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The article reports that calves at Jim and Grainne Dwyer's farm in Ireland have grown healthier, bigger, and showed increased ability to consume milk compared to 2009.

The author presents an update on his cattle farm in Ireland as of February 2010 in which he notes that his cattle are in better condition as compared to last year which can be attributed to better feed and cow health management.

The article discusses the author's experience of participating in a research activity at the Moorepark Dairy Research center and at the Irish Grassland Association (IGA) Summer Tour in Ireland. According to him, some of the research results they observed include nitrogen use and the trials on grass production and utilization. He mentions that the IGA tour brought them to two dairy farms.

The authors relates their experience of calving a herd of cows and heifers in Ireland. They say that they failed to achieve their target of having calved 90 percent of the cows in six weeks. According to them, two cows infected with Escherichia coli (E-coli) mastitis were the only major casualties of spring. Also noted is that protein in cows had increased to 3.4 percent by the end of April 2007.

The authors describe the state of livestock farming in Laois, Ireland in 2010. They predict that the quality of grass in the district will be good, given the fact that grazing conditions have been excellent, which means pastures have been grazed well. Although grass is still tight, the authors report that dry matters have been high and cows content. They also note that they are still feeding silage and concentrates with the grass but these will be phased out as grass covers increase.

The article features the livestock business of Jim and Grainne Dwyer in Ireland for 2011. Calving is projected to flourish, with heifers showing signs of suitability to dairying. Even though grass is slow to grow with the regular occurrence of night frosts, pastures are expected to be in good condition. Parasite treatment has also worked, although traces of rumen were detected.

The article discusses the farming activities of Jim and Grainne Dwyer in Co Laois, Ireland which include managing a herd of New Zealand Friesian and New Zealand Jersey cross cows and breed heifer replacements.

The article focuses on the impact of the wet weather conditions on the optimistic outlook for farming in Ireland as of August 2009. It is stated that the year will not be pleasant for a tillage farmer due to the prospect of low prices of grain as harvest approaches. Also noted are the favorable grazing conditions, despite a lot of rain. It adds that a one-pass system was used to plant the kale in early June.

The author reflects on the benefits of the warm weather in 2009 to dairy farming in Great Britain. Spring is said to pose challenges to some of the author's farming colleagues as they bought expensive feed and lost milk volume in the period. The author was able to reseed due to the good weather. Butterfat and protein in milk solids are said to increase by 4.25% and 3.42%, respectively.

The author talks about his farm in Ireland. He notes that they experienced a difficult start in 2009 in which the grass covers are low during their peak growing season and milk price is down. He adds that prostaglandin was administered to heifers showing heat and stresses the need of good weather so as fertility will not be compromised. He mentions that they have to limit their expenses as the consequences of low milk prices are starting to affect the farm.

The author discusses the state of his farm in Great Britain as of September 19, 2008. He reports that the weather continues to cause problems. He notes that grass for round-bale silage should have been cut three weeks earlier, but continues rain prevented it. He observes that cutting grass late will affect overall grass covers going into autumn. He says cows are being block grazed to safeguard regrowths, and citrus pulp been introduced to extend the grass growth curve.

The article describes current livestock farming conditions in Great Britain. The difficult farming weather continues with more and more rain. There are some surplus grass on paddocks that need to be cut immediately, but weather does not permit this. There is no high peak yield, but cows milk with a flatter supply curve.

This article reports that research has shown that some concentrate feeding post-calving can benefit condition and production. There is no doubt that grass in the diet also helps improve the cows' condition score. Tail painting has been an aid in seeing cows in heat, and changing the colour for each stage of the breeding season helps to visually assess progress.

The article reports on grass growth in Great Britain. Growth rates up to the end of April were 54 kilograms (kg) of dry matter a day, then they shot up to 108 kg DM and 136 kg DM in the next two weeks. With a demand of 76 kg/hectares DM, there was a big surplus to requirement. Many farmers are looking at calving earlier to achieve maximum yield potential.

The author describes the operations at a farm in the midlands of Ireland. He claims that April 2008 was an exceptionally cold month with first night frosts and then cold easterly winds. He explains why they had to bring maiden heifers off grass at the end of March 2008. He believes calving heifers before cows is good practice.

The authors look at the weather in Ireland for March 2007 which, according to them, has been mixed and has affected both grass growth and grazing conditions. Accordingly, cold and wet weather in the first two weeks of March practically stopped grass growth, however, further south growth rates have remained above normal. Meanwhile, it states that calf rearing has gone well with few losses.

The article relates the author's experience of using manures for their fertiliser programme because of the increase in nitrogen cost. Grazing started day and night as cows calved, and grazing conditions have been good. Calving is in full swing and each day slips into the next as the tending of animals becomes a priority. The target was to calve down 85 extra heifers and then sell them. The milking shed has only 16 units and is already working to capacity therefore, a lot of extra hours will be spent milking.

The author discusses his livestock farming experiences in autumn 2008.

The author presents updates on his farm in County Laois, Ireland. According to studies, 40% of cows will be in standing heat at 7 in the morning and 30% of cows will be in standing heat at 10 in the evening. He states that their 24-day submission rate should be between 90% and 95% which is important to achieve compact calving. He says that they have sprayed off two paddocks with glyphosate.

The author provides an update on the livestock operation at their farm in County Laois, Ireland. According to him, the January 2007 season was occupied with various conferences and discussion group meetings designed to make farmers more efficient and profitable. He says that their cows are being supplemented with concentrates at a rate of 4 kilograms per head during calving.