Management hints - July 2024 BE GOOD TO PARTNERS/SPOUSES Recently a mother and farmer in her 60s asked me to remind young male... Continue reading
June 2024 You must play your part in improving water quality in your area. Do your winter-feed requirement... Continue reading
April 2024 MESSAGES Be proactive in dealing with April grassland issues. You must make a grassland plan for... Continue reading
March 2024 Adjust your March grazing management to ensure adequate grass in second rotation. Grass won’t grow... Continue reading
February 2024 MESSAGES Make a plan to overcome the challenge of low milk price and high costs. Manage meal-feeding... Continue reading
January 2024 This is the month to review your ICBF and PastureBase reports for 2023. Review your ICBF EBI report... Continue reading
December 2023 This is the month to review your ICBF and PastureBase reports for 2023. Review your ICBF EBI report... Continue reading
November 2023 MESSAGES Nitrates Derogation: are you ready for the effect on your income? Become a new dairy farmer... Continue reading
October 2023 Securing sustainability Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions From agriculture, they were the same... Continue reading
September 2023 MESSAGES Perfect practice makes perfect. Only buy what you cannot do without this autumn and spring.... Continue reading
August 2023 MESSAGES How do you financially manage from now? Adequate winter feed must be a priority now? Check... Continue reading
July 2023 MESSAGES Save on costs wherever you can! Maximise milk sales efficiently. End the breeding season. Nitrogen... Continue reading
June 2023 MESSAGES: Set your June targets and take steps to achieve them. Take great... Continue reading
May 2023 MESSAGES: Milk price decrease = 15c/L; a reduction of €800 to €1,100 per cow; Manage all cost... Continue reading
April 2023 MESSAGES: Set yourself breeding season targets for April Know the financial cost of not meeting... Continue reading
March 2023 MESSAGES: Seriously consider using sexed semen this year. Because fertiliser will cost €1,130/ha,... Continue reading
February 2023 MESSAGES: Look back at 2022 financial costs - ways to improve.. Have a meal feeding plan per day,... Continue reading
January 2023 MESSAGES: How to use these management hints. Plan to be a better farm manager this year. Develop... Continue reading