The Dairy Trail
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Fleckvieh cows and once-a-day milking in Co. Clare
In the latest episode of Agriland's limited podcast series "The Dairy Trail", technical dairy specialist, Cathal O'Shea visited the farm of Paul and Judith Davoren in the Burren in Co. Clare.The…
Farming over 700 buffalo in Co. Cork
In the latest episode of Agriland's limited podcast series "the Dairy Trail", technical dairy specialist, Cathal O'Shea visited the farm of Kieran Lynch in Macroom Co. Cork. The Lynch family is a…
Dual robots delivering over 520kg/MS in Tullamore
In the latest episode of Agriland's limited podcast series "the Dairy Trail", technical dairy specialist, Cathal O'Shea visited the farm of Michael Guinan in Co. Offaly. Michael is milking 118…
From patrol cars to parlours: Two Gardaí dairying in Clare
In the latest episode of Agriland's podcast series "the Dairy Trail", technical dairy specialist, Cathal O'Shea visited the farm of Edel and Domnic Curtin in Co. Clare. The Curtins run a busy…
Chasing cell counts: How a Waterford farmer keeps SCC below 60
In the final episode of this season of Agriland's limited podcast series "the Dairy Trail", technical dairy specialist, Cathal O'Shea visited the farm of John Byrne in Co. Waterford. John is milking…
Milking 230 Montbéliarde's in a split calving system
In the latest episode of Agriland's limited podcast series "The Dairy Trail", technical dