Herdwatch resources
January 14, 2019
Automation and technology top of the agenda on Co. Tipperary dairy farmTimmy Dwyer is a dairy farmer from Holycross, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, milking a herd of 120 spring-calving cows. In attempts to reduce the workload and...
December 14, 2018
The Importance of the Drying Off PeriodThe purpose of the drying off period is to give lactating animals a period of rest. This will give a cow the ability to...
November 26, 2018
Managing a full-time job and a purebred Limousin herd in Co. LaoisBrian Campion and his father, Ger, run a herd of predominately purebred Limousin cows under a spring and autumn-calving system in Rathdowney, Co. Laois....
November 14, 2018
Cheshire farmer saves hours on farm paperworkHaving studied business management at Leeds University, Guy Ford returned to the family farm, to work alongside his father David. They are Dairy Farming...
November 6, 2018
Simple App Is Key To Driving Cornish Dairy Farmer’s Business Plan.Simple App Is Key To Driven Cornish Dairy Farmer’s Business Plan. Over the past seven years, Cornish dairy farmer Tom Jones has overhauled his...
November 1, 2018
Meet your winter feed demandsThe calculator is aimed at protecting farmers ensuring they have sufficient fodder this winter. Quiet simply the fodder calculator will allow you calculate how...
November 1, 2018
Scottish Farmer uses App to simplify Animal Medicine Records.Andrew Paterson farms at Woodend Farm, Balfron,which lies between Glasgow and Stirling. He milks about 180 Holstein Friesian cows on a year-round calving system,...
October 30, 2018
Winter fodder calculatorHerdwatch winter fodder calculator. The fodder calculator will allow you to see how much silage you have in store and how much you will...
October 26, 2018
Beef Farmer introduces technology to his West of Ireland FarmEoin Burns runs a beef finishing. The 28-year-old farmer uses the HErdwatch farming app to help operate a store-to-beef system....