Patrick Gowing News Today

Now is a good time to assess the farm's financial situation and what cashflow currently looks like on your enterprise.

The Irish Grassland Association (IGA) dairy event go underway Monday (July 17) on the farm of Mark Cassidy near Kells, Co. Meath.

Collecting yards are the only exemption in terms of the requirement to cover (roof) slurry storage on farms under the capital...

The specification for calculating dairy washing storage on farms is outdated, with new advice and tests being carried out to update farmers on what

The IFA said that it has received confirmation that the slurry storage scheme announced in Budget 2023 will be available for three years.

SHARING OPTIONS: New dairy entrant Darren Bermingham. Darren and his brother, who farm in partnership, are moving into dairy having previously farmed sucklers and tillage. \ Philip Doyle The ongoing restrictions have impacted us all in different ways. For those who are currently in the planning stages of building a new milking parlour, not being able to visit other farms or have an adviser in your yard is a major disadvantage. Virtual farmyard tours It i...

Robotic milking: Is it for you? During the recent Teagasc webinar, Patrick Gowing, a dairy expansion advisor with Teagasc, and Stuart Childs, a dairy specialist with Teagasc, discussed robotic milking in Ireland. Robotic milking is an increasing trend on Irish dairy farms with over 1,000 robots milking in the south of Ireland at present, accounting for 3.8% of the national herd. With a wider range of choice in robotic milking machines and labour remaining an issue on many Irish dairy farms, int...

18 December 2020 Type Event Proceeding On a recent episode of the Lets Talk Dairy Special Series - Thinking about Dairy Farming, get the basics right webinar which took place on Monday, 30 November, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist and Patrick Gowing, Teagasc Dairy Expansion Specialist focused on grazing infrastructure and reseeding plans. Stuart and Patrick were also joined by Paul and Robert Tobin who are new entrants to dairying and are farming near Arklow, Co. Wicklow. Paul a...

15 December 2020 Type Event Proceeding On the latest episode of the Lets Talk Dairy Special Series - Thinking about Dairy Farming, get the basics right webinar which took place on Monday, 7 December, Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist and Patrick Gowing, Teagasc Dairy Expansion Specialist focused on areas around designing a suitable farmyard infrastructure to suit your enterprise and building a capital budget. View webinar recording below: Lets Talk Dairy is a weekly webinar series...