The effect of the snow and then frost has been to do a kind of a “freeze dry” effect on grass and while it might be yellow, it’s still high-quality feed.

In 2023, 18 cattle died from lead poisoning with most of these cases occurring in the late spring or early summer.

Between €34,000 and €40,000 will be paid to the successful applicant for a dairy assistant job on a farm in Co Offaly.

Tanks are starting to fill up, and pressure will be on some farmers to get the tanker hooked up to relieve pressure.

Overall in 2024, milk intake by processors and co-ops was 8.43bn litres, representing a small decrease of 30.6m litres or 0.4%.

In a major blow to the calf export trade, the owners of the MV Alondra said they will not be carrying calves this spring.

The move only concerns sales to other AI companies, with no restrictions on farm-to-farm sales or sales as natural stock bulls

Ornua's purchase price index for the month of January has increased by 1.6% from December's price.

Keeping colostrum in the freezer comes in useful for feeding calves that need assistance to feed.

The Global Dairy Trade index was up 3.7% at the latest auction held on Tuesday 4 February.

Dairy farmer incomes are set to rise in New Zealand on the back of improved global demand and stronger Chinese imports.

Colostrum is liquid gold for young calves and the advice is to give each newborn calf 10% of their bodyweight in colostrum within the first few hours of birth.

Calf sales early in the year always result in high prices but prices took a major bounce at this week's sale in Bandon compared with 2024.

The Dealer read that the farm Jamie Kealy was leasing is to go for auction at the end of next month.

"I am happy with the co-op, I'm proud of my co-op - it's my business. But, unfortunately, not all our suppliers and shareholders recognise it as being their own business."

The Tipperary price is over €12,000 behind the Lakeland Dairies payments and almost €7,800 behind the average payment

Calving is a time when cow temperament can quickly change and farmers can be easily caught out. Outlined are a few tips to working safely at calving time.

The position comes with accommodation, if needed, for the right candidate. There is also regular working hours with an allocation of holidays, time off and other terms and conditions.

Opening covers are looking good, but soil temps are still low, even for the time of year.

The move mirrors the failed plan by Dairygold Co-op to limit any full supplementary milk payments, 13th payments or top-ups to suppliers that spend more than 6c/l with Dairygold, a measure now scrapped in the face of massive backlash and public meetings.