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‘No co-operation with more red tape’ until beef price exceeds €4/kg
‘No co-operation with more red tape’ until beef price exceeds €4/kg
‘I look for the same in both Holsteins and Jerseys’
Christy McCarthy and family milk 55 cows (35 pedigree Holsteins and 25 pedigree Jerseys) on 60-acres in Balineen, Co. Cork.
‘I think dairy herds have become far too big’
34-year-old John Kelleher runs a dairy, sheep and suckler enterprises and is a qualified agricultural mechanic.
VIDEO: ‘Superior bulls’ can improve carcass value by €150-€200
ABP research finds that farmers could earn €150-€200 more per carcass from selecting superior bulls
‘I am happiest in the parlour or sitting behind the wheel of a tractor’
18-year-old Maeve O'Connor works on a 200-cow farm and helps her parents milk 100 cows in Co. Cork.
‘I am the only girl working in the sheep yard at Ballinrobe Mart’
Anne Biggins grew up on a suckler and sheep farm in The Neale, Co. Mayo and studies agricultural science at Waterford Institute of Technology. She works as a livestock drover at Aurivo Ballinrobe Mart.
Dairy farming – a business or pastime?
In 2019, the top 25% of farms, analysed to date, achieved a net margin of €987/cow - a difference of €253/cow compared to the average.
What are LESS machines?
A LESS spreader will retain an extra 3 units of Nitrogen per 1000 gallons slurry due to the lower ammonia loss to air.
