Twelve years of crossbreeding are paying handsome dividends for the Breen family who farm in Emly, Co Tipperary. The farm’s 260 Jersey crosses are performing well despite a completely unexpected disease outbreak that was difficult to control without costly intervention.
Introducing a 10:7 milking regime in summer allows this Co. Waterford dairy farmer an improved lifestyle and more time with his family. Remarkably, the change has not affected the herd’s solids production or income.
Keeping it simple and doing everything to a high standard. That’s the ethos behind Ian Kingston’s farming business, where the emphasis is on growing and utilising as much grass as possible.
Recently, LIC Ireland had the pleasure of taking part in the “New Zealand Agritech, Making Life Simple” event. The farm open day, run in association with New Zealand Trade & Enterprise (NZTE) and Waikato Milking Systems (WMS), was a day for Irish dairy farmers to learn and share knowledge on how NZ agritech can make life on farm simpler and more efficient.
A programme of consistent genetic gain, recording accuracy, and calf quality is the key to success on the Rogers’ Taupiri Farm in Waikato, New Zealand.
Breeding dairy cows that produce less methane and nitrogen is helping one Australian farm group meet its sustainability goals.
In a bid to improve the profitability, efficiency and fertility of his dairy herd, Padraic Harnan is using more LIC sexed semen than ever this spring, choosing top trait bulls that match up with his breeding animals.
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