transfers & 680kg/MS/cow in Co. Meath

Dairy

4 months ago

Dairy Focus: Montbeliardes & weather delivering '1,000L more a day'

Dairy farmer, Tommy Lanigan is milking 260 cows with predominantly Montbeliarde genetics paving the way to an efficient farm system...

Dairy Focus: Montbeliardes & weather delivering '1,000L more a day'

Dairy

4 months ago

Listen: Breeding cows for high grass intake, capacity & depth

Mike Clohessy featured on 'The Dairy Trail' podcast during the week and talked about how he is milking 75 black and white cows in Fedamore,..

Listen: Breeding cows for high grass intake, capacity & depth

Dairy Focus

4 months ago

Dairy Focus - animal welfare and sustainability on west Cork farm

Since 2018 Berell Farm Ltd has been using innovative technology to monitor and track cows' health and well-being.

Dairy Focus - animal welfare and sustainability on west Cork farm

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Podcast

4 months ago

The Dairy Trail: Limerick farmer robot milking 75 cows while breeding for capacity and solids

Mike Clohessy is milking 75 black and white cows in Fedamore, Co. Limerick where one Lely A4 robot and a strict breeding routine is paving the way for high solids and good work/life balance. Mike also has a full-time job off farm as the director of the genetic company, Bullwise CRV and is able to manage dairy farming with his job with the help of the robot. Mike talks about his breeding programme and how he wants to breed a cow with good capacity, with an ability to intake large quantities of grass and can convert this to 600kg of...

The Dairy Trail: Limerick farmer robot milking 75 cows while breeding for capacity and solids

Dairy

4 months ago

Listen: Producing 530kg MS/cow with pure Friesian breeding in Tipperary

Sam Dudley and his father Henry are milking 82 pure British Friesian cows where the breed seems to be providing milk solids, fertility...

Listen: Producing 530kg MS/cow with pure Friesian breeding in Tipperary

Podcast

5 months ago

The Dairy Trail: Pure British Friesian herd paving the way in Co. Tipperary

In the second episode of season two of Agriland’s limited series ‘The Dairy Trail’, technical dairy journalist, Hugh Harney takes...

The Dairy Trail: Pure British Friesian herd paving the way in Co. Tipperary

Podcast

5 months ago

The Dairy Trail: Setting stocking rate to produce more solids in Kildare

In the first episode of season two of Agriland’s limited series ‘The Dairy Trail’, technical dairy journalist, Hugh Harney takes...

The Dairy Trail: Setting stocking rate to produce more solids in Kildare

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