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M7 Business Park, Naas, Co.Kildare, Irel…
Joined January 2012
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George goes Dairy Farming with @GeorgeBeattieit visting Larry Hannon in Ballytore @AgrilandIreland #Teamdairy #grasstomilk #Holstein @agrinetonline See full piece here agriland.ie/farming-news/geo…
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COMPETITION (today only) prize worth €100! Guess his breed (Sire & dam) & retweet, we’ll put all correct entries in a draw for 2 tickets for @farmersjournal #dairyday plus a voucher for us or #HerdApp (@agrinetonline) & a sleeveless too! #teamdairy #grasstomilk #beefondairy
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Kevin O’Donnell recently sent us in the details of 3 Belgian Blue bulls he finished off of dairy cows. 925 sired by BB2083, DOB 22/2/18, live 620kg, DW 345kg, KO% 56%, grade U= 2+. #PGBred #BeefOnDairy #BelgianBlue #TeamDairy #GrassToMilk #IrelandGenetics #AgIE #Farm
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One of the largest dairy events in the world is taking place in @teagasc Fermoy tomorrow. Great to be part of a growing, vibrant and outwardly looking sector! The @farmersjournal will be there all day with online updates and tweets from @FJDairy. Wear sun cream!
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Who knows what the future holds for fresh semen usage j.mp/2Hn9P82
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Keltic Handsome (OKH) heifer up next getting a Moondharrig Knell straw. She’s off a montbeliarde cow and should make a smashing suckler
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Kerrygold becomes first Irish food brand to exceed €1bn in annual retail sales buff.ly/2J0wxEm
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Fresh semen from Craigtown Tornado (FR4338) being loaded into straws in @NCBCIreland before being couriered to Wexford by @AgrilandIreland
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THRIVE is the name of the new Irish Farmers Journal dairy calf to beef programme. Beef Editor Adam Woods tells us all about the programme. @HerdPlus @Bordbia @doveagenetics @progressivegen @MunsterAI @AurivoCo_op @kerryfoodgroup
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'It’s a short enough season; but this is my system. I take two months out of the milking parlour regardless' j.mp/2HBlT73
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'Life needs to be easy, you can make it hard for no benefit, but it is pointless running yourself for no gain' j.mp/2CdjdYO
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Official start date of calving is tomorrow, 06 Feb. 25% of cows/heifers calved as of this morning. Short gestation genetics at work @HerdPlus @MunsterAI @NCBCIreland – at Limerick, Ireland
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First set of twins (FR2298 a Ronaldo) bull and heifer unfortunately but calves and mammy doing well - Dam is a Moorepark Larry lady going into 4th lactation, 370 avg calving interval, 580kg milk solids #calving19
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Getting a big part of the preparation for calving season done this week 🤠🤠😎😎
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National Dairy Conference 2018 'Making Dairy Farming more Sustainable' See reports here: teagasc.ie/media/website/pub… #TeamDairy