Dairy
Agriland caught up with Conor Hogan in Teagasc Moorepark to hear his top tips on labour management this spring.
Christmas is one of the only days in the year where the majority of the workforce gets the day off, but there is never a day off in farming.
Reducing pressure and finishing up the day at a reasonable time during the spring can be tough, but as the calving season approaches,..
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Agriland caught up with Conor Hogan in Teagasc Moorepark to hear his top tips on labour...
Cows will be calving around the clock for the next few weeks on the majority of dairy farms, so sleep can be hard to come by.
The calving of a large number of cows in a short space of time is fast approaching on many spring-calving dairy farms.
The spring-calving season can be a hectic time of the year on farms; so many farmers will try every trick in the book to reduce the workload.
The word lean has been tossed around a lot lately in the farming world, but what is lean? And what is it all about?
