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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 is always a big help to see and stand in other milking parlours before embarking on a new project. L...

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, interest in robotic milking continues to grow. A recent Glanbia survey showing that 2% of suppliers cur...

18 December 2020 Type Event Proceeding On a recent episode of the Let's 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 and Robert gave an insight into their farming background and outlined their journey to dairying as w...

15 December 2020 Type Event Proceeding On the latest episode of the Let's 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: Let's Talk Dairy is a weekly webinar series held every Thursday morning, offering timely, relevant and practical advice to allow you make bet...