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Rebecca Ryan, 21, studied childcare after her Leaving Cert, but later studied a level 5 certificate in agriculture at Ballyhaise Agricultural College, before beginning a level 6 in dairy herd management.

Austin Callaghan, drystock advisor, Teagasc Claremorris writes about suckler cow replacement strategies, calving home-bred heifers from 22-26 months, 36-month-old calving systems and purchasing replacements.

The Fallons are milking 300 cows on two farms.

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Michael and Shirley Bateman farm over 600 cows in a GEA 64-unit rotary parlour in Co. Cork.

Alan Clarke milks 50 cows in Stradone, Co. Cavan

How to write an SOP in case of the eventually that you get sick or injured and can't continue farming

Teagasc's new dairy knowledge transfer initiative finds that dairy farmers average 57 hours at work during the spring.

Michael J Murphy farms a 90-acre dairy farm in Kilmuckbridge, Co. Wexford.