Add to ORKGThe issues of labour and work organisation (working hours, working conditions) must be seriously addressed on Irish dairy farms if dairy farming is to have a viable future. The objective of this study was to quantify the annual labour input per cow on Irish dairy farms, with a specific focus on the task of grassland management, and to establish monthly patterns of labour utilisation over a two-year period for a range of herd sizes
The seasonal workload combined with increased dairy herd sizes and a declining workforce have create...
Recent research has shown that grazed grass can be an expensive forage for milk production, particul...
peer-reviewedIn Ireland grazing systems provide the basis of sustainable livestock production, as gr...
Important structural changes have taken place within the agricultural workforce in recent years. The...
The aim of this study was to quantify the labour requirement, available labour sources and actual la...
peer-reviewedWith the cessation of milk quotas in the European Union, dairy herd sizes increased in ...
The continued sustainable growth of Irish agriculture is dependent on further productivity and effic...
The efficient use of labour input is essential to the success of farms; however, many countries are ...
The dairy industry is the most strategically important indigenous sector of the Irish economy. Drive...
The results of a survey about Irish dairy farmers' production practices and views of pasture based, ...
End of Project ReportThe potential of Irish soils to grow grass throughout the year and success in u...
peer-reviewedThe seasonality of grass-based, seasonal-calving dairy systems results in disproportion...
Key points The importance of grassland to agriculture in Ireland is indicated by the fact that: Si...
Typical management of Irish dairy units is based on a low-cost spring-calving strategy with 90% of a...
Grassland is the dominant land use option in Ireland and the UK, and is characterised by a long grow...
The seasonal workload combined with increased dairy herd sizes and a declining workforce have create...
Recent research has shown that grazed grass can be an expensive forage for milk production, particul...
peer-reviewedIn Ireland grazing systems provide the basis of sustainable livestock production, as gr...
Important structural changes have taken place within the agricultural workforce in recent years. The...
The aim of this study was to quantify the labour requirement, available labour sources and actual la...
peer-reviewedWith the cessation of milk quotas in the European Union, dairy herd sizes increased in ...
The continued sustainable growth of Irish agriculture is dependent on further productivity and effic...
The efficient use of labour input is essential to the success of farms; however, many countries are ...
The dairy industry is the most strategically important indigenous sector of the Irish economy. Drive...
The results of a survey about Irish dairy farmers' production practices and views of pasture based, ...
End of Project ReportThe potential of Irish soils to grow grass throughout the year and success in u...
peer-reviewedThe seasonality of grass-based, seasonal-calving dairy systems results in disproportion...
Key points The importance of grassland to agriculture in Ireland is indicated by the fact that: Si...
Typical management of Irish dairy units is based on a low-cost spring-calving strategy with 90% of a...
Grassland is the dominant land use option in Ireland and the UK, and is characterised by a long grow...
The seasonal workload combined with increased dairy herd sizes and a declining workforce have create...
Recent research has shown that grazed grass can be an expensive forage for milk production, particul...
peer-reviewedIn Ireland grazing systems provide the basis of sustainable livestock production, as gr...