The Dairy Edge

21:31

Tips for feeding the freshly calved cow whilst also...

The Dairy Edge ·

2022/02/07

Dairy advisor, Grainne Hurley, joins Emma-Louise Coffey on this week’s episode of The Dairy Edge to provide tips on balancing the competing objectives of feeding the freshly calved cow and hitting grazing targets during the first grazing rotation. Grainne recommends that all farmers complete a farm walk to quantify how much grass is available on farm right now. Based on farms she works with, average farm cover is 1,033 kg DM/ha (range 712-1,205). Knowing how much grass you have will inform

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27:49

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Spring N - when...

The Dairy Edge ·

2022/02/04

Teagasc is running a weekly Let's Talk Dairy webinar series which is also being made available as a bonus podcast episode. For this week’s webinar, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, discusses when you should spread chemical Nitrogen - specifically Urea - this Spring. It is important to have a plan in place and to have your soils analysed. Early N application should also have more grass on the farm in the run into the start of the second rotation. To register for future Let’s

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21:16

Can you reduce the length of your working day?

The Dairy Edge ·

2022/01/31

Dairy Specialist, Martina Gormley, joins Emma-Louise Coffey on this week’s episode of the Dairy Edge to assess the factors that impact on the length of the working day on Irish dairy farms. Martina analysed milk recording results which provided AM and PM milking start times and she explains that milking interval dictates PM milking start time with a 71% of variation in the length of the working day. The ideal milking interval is 16:8, meaning 8 hours between morning and evening, while

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27:35

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Milk Replacers

The Dairy Edge ·

2022/01/28

Teagasc is running a weekly Let's Talk Dairy webinar series which is also being made available as a bonus podcast episode. For this week’s webinar, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, is joined by George Ramsbottom, Teagasc Dairy Specialist to discuss milk replacers. George gives an overview of milk replacer specifications for younger calves, how to calculate the costs of milk replacer, differences between the use of milk replacer and whole milk, and how much milk does a calf

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16:19

Protecting your farm income in 2022

The Dairy Edge ·

2022/01/24

On this week’s episode of The Dairy Edge, Dairy Specialist Patrick Gowing joins Emma-Louise Coffey with an insight into projected costs of production in 2022 and strategies to maintain profitability. Patrick explains that costs of production are expected to be in excess of €1,500, increasing from €1,311 in 2020, with fertiliser and concentrate accounting for 40% of total costs. Patrick recommends that dairy farmers calculate break-even milk production to cover costs; the formula= total

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25:46

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Buffer Zones in...

The Dairy Edge ·

2022/01/21

Teagasc is running a weekly Let's Talk Dairy webinar series which is also being made available as a bonus podcast episode. For this week’s webinar, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, discusses buffer zones in agriculture. With the opening of the slurry spreading period, Stuart gives an overview of what buffer zones are and how they're important, especially when it comes to water quality. To register for future Let’s Talk Dairy webinars go

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16:57

Strategies to cope with rising fertiliser prices

The Dairy Edge ·

2022/01/17

Given the significant rise in fertiliser prices, Signpost programme advisor Seamus Kearney joins Emma-Louise Coffey on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to discuss how to minimise the requirement for chemical N in the first round through strategic use of slurry. Seamus quantifies the quantity of Nitrogen in slurry at approximately 23 units per 2,500 gallons using Low Emission Slurry Spreading equipment and he recommends that farmers target 50% of the farm with slurry during the first round

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38:24

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Eamonn Connaughton on...

The Dairy Edge ·

2022/01/14

Teagasc is running a weekly Let's Talk Dairy webinar series which is also being made available as a bonus podcast episode. For this week’s webinar, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, spoke to dairy farmer, Eamonn Connaughton, at the recent Once-a-Day Milking Conference, about Eamonn’s decision to switch to once-a-day and how he has maintained a high profit margin despite lower production. To register for future Let’s Talk Dairy webinars go

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25:05

Tactical use of once-a-day milking to reduce daily...

The Dairy Edge ·

2022/01/10

Dairy specialist, James Dunne, joins Emma-Louise Coffey on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to discuss the key learnings from the recent Once-a-Day milking conference. He discussed Dr Emer Kennedy’s report on the OAD experiment at Teagasc where cows were compared on full-time OAD, full-time TAD and short-term OAD. For cows on OAD for the first 4 weeks of lactation, daily milk solids were 20% lower while full lactation milk solids were 10 kg lower compared to TAD cows. On average, OAD

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19:12

Best practice in calf rearing ahead of calving

The Dairy Edge ·

2022/01/03

Dairy Specialist, George Ramsbottom, joins Emma-Louise Coffey on this week’s episode of The Dairy Edge to discuss best practice in calf rearing ahead of the upcoming calving season. George explains that farmers must extract colostrum as soon as possible to maximise IgG content, the greater the interval between calving and first milking, the lower the IgG content. Furthermore, colostrum should be extracted from a clean cow into clean buckets as a lack of hygiene will compromise colostrum

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22:19

Matt Ryan Part 2: How dairy farmers have adapted in...

