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“Although it is getting better, we are not quite there yet with normalising woman in male-dominated jobs.”
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Dairy farmers should have a clear plan for cow numbers on their farm and only produce the number of replacements that they require. This will avoid a large number of unproductive stock on the farm.

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“A big cow that can produce enough milk should produce a good quality weanling, can feed them and achieve a proper weanling weight when it comes to weaning.”

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“Always put your best self forward as the ag community, especially in Ireland, is quite close-knit and interconnecting.”

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“We are satisfied with the current performance and size of the herd. The biggest focus for us going forward is to keep improving feed efficiency. This is to help meet the goals for lowering emissions.”

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The amount depends on the weight and breed of each calf, but as a rule, it should be 8.5% of its total body weight in colostrum

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“Because there are so many suckler farmers gone out of it, I think farmers that do not have quality cattle will find it hard to make it.”

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“Your own judgement is the main thing, and to stick with whatever type of cattle you like. Some people chop and change and end up nowhere.”

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At sixteen, he left school to undertake forestry work and later established a mobile welding service as a side-line

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You find yourself shouting at the auctioneer to ‘open’ an animal… 🤣

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“There is always someone looking for E and U grade heifers. We think there is no breed to touch them when it comes to the marts for a valuable weanling.”

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“They are quite popular at the moment and seem to be topping all the sales. A Red Angus nearly tops any sale that you see.”

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“The future of agriculture is unpredictable. Climate change is the number one topic at the moment, and rightly so, but it does feel like the farmer is taking the hit for it and being penalised more over other sectors.”

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Estimate and allocate a time span for each goal. It helps to focus the mind if you have a start and a finish time for each task

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“Batch milking is the right system for our 700-hectare farm because we needed to reduce our dependence on skilled labour and have a milking method that could be scaled up easily and quickly.”

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