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.

CAFRE Slurry Spreading Demonstrations
Slurry from housed livestock in N. Ireland contains valuable sources of plant nutrients in the form of Nitrogen, Potash and Phosphate ...

Annual Herd Performance Report (PDF 148 KB)
This report shows we are on line to meet our performance targets which place particular emphasis on milk quality, milk from forage and lifetime performance ...

Phosphorus Balance on a Dairy Farm
For many dairy farmers ‘phosphorus balance’ is a new term which has recently been discussed in relation to the Nitrates Derogation ...

Grazing Management of the Future Herd
This article is one of a series prepared jointly by CAFRE and John Thompson & Sons, focusing on the key grassland management issues facing dairy farmers during the 2008 grazing season ...

Quality Silage Pays!!
This article is one of a series prepared jointly by CAFRE and John Thompson & Sons, focusing on the key grassland management issues facing dairy farmers ...

Dairy Farmers Celebrate Success of Meeting the Challenge
Thirty eight farmers from Counties Antrim and Down were recently awarded BTEC Diplomas for the Grass Challenge and Dairy Herd Fertility Challenge programmes ...