The Jan. 26 session will include results from the annual Alltech Global Feed Survey and the Women in Food & Agriculture Survey ...
Ian McKnight milks 180 pedigree Holstein cows along with his father Harry near Drumbo in Co. Down. Over many years, they have succeeded in building up several noteworthy bloodlines, all able to produce large volumes of high-quality milk...
As we move into a new year, we begin a new cycle on the farm. For spring calvers, preparations are beginning for welcoming the new calves onto the farm. While issues felt like a blur at the time, now is the time to take stock of the situation and see whether last year’s spring was a success or not from a calf point of view.
To measure if your...
Raising healthy dairy calves is a key component to achieving future high production and to increasing the lifetime performance of the dairy’s cows and bulls. A successful heifer rearing programme would be to have a healthy calf, achieving optimum growth rates and a successful weaning, while also hitting performance targets. This will enable her...