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Dairy Management: fertiliser, picking bulls and keeping calves healthy
Aidan Brennan
Aidan Brennan looks at how much nitrogen should be spread now to ensure good grass growth rates for the rest of the spring
Dairy Management: fertiliser, picking bulls and keeping calves healthy
Department raises specification levels for all dairy units
12 March 2025 Buildings
Department raises specification levels for all dairy units
Specifications have been revamped for dairy units, which mainly concern wiring and the connection of generators.
Dairy Management: ideal week for letting stock out to grass
10 March 2025 Management
Dairy Management: ideal week for letting stock out to grass
Another dry week in the forecast means that youngstock and milking cows are being turned out to grass in their droves, writes Aidan Brennan.
Dairy Management: the importance of a grass budget
Aidan Brennan says that just looking at area based targets for grazing can be too crude, especially where grass covers are lower than planned.
5 March 2025 Management
Dairy Management: how much nitrogen to spread in March?
Aidan Brennan discusses how much nitrogen fertiliser should be applied now that conditions are good.
3 March 2025 Management
Dairy Management: Speeding up genotype returns
Aidan Brennan outlines areas where farmers can help to ensure a quick turnaround time for genotype samples.
26 February 2025 Management
Lely to host TAMS III grant webinar
The company will host the information webinar to discuss grant aid available to farmers for their various products.
25 February 2025 Buildings
Challenging conditions for grazing cows
After a weekend of heavy rainfall, ground conditions are touch and go in most places, writes Aidan Brennan.
24 February 2025 Management
Still no clarity on key N use rules
Farmers and their advisors remain in a quasi limbo over the interpretation of cuts to fertiliser N use
19 February 2025 Fertilizers
Dairy Management: ground turns wet in the south
After a lot of rain in the south east and south, ground conditions have turned tricky.
19 February 2025 Management
How to spot a sick dairy cow in spring
As calving ramps up on dairy farms, Aidan Brennan takes a look at some of the signs of a sick cow.
17 February 2025 Management
Dairy management: Grazing and correctly allocating grass
Grazing conditions are ideal on many farms but heavy land is still wet, writes Aidan Brennan.
12 February 2025 Management