Dairy

Welcome to the Rural NI Dairy section. From within this area of the portal you can find information on the latest developments within the dairy farming sector.

Turn out of dairy cows at Greenmount
The first batch of 50 cows and heifers from the Future Herd at Greenmount was turned out to grass on Wednesday 21 March for four hours ...

Successful calf rearing in co Armagh
A very large group of dairy farmers recently attended a farm walk at John Henry’s farm near Jerretspass ...

Utilising grazed grass on dairy farms
After a prolonged period of winter housing most dairy farmers are looking forward to the 2012 grazing season ...

UGS 2012 Dairy Award Winner
Ulster Grassland Society Dairy Award Winners 2012 are Matthew and James Alcorn from Loughmuck, Omagh ...

Mastitis – Focus on cubicle management
Mastitis outbreaks cause dairy farmers a lot of headache and heartache ...

Botulism in Cattle Leaflet (394 Kb)
This is an explanatory leaflet providing advice and guidance on Botulism and reflects a recent change in FSA guidance