Video: Tackling calf scour Here is a short video outlining how we are tackling Cryptosporidium on one of our Vision farms. For more information about what we are doing, check out http://www.vision-farming.com Happy, safe farming
Read more →
It begins with a vision This week we launch a new project I am involved with called Vision farming. I wanted to look at digital training and I have become very interested in nutrition and particularly areas like the microbiome
Read more →
Link to this mornings webinar on milk quality this winter Focusing on 6 key areas Hygiene People Antibiotics Immunity Data The bacteria Thanks again to the sponsors Smaxtec Ltd
Read more →
This week’s video is a little different! Possibly it needs a little more work but what idea doesn’t. I have been interested in milk quality on farms for quite some time. My mastitis story started with a focus on bugs and treatments. This moved into prevention, effective
Read more →
With a little time on hand yesterday, I made this video about something that has become very important to the way I think about our future farming systems. Watch here: To read more about this you can read my Nuffield report https://nuffield.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Nuffield-2019-Tommy-Heffernan.pptx
Read more →
With lots of talk about coughing cows here are some of my thoughts on the subject WATCH HERE
Read more →
Getting the most from CMT (California mastitis test) I have begun a lot of training around mastitis control using my #udderthings program. One tool that is very useful when we are managing subclinical mastitis is the CMT test. In the short video below, I outline some of
Read more →
Lungworm another challenging summer ahead on some farms If you asked me in 2019 what was one of the significant summer health challenges, I would have found lungworm probably at the top of that list. This parasite continues to cause problems in a lot of Irish farms.
Read more →
Heat stress on cows this summer With several very warm days, what’s the risk of heat stress occurring on our cows. Background Heat stress in cows is a big challenge globally. This is because cows are quite sensitive to extremes of temperature. It is simple because
Read more →
Chasing mineral status on our farms Background When we look at the mineral status on farms there are often two distinct scenarios. The first is where we are investigating a mineral deficiency. The second approach is a more long term approach to monitoring minerals on the farm.
Read more →