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The Dairy Edge

The Dairy Edge is Teagasc’s dairy podcast for farmers with the latest information, insights and opinion to improve your dairy farm performance. Visit the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/dairy/the-dairy-edge-podcast/

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The Benefits of Biodiversity for Irish Dairy Farms

The Dairy Edge ·

2020/06/29

Catherine Keena joins Emma-Louise Coffey to discuss the benefits of biodiversity for Irish dairy farms. Catherine explains that biodiversity is all about flora and fauna and the habitats that they live in. Typical examples of biodiversity include hedgerows, watercourses and field margins. Catherine considers the benefits of biodiversity on dairy farms including income from schemes and marketing of dairy products. She explains that all farms have a level of biodiversity and encourages

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60:06

Let’s Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Careers in Dairy Farming

The Dairy Edge ·

2020/06/26

With the current lockdown restrictions in place, Teagasc is running a weekly Let's Talk Dairy webinar series which is also being made available afterwards as a bonus podcast episode. This week’s webinar discusses opportunities in dairy farming and the career progression pathways with Gordon Peppard, Farm Business Structures Specialist. For more episodes from the Dairy Edge podcast go to the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/dairy/the-dairy-edge-podcast/

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18:44

Tips on recovery from drought conditions

The Dairy Edge ·

2020/06/22

Teagasc dairy advisor Colm Doran joins Emma-Louise Coffey to give strategies on recovery from drought conditions. Colm gives information on the average farm cover on dairy farms in North Wexford, averaging 720 kg DM/ha but ranging from 360 to 1,200 kg DM/ha. These farmers are actively measuring grass production once-twice weekly and supplementing according to grass supply, typically in the form of concentrate and silage. Colm recommends that farmers continue to monitor grass production

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58:48

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Dairy Farm Financial...

The Dairy Edge ·

2020/06/19

With the current lockdown restrictions in place, Teagasc is running a weekly Let's Talk Dairy webinar series which is also being made available afterwards as a bonus podcast episode. This week’s webinar discusses dairy farm financial outlook and management advice for 2020 with Patrick Gowing, Teagasc and Tadgh Buckley, AIB. For more episodes from the Dairy Edge podcast go to the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/dairy/the-dairy-edge-podcast/

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34:16

Grass 10 Champion Bryan Daniels on running a...

The Dairy Edge ·

2020/06/15

Dairy farmer and Grass 10 champion Bryan Daniels joins Emma-Louise Coffey to give his insights into running a sustainable and profitable dairy farm. Bryan considers the key elements of sustainable dairy farming and to him this equates to a stocking rate of approximately 2.5 cows per ha on his farm, incorporating white clover, maintaining high levels of soil fertility, spreading 220 kg N and feeding a maximum of 400 kg concentrate supplementation per cow. Additionally, Bryan wants to have

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53:17

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Sustainable Dairy...

The Dairy Edge ·

2020/06/12

With the current lockdown restrictions in place, Teagasc is running a weekly Let's Talk Dairy webinar series which is also being made available afterwards as a bonus podcast episode. On this webinar, Richard O'Brien, Teagasc was joined by Teagasc/Glanbia Future Farm participants Tom & David Fennelly from Co. Laois to discuss how they are farming in an environmentally friendly way. This was followed by a social media takeover by the Fennellys on Teagasc Twitter & Instagram.

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28:49

Getting to grips with a cash shortfall

The Dairy Edge ·

2020/06/08

Firstly, John gives a view on the current agri-sector outlook from a banking perspective. On the supply side, he acknowledges that milk production across the world is up year-on-year in 2020 while the supermarket consumption of dairy products has not compensated for the significant drop in demand food service industry. In terms of family farm incomes, Patrick explains the many dynamics at play including a reduction in milk price, potential loss of off-farm income and increased costs

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20:03

Tips to reduce the parasite challenge in replacement...

The Dairy Edge ·

2020/06/02

Niamh explains that calves have no immunity to parasites when they are turned out to grass. Gutworms and Lungworms are the main parasites the challenge calves at grass. Symptoms of a gutworm burden include loose faeces, ill thrift and low growth rates. Niamh recommends that farmers alternate calf paddocks from year to year because gutworm eggs can survive over winter. Symptoms of a gutworm burden include coughing and in severe cases pneumonia.Niamh recommends that farmer carry out faecal

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46:22

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Using Beef Bulls on...

The Dairy Edge ·

2020/05/29

With the current lockdown restrictions in place, Teagasc are running a weekly Let's Talk Dairy webinar series which is also being made available afterwards as a bonus podcast episode. This week’s webinar discussed using beef bulls on the dairy herd and staying safe around the stock bull. For more episodes from the Dairy Edge podcast go to the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/dairy/the-dairy-edge-podcast/

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21:54

Young Farmer of the Year Liam Hanrahan and achieving...

