Background David and Jayne Conn robotically milk 100 cows along with their four children at Ardina farm, close to Castlerock in Co Londonderry. This is a new business, established on a green field site just three years ago. The Ardina herd is currently averaging 10,500L on a rolling basis at 4.5% fat and 3.55% protein. […]
Category: Milk protein
Dairy cow performance levels continue to rise across Northern Ireland
Recent years have seen both milk volumes and constituent values consistently increase on dairy farms in Northern Ireland. The availability of better genetics is a key factor in driving this process. But of equal importance is the development of nutrition and cow management programmes that allow this genetic potential to be met in the most […]
Significant opportunities exist to drive milk performance over the coming months
United Feeds’ sales director Alan Boyd is confirming the excellent opportunities that exist to drive milk performance from freshly calved cows over the coming months. He explained: “Autumn calving cows have started their new lactations in very good condition and the potential to secure large volumes of high-quality milk from these animals is significant. “Current […]
Maximise milk solids all year round with CreamMaker technology
For many years United Feeds have been to the forefront of bringing world class nutritional solutions to farmers here in Ireland. And, when it comes to maximising cow performance on farm there is a clear market leading range of dairy feeds on offer. CreamMaker encapsulates a wide range of the scientific breakthroughs that have characterised […]
Robotic milking creates a host of new opportunities on a Fermanagh dairy farm
Approximately 30% of cows across Europe are now milked robotically. And there is every prospect of this figure rising exponentially during the period ahead. Here in Northern Ireland, approximately 40 farmers switched to dairy from another enterprise within the last 12 months with around 50% of these new entrants having committed to robotic milk production. […]
Maximising the value of your milk this winter – Healthy rumen, Healthy Cow
Optimising your herds diet this winter to improve milk quality provides the opportunity to not only increase the value of your milk but also have a positive effect on animal health and fertility. A complete balanced diet approach is key to ensuring high levels of milk quality can be achieved while still maximising milk yields. […]
Feeding for milk quality
It is agreed by everyone that the margin in milk production currently is small at best given the current base prices on offer, however this base price cannot be changed at farm level. Bonuses achieved for milk butterfat, protein and somatic cell count (SCC) levels however can be influenced at farm level and will have […]