The Dairy Edge

31:25

Dairy Market Outlook for 2024

The Dairy Edge ·

2024/02/26

Coming off the back of the highs of 2022, the production year of 2023 has seen a sharp market correction in milk price. Plenty of farmers are budgeting forward and one question which is always asked is what’s the market outlook for the current year? On this week’s Dairy Edge, James Dunne is joined by Bord Bia Dairy Ingredients Sector Manager, Margaret Butler, to give some insights into the current market outlook. For more episodes from the Dairy Edge podcast go to the show page

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5:35

Weekly Grass10 Update

The Dairy Edge ·

2024/02/22

On this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, Joseph Dunphy discusses PastureBase data, Dry Matter % and Predicted grass growth, rainfall & soil temperatures. Joseph also has a grazing update from featured farmer, Fergal Coughlan from Co. Cork, who has managed to graze 25% of his farm so far this spring. He discusses tips to get cows to grass and how to structure your daily workload so cows get out for a 2nd allocation of grass in the afternoon. He also discusses the PastureBase

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33:34

Hazell Mullins on how to achieve high herd health status

The Dairy Edge ·

2024/02/19

‘Vet on the Moove’ Hazell Mullins joins Emma-Louise Coffey on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to discuss the priorities to achieve high herd health status and gives her tips to limit disease outbreaks this spring. Hazell identifies use of farm data, diagnostic testing and hygienic facilities as target areas to promote herd health and prevent disease outbreak. In relation to an effective vaccination programme, Hazell recommends that individual farmers assess their farm situation, whether

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5:04

Weekly Grass10 Update

The Dairy Edge ·

2024/02/15

On this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, Joseph Dunphy discusses PastureBase data, Dry Matter % and Predicted grass growth, rainfall & soil temperatures. Joseph has a grazing update from featured farmer, Enda Armstrong from Co. Galway, who is currently grazing by day and explains the techniques he is using to get grass in the diet when weather is difficult. Joseph also discusses the importance of early spring Nitrogen.You can also read this week's Grass10 newsletter

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28:40

Taking control of SCC in the early stages of lactation

The Dairy Edge ·

2024/02/12

Don Crowley, Teagasc Milk Quality Specialist, joins Stuart Childs on this week’s episode of the Dairy Edge to talk about how to take control of SCC in the early stages of lactation. Don first outlines the importance of a fresh cow group to manage the transition to the main milking group which is a key step to set cows up for the year ahead. This fresh cow group will allow added attention to be given to both cubicles and the cows themselves in terms of preparation and observation of

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5:18

Weekly Grass10 Update

The Dairy Edge ·

2024/02/08

The Teagasc Grass10 team are bringing Dairy Edge listeners a new, weekly Grass10 update and for this week's grazing management update, Joseph Dunphy discusses PastureBase data, Dry Matter % and Predicted grass growth, rainfall & soil temperatures.He also discusses the importance of getting your opening Average Farm Cover, grass budget & spring rotation planner completed. Plus, Joseph has an update from the Clonakilty Research Farm in Co. Cork where grazing has started, as well as

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25:19

The priority tasks for setting up the farm for the...

The Dairy Edge ·

2024/02/05

On this week’s episode of The Dairy Edge, dairy advisor Kay O’Connell joins Emma-Louise Coffey to address priority tasks from supporting cow and calf health to setting up the farm for the grazing season of 2024. Kay recommends that farmers complete a spring rotation planner as a means of increasing the proportion of grazed grass in the dairy cow diet. Kay explains that grazed grass is highly digestible and high in protein and will support milk production and body condition in early

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27:17

Getting the balance between achieving optimum dairy...

The Dairy Edge ·

2024/01/29

Mike Egan joins Emma-Louise Coffey on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to discuss the balance between achieving optimum dairy cow intakes and good graze outs in early lactation. Mike first considers the dynamics that dictate dairy cow intake in early lactation including parity, quality of the dry cow diet, cow liveweight, health and EBI. He explains that recent research estimates that the average cow in the herd will eat approximately 13 kg DM following calving, which is higher than the

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25:55

How to maximise the value of slurry

The Dairy Edge ·

2024/01/08

Pat Tuohy and William Burchill join Emma-Louise Coffey on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to discuss how farmers can maximise the value of slurry through tactical use and having optimum storage facilities on farm. At the outset, William says, if you are not prepared to go with bagged fertiliser, you should not be willing to slurry. In order for this to play out on farm, William explains that farmers need sufficient storage to allow flexibility in their system, particularly in late January

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16:45

How some farmers are achieving an average 8 hour...

