December 2024
My 10 COMMANDMENTS FOR FARMERS FOR 2025
Care for oneself and others
K.I.S.S.
Grow to utilise 11...
November 2024
MESSAGES
2025: Act now to make it a good year.
Replacement heifer weight/size is the ‘Achilles...
October 2024
Take stock and plan for the remainder of 2024.
Prolong, by rationing, available grass to milking...
August 2024
MESSAGES
Food production in Ireland is responsible for 37% of Ireland’s greenhouse gasses (GHG).
Know...
July 2024
BE GOOD TO PARTNERS/SPOUSES
Recently a mother and farmer in her 60s asked me to remind young male...
June 2024
You must play your part in improving water quality in your area.
Do your winter-feed requirement...
April 2024
MESSAGES
Be proactive in dealing with April grassland issues.
You must make a grassland plan for...
March 2024
Adjust your March grazing management to ensure adequate grass in second rotation.
Grass won’t grow...
February 2024
MESSAGES
Make a plan to overcome the challenge of low milk price and high costs.
Manage meal-feeding...
January 2024
This is the month to review your ICBF and PastureBase reports for 2023.
Review your ICBF EBI report...
December 2023
This is the month to review your ICBF and PastureBase reports for 2023.
Review your ICBF EBI report...
November 2023
MESSAGES Nitrates Derogation: are you ready for the effect on your income?
Become a new dairy farmer...
October 2023
Securing sustainability
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
From agriculture, they were the same...
September 2023
MESSAGES Perfect practice makes perfect. Only buy what you cannot do without this autumn and spring....
August 2023
MESSAGES
How do you financially manage from now?
Adequate winter feed must be a priority now? Check...
July 2023
MESSAGES
Save on costs wherever you can!
Maximise milk sales efficiently.
End the breeding season.
Nitrogen...
June 2023
MESSAGES:
Set your June targets and take steps to achieve them.
Take great...
May 2023
MESSAGES:
Milk price decrease = 15c/L; a reduction of €800 to €1,100 per cow;
Manage all cost...
April 2023
MESSAGES:
Set yourself breeding season targets for April
Know the financial cost of not meeting...
March 2023
MESSAGES:
Seriously consider using sexed semen this year.
Because fertiliser will cost €1,130/ha,...