Milk Matters – March 2021

Inside this issue: 

The economics of feeding concentrates in 2021
Fertiliser requirements and silage quality 
tackling coccidiosis
Introducing Kaf Gro – Rumi Force 

Milk Matters – February 2021

Inside this issue:

Does it Make Sense to Spread Slurry or Fertiliser in January 
– Feeding Your Soils – Balanced Nutrition For Grass 
– Key Principles of Calf Rearing 
– AHI Notes 

Milk Matters – January 2021

Inside This Issue: 

Agolin Drives Performance in New Irish Trial 
Maximising Response to Early Nitrogen Using The Four R’s
Fertility and Breeding 
Shine Offers A Cork Farm Easier Calf rearing and Healthier Calves 

Milk Matters – December 2020

Inside this Issue:
– Dairygold Dry Cow Nutrition Programme
– The Financial Benefits of Sustainable Farming
– Taking the Guess Work Out Of Slurry
– Fertility & Breeding

Milk Matters – November 2020

Inside this Issue:

– Feeding You Stock This Winter 
– Winners of the Sustainability Awards
– Dairy Farming on Heavy Land
– Digest-It

Milk Matters- October 2020

Inside this Issue
•LeanFarm
•How Efficient Is Your Farm At Using Nitrogen
•Are Your Calves Ready For Housing
•Responsible Antibiotic Use In Mastitis Control

Milk Matters – September 2020

Inside this months issue:
•Value of Alternative Feeds
•The Health of Our Soils
•Fertility and Breeding
•Harvest is One Shot Opportunity to Lock Goodness into Maize Silage

Milk Matters – August 2020

Inside this issue
•Dry Cows Minerals
•How to Reach the Carbon Footprint 2030 Target
•Time to Get the Lime Spreader Out
•CHFC Matters

Milk Matters July 2020

Inside this issue;
•How best to reduce your dairy herd’s carbon footprint
•Dairygold Mixes 2020
•Fertility and Breeding Upper Lee Valley Discussion Group – Driving on with Soil Fertility

Milk Matters – June 2020

Inside this issue;
•Now is the Time for Lime
•Nutrient Requirements and Fertiliser Options for Second Cut Silage
•Establishing Clover on your Farm
•Fertility Matters

Milk Matters – May 2020

Inside this issue;
•Low Level of Butterfat at Grass
•Grassland Weed Control
•Fertiliser Matters
•Effective Worm Control in the Grazing Season

Milk Matters – April 2020

Inside this issue;
•Plan for the best silage quality
•Why should I reseed?
•Breeding focus farming update
•Weaning calves

Milk Matters – March 2020

Inside this issue;
•Chemical control of Ragwort in grassland
•Preparing for the new farm roadway regulation
•Fertiliser for grazing ground in March
•Leptospirosis – a review

Milk Matters – February 2020

Inside this issue;
•Calendar Farming and Water Quality
•Chlorate and Trichloromethane (TCM)
•Are we acting in time to control pneumonia in Irish herds?
•LeanFarm

Milk Matters January 2020

Inside This Issue
•Feeding Cows in Early Lactation
•Making the most of your slurry storage
•Grass Matters
•The Challenge of AMR

Milk Matters December 2019

Inside This Issue

– Dairygold Dry Cow Nutrition Programme
– Now Is The Time To Soil Sample
– Cleaning Drains & Protecting Rivers
– Grass Matters

Milk Matters November 2019

Inside This Issue:

-Nutrition Matters
-Feeding Your Early Lactation Autumn Calved Cows
-Dairygold/Teagasc Joint Programme 2018-2020
-EIP’s helping to Support Cleaner Water and Agriculture

Milk Matters October 2019

Inside this issue

-Nutrition Matters
-Reseed Management Post Sowing
-Grass Matters
-What is Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)?

Milk Matters September 2019

Inside this issue

-Nutrition Matters
-Farm Discussions In The ASSAP Programme
-Grass Matters
-Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme (SDAS)

Milk Matters August 2019

Inside this issue

-Dry Cow Minerals
-Understand The Nutrient Requirements Of Your Crop
-Don’t Let A Lack Of Potassium Hold Back Grass Growth
-Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme (SDAS)

Milk Matter July 2019

Inside this issue

-Themodurics
-White Clover, The Environment and You
-Grass Matters
-Fertility & Breeding

Milk Matters June 2019

Inside this Issue:

-Grassland Specialist
-Anthelmintic Resistance
-Grass Matters
-Fertility & Breeding

Milk Matters May 2019

Inside this issue:

-Low Levels of Butterfat at Grass
-Grassland Weed Control
-Grass Matters
-Fertility & Breeding