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January 24, 2021 1:00 pm At the recent Teagasc once-a-day (OAD) milking conference, Dr. Nick Sneddon from New Zealand spoke about the established OAD research milking herd in Massey university. Nick works with Fonterra, New Zealand’s largest milk processor. He reviewed the milk production and reproductive performance of New Zealand dairy herds that are being milked OAD or twice-a-day (TAD). Cow type, particularly udder conformation and capacity, are of particular relevance to OAD herds. Dr. Sneddon shared the results of his research into the importance of conformation when breeding cows su...

15 January 2021 Type Event Proceeding Once a Day Milking Conference 2021 took place virtually on Thursday, 14 January. The theme of this year’s online conference centred on the latest research about the impact of once a day milking on milk production and how to manage this effect. Speakers at this conference included: Emer Kennedy, Teagasc Moorepark; dairy farmer MJ Delaney and Nick Sneddon, Fonterra. Once a Day Milking is currently only practised on around 200 Irish dairy farms. But the interest in the practice of once a day milking continues to grow. It’s considered as a viab...

Launch of the January 2021 Once A Day Milking webinar Teagasc will address the practice of once a day (OAD) milking with a webinar on Thursday 14th January starting at 10.00am. While currently practised on an estimated 200 Irish dairy farms, interest in OAD milking continues to grow. It’s seen as a viable option in situations where labour is in short supply, where the farm layout results in long walks to and from the parlour or where reducing the number of daily milkings is attractive from a lifestyle perspective.  Speaking at the launch of the OAD webinar, Brian Hilliard, Teagasc said, �...

Have you considered once-a-day milking? If labour is in short supply on your dairy farm, or if your farm layout is resulting in long walks to and from the milking parlour, maybe you have considered once-a-day (OAD) milking? OAD milking, while currently only practised on an estimated 200 Irish dairy farms, is continuously generating interest among farmers who wish to reduce the number of daily milking’s to benefit their lifestyle. On Thursday, January 14, at 10:00am, Teagasc will address the practice of OAD milking with its virtual conference which is free to attend. Register your place tod...