The Dairy Edge ·

2021/12/27

In the second part of his interview, renowned agri-consultant Matt Ryan joins Emma-Louise Coffey on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to discuss practices that dairy farmers have adopted in an effort to achieve technical excellence. Traditionally, dairy farmers had extended housing periods where cows got out to grass in April or May and in 1993, Matt travelled to New Zealand which was an eye opening experience in terms of extended grazing through use of the spring rotation planner. Matt

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25:01

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Costings of nitrogen...

The Dairy Edge ·

2021/12/24

Teagasc is running a weekly Let's Talk Dairy webinar series which is also being made available as a bonus podcast episode. For this week’s webinar, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, compares costings of nitrogen fertiliser products to get best value next spring. To register for future Let’s Talk Dairy webinars go to: https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/lets-talk-dairy/ For more episodes from the Dairy Edge podcast go to the show page

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25:08

Matt Ryan Part 1: On the challenges that dairy...

The Dairy Edge ·

2021/12/20

Renowned agri-consultant Matt Ryan joins Emma-Louise Coffey for the first in a two-part interview on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to reflect on the challenges that dairy farms have encountered and overcome in the last five decades and he considers how farmers are positioned to face the current challenges. In the past, Matt explains, challenges to dairy farmers included low milk price and consequently low farm incomes, animal disease, weather, personal health, inflation and high interest

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22:37

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Analysing your farm's...

The Dairy Edge ·

2021/12/17

Teagasc is running a weekly Let's Talk Dairy webinar series which is also being made available as a bonus podcast episode. For this week’s webinar, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, gives an overview of the Profit Monitor, including what it consists of and the benefits of completing it especially when planning for the year ahead. He also discusses the importance of knowing whether or not there's many non-performing stock in your herd and completing a fodder budget. To

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27:18

From nursing to dairy farming in the Burren

The Dairy Edge ·

2021/12/13

Teagasc Student of the Year, Deirdre McMahon, joins Emma-Louise Coffey on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to discuss her decision to change from a career in nursing to dairy farming. Deirdre is from a farming background in west Clare and says she has a vague recollection of cows being milked on her home farm before her family converted to drystock in the 1990s. Deirdre explains that in her younger years, her involvement in farming activities were limited to standing in a gap when her

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59:25

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Knowing your Carbon...

The Dairy Edge ·

2021/12/10

Teagasc is running a weekly Let's Talk Dairy webinar series which is also being made available as a bonus podcast episode. For this week’s webinar, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, was joined by Siobhán Kavanagh, Signpost Programme Communications and Engagement Specialist, to discuss the Bord Bia report and knowing your carbon footprint. As part of the Bord Bia audit process, farmers must complete a Sustainability Survey, the data of which enables Bord Bia to assess the

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21:06

Can you reduce your labour input during the upcoming...

The Dairy Edge ·

2021/12/06

Labour researchers Marion Beecher and Conor Hogan join Emma-Louise Coffey on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to discuss work practices and technologies that are proven to reduce labour input and improve work efficiency during the busy months on seasonal calving dairy farms. Firstly, Marion quantified the time worked from the month of February to June when 57% of the labour input occurs during these months (40% of the calendar year). Marion explains that farmers have indicated a

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38:37

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Organic Dairy

The Dairy Edge ·

2021/12/03

Teagasc is running a weekly Let's Talk Dairy webinar series which is also being made available as a bonus podcast episode. For this week’s webinar, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, was joined by Joe Kelleher, Teagasc Organic Specialist to discuss organic dairying. Joe started by giving an overview of the main processors in Ireland, the produce that they supply and the various markets that has potential for organic dairy produce. Joe also gave an overview of the farming

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26:16

Are you On Feirm Ground? Maintaining resilience in an...

The Dairy Edge ·

2021/11/29

Conor Hammersley, PhD Walsh Scholar at Teagasc and the National Centre for Men’s Health Ireland joins Emma-Louise Coffey on this week’s Dairy Edge podcast to discuss the common stressors experienced by Irish dairy farmers and the proactive steps they can take to maintain resilience in an ever changing dairy sector. Conor explains that relative to other occupations, farmers experience higher levels of adverse health outcomes, be it cancers, heart disease or mental health and suggests in

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51:48

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: One Health Approach

The Dairy Edge ·

2021/11/26

Teagasc is running a weekly Let's Talk Dairy webinar series which is also being made available as a bonus podcast episode. For this week’s webinar, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist, was joined by Damien Barrett, Superintending Veterinary Inspector, DAFM, to discuss a holistic approach to animal health - the One Health Approach. The webinar was held as part of Animal Health and Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week 2021. To register for future Let’s Talk Dairy webinars go

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