The Dairy Edge ·

2024/01/01

Marion Beecher joins Emma-Louise Coffey on this week’s episode of The Dairy Edge to discuss a recent case study of farmers who achieve an average 8 hour working day on their dairy farm throughout the year. Marion explains that in the study, farmers cited a compact, seasonal calving system as the key driver of their labour efficiency and recognised that the average 8 hour day ranged with longer working days during calving and breeding to much shorter days when cows are dried off Marion

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26:24

Making informed decisions regarding farm stocking rate

The Dairy Edge ·

2023/12/25

Following the Teagasc National Dairy Conference where attendees heard how pasture utilised was fundamental to our dairy systems, Teagasc Researcher Donal Patton joins James Dunne on the latest Dairy Edge podcast to explain how to make informed decisions regarding farm stocking rate.For more episodes from the Dairy Edge podcast go to the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/dairy/the-dairy-edge-podcast/ The Dairy Edge is a co-production with LastCastMedia.com

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28:05

Wholefarm Nitrogen Use Efficiency

The Dairy Edge ·

2023/12/20

William Burchill, FBD Lecturer in Soil Science in UCC, is on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast discussing Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) from a wholefarm point of view but also from the point of nitrogen applied.William explains how wholefarm Nitrogen Use Efficiency works and then how NUE can be used in terms of the fertilisers (organic or chemical) applied to land. William discusses the 4 Rs of fertiliser application: Right type, Right place, Right timing and Right rate.William also outlines

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23:08

Why the Irish dairy industry has the capacity for...

The Dairy Edge ·

2023/12/11

International dairy consultant, David Beca, joins Emma-Louise Coffey for part two of his discussion on the Dairy Edge podcast to discuss the global milk supply trends over the last two decades and he speculates what milk producing nations have the capacity to meet growing consumer demands. David explains that demand for dairy is growing by 1-3% per annum with the range being determined by economic conditions. Examining individual countries, David sees compounding growth in milk supply in

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31:10

David Beca on the fundamentals of cost control in...

The Dairy Edge ·

2023/12/04

International dairy consultant, David Beca, joins Emma-Louise Coffey on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to discuss the fundamentals of cost control in grazing systems. David discusses pasture harvest, as defined as grass utilised on the milk platform, and consequently, the proportion of pasture in the dairy cow diet, as the key driver of low cost, high profit grazing systems. Furthermore, David compares the relative costs of feedstuffs in Ireland and international competitors. He explains

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28:42

Results from the Teagasc Sustainability Report

The Dairy Edge ·

2023/11/27

Cathal Buckley, Researcher at the Rural Economy Unit in Teagasc Athenry, joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to discuss the results from the sustainability report of 2022 that was published in October of this year. Cathal first outlines the number of dairy farms involved in the survey and some of the figures associated with them such as the average dairy cow number of 92. Cathal discusses the reasons for the reduction in the per hectare emissions on dairy farms in 2022

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27:53

How Meath's David Hannon uses data for better dairy...

The Dairy Edge ·

2023/11/20

With the level of data available to dairy farmers increasing all the time, David Hannon, a dairy farmer from county Meath, joins James Dunne on the latest Dairy Edge podcast to explain how he uses data to drive better decisions on his farm. The National Dairy Conference 2023 takes place on November 29th at the Lyrath Hotel, county Kilkenny with the theme of this year’s conference, 'Adapting to a changing dairy farming environment'. For tickets and more information

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31:31

The questions to consider after a decade of expansion

The Dairy Edge ·

2023/11/13

Teagasc’s Richie O’Brien and Joe Patton join Emma-Louise Coffey on the latest Dairy Edge podcast to reflect on the progress made after a decade of expansion whilst also discussing concerns in areas such as the economic consequences of overstocking the milking platform. Richie explains that the advice now is similar to pre-quota: efficiency before scale, getting the simple things right like soil fertility, producing more grass, completing a financial plan to dictate decisions at farm level

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28:05

The financial performance of dairy farms in 2023

The Dairy Edge ·

2023/11/06

Dairy advisor, Jim Moyles, joins Emma-Louise Coffey on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss the financial performance of dairy farms in 2023 and potential areas where farmers can focus on to protect profits. Jim documents farm accounts for 27 farms from January to September and he explains that farm receipts have declined by €800 per cow compared with 2022 resulting from a 15 cent/litre drop in milk price while production remained steady to the end of August. Farm costs remained relatively

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16:41

The current fodder situation & advice for winter feed

The Dairy Edge ·

2023/10/30

With the winter housing period upon us in large parts of the country, Laois-based Teagasc Dairy advisor, Lorcan Dooley joins James Dunne on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to outline the advice he’s giving to his clients with regards to winter feed, while Kate McCarthy, Co-Ordinator of the Teagasc National Fodder Survey outlines the current fodder situation. For more episodes from the Dairy Edge podcast go to the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/dairy/the-dairy-edge-podcast/ The

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24:59

Successfully implementing selective dry cow therapy...

The Dairy Edge ·

2023/10/23

Pablo Silva Bolona, mastitis researcher at Teagasc Moorepark, is on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to discuss his research and recommendations into successfully implementing selective dry cow therapy (SDCT) on farms for the drying off season in 2023.Pablo first explains the concept of selective dry cow therapy saying the main risk periods for cows are the two weeks after dry off and the 2 weeks before calving as well as early lactation due to the stress of calving reducing immunity to

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