Dairy
Farmers must be mindful of targets for their yearling heifers as they are turned out to grass for the first time once the weather improves.
Mastitis can cost farmers over €60/cow/year, so preventing heifer mastitis is crucial in maintaining a top producing dairy herd.
Agri-Business
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has described the data on dairy herd replacements as a serious “wake up” call...
