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Cows out…

Posted on February 26, 2013 by jp

Was going to let out the cows on Wednesday, but decided it was too cold due to a biting Easterly wind. Same on Thursday. On Friday, the weather got a bit milder so I left them out for the day. … Continue reading →

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Calving 2013

Posted on February 19, 2013 by jp

So far have 41 cows calved. Only 2 dead calf’s so far thankfully. All calves are holstein friesians from EuroGENE AI bulls. I bought Vecoxan to dose the calves, coccidiosis has been a bit of a problem here for the … Continue reading →

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Calving update…

Posted on February 19, 2013 by jp

My cows are calving away, 2 sets of twins and only 2 friesian bulls so far out of 23 calvings, – some of those are Angus and Belgian Blues. Ground has been way too wet to even consider grazing for … Continue reading →

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First calf of 2013!

Posted on January 17, 2013 by jp

Calving season has begun here today  on my farm in Limerick. Two maiden heifers calved within an hour this afternoon. The first had a friesian heifer, I was delighted with the good start, however, the second had a bull who … Continue reading →

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Mary’s Farm in Louth

Posted on January 13, 2013 by jp

An introduction to my farm… I am currently farming 300 acres in county Louth, 230 acres in one block around the dairy and the rest a mile away on an Outfarm. The dairy block has very heavy soil, turnout normally … Continue reading →

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New contributor….

Posted on January 13, 2013 by jp

Mary has kindly offered to write a diary of her farming activities. As I receive these updates I will publish them on the Dairying in Limerick category. If you have any queries/comments etc for Mary you can e-mail them to … Continue reading →

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Pat’s typical day in January

Posted on January 6, 2013 by jp

My typical day in January is normally something like this….. 7:30Let milking cows out of shed and into parlour holding yard. 7:32 Lime all cubicles, using Agrical lime. Check that all the dry cows are ok while liming their cubicles. … Continue reading →

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Details of Pat’s Farm

Posted on January 6, 2013 by jp

Just a little introduction to my farm… I am currently farming 72 acres around my parlour, on which I keep my dairy herd and calves. I normally milk about 64 holstein friesian cows (non pedigree) and have a quota of … Continue reading →

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Greetings from Limerick

Posted on December 2, 2012 by jp

Hello, I am Pat and I am a young dairy farmer in Co. Limerick, supplying Creamery Milk to Dairygold Co-op. I am on a steep learning curve, which is about to become all the steeper with the abolition of Milk … Continue reading →

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Pat from Limerick….

Posted on December 2, 2012 by jp

A friend of mine has kindly offered to write a diary of his farming activities. As I receive these updates I will publish them on the Dairying in Limerick category. If you have any queries/comments etc for Pat you can … Continue reading →

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