The Dairy Edge ·

2020/05/25

Young Farmer of the Year Liam Hanrahan joins Emma-Louise Coffey on this week’s Dairy Edge to give an insight into his farming career, his research findings and future plans. Liam farms in milking 180 dairy cows in partnership with his parents Willie and Catherine in Doonbeg, Co Clare. Liam describes the performance of the farm in 2019, producing 512 kg milk solids per cow, high fertility with an 82% 6 week calving rate and 14 tonne DM grass production. Despite growing a lot of grass, Liam

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28:40

Nutrition for peak milk production

The Dairy Edge ·

2020/05/18

Dairy specialist Joe Patton joins Emma-Louise Coffey on the latest Dairy Edge to discuss the nutrition requirements of dairy cows at peak milk production. Joe quantifies peak milk production on spring calving dairy farms at 2.0-2.3 kg MS per day and identifies genetics as the factor that creates the potential for milk production whilst a tight calving pattern, increased herd maturity and diet and intake of the cow are the factors that contribute to peak. At peak, Joe expects protein

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33:59

Let's Talk Dairy Bonus Episode: Protected Urea &...

The Dairy Edge ·

2020/05/15

With the current lockdown restrictions in place, Teagasc are running a weekly Let's Talk Dairy webinar series which is also being made available afterwards as a bonus podcast episode. On this first webinar, Stuart Childs spoke to Patrick Forrestal about protected urea and Emer Kennedy about weaning calves.For more episodes from the Dairy Edge podcast go to the show page at:https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/dairy/the-dairy-edge-podcast/

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19:11

Minimising the spread of mastitis in mid-lactation

The Dairy Edge ·

2020/05/11

Milk quality specialist Don Crowley joins Emma-Louise Coffey to discuss how to minimise the spread of mastitis in mid-lactation. Staph aureus is the main source of mastitis and high SCC in dairy herds during mid-lactation. Don explains that this is a chronic mastitis in cows that existed in previous lactation and was masked in early lactation following dry cow therapy treatment. The risk associated with Staph aureus is the cross-contamination to other cows and cure consists of drying the

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25:23

The Dairy sector response to COVID-19

The Dairy Edge ·

2020/05/05

Teagasc's Chief Economist Kevin Hanrahan joins Emma-Louise Coffey on this week's Dairy Edge to discuss how Covid-19 is impacting on the Irish Dairy Sector.Kevin gives an insight into the effect of COVID-19 on the demand for dairy and the shift in the demand from dairy products to almost solely retail (supermarkets) with a decline in food service sector.Kevin reassures us that milk co-ops and plcs are continuing to process milk during peak production, while maintaining social distancing and

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21:00

Why Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are...

The Dairy Edge ·

2020/04/27

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on dairy farms are as important as ever during the Covid-19 crisis and on this week’s Dairy Edge, Teagasc Specialist Francis Quigley, joins Emma-Louise Coffey to discuss their role and importance. Francis explains that many farmers already have informal SOPs such as a whiteboard in the milking parlour with a list of cows not going into the tank due to antibiotic treatment. Francis recommends that farmers should create a one page instruction for standard

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17:32

Updates to the EBI including sire selection for heifers

The Dairy Edge ·

2020/04/20

Geneticist Siobhan Ring joins Emma-Louise Coffey on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss updates to the Economic Breeding Index including the new calving difficulty tool for heifers. Firstly, Siobhan explains the new tool to help farmers make an informed decision to select appropriate sire for heifers. Going forwards, sire will be identified as low, moderate or high risk for heifers. Traditionally, calving difficulty did not differentiate between cows and heifers. Siobhan also reviewed the

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23:23

Tips to control grass as growth rates surge

The Dairy Edge ·

2020/04/14

With growth rates of grass ‘exploding’ across the country, John Maher joins Emma-Louise Coffey to discuss key management tools to manage grass. John discusses the favourable weather conditions that farmers have experienced since St Patricks Day and explains that farmers must continue to walk their farms regularly. The 2nd round should commence once the first three paddocks grazed during the spring hit a cover of 1,200/1,300 kg DM/ha. Some farmers will have to skip some paddocks from the

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18:26

Tips to prepare cows for breeding & criteria to...

The Dairy Edge ·

2020/04/06

Dairy Specialist George Ramsbottom joins Emma-Louise Coffey to give his tips on how to prepare cows for the upcoming breeding season along with advice to generate the best genetics for your herd. Firstly, George explains that genetically gestation length is reducing. Each €10 in EBI calving SI reduces gestation by 1.5 days. If you target a calving start date of 1st Feb 2021, target a mating start date 1st May. In order to generate the best replacements to milk in the herd in the future,

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12:36

Maintaining health and wellbeing during the COVID-19...

The Dairy Edge ·

2020/03/30

Health and Safety Specialist, John McNamara, joins Emma-Louise Coffey to advise farmers on how to maintain health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 challenge. Firstly, John re-emphasises the importance of following the HSE guidelines including thorough hygiene and social distancing. John explains that incidences on the farm such as vet assistance for a difficult calving may lead to close contact, for which John suggests masks can be worn to minimise risk to COVID-19. He also recommends that

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17:49

Managing workload and staff through COVID-19

The Dairy Edge ·

2020/03/23

In the wake of the government's Covid-19 measures, dairy farmer Kevin Twomey joins Emma-Louise Coffey to discuss what he and his team are doing on farm to minimise the risk of COVID-19.While the farm teams vary from 1 to 3 full-time staff, most tasks are set up to be completed by one person, including the milking process. Given the nature of farming being a mostly outdoor task, Kevin explains it is possible to maintain a social distance. Kevin recommends that staff travel independently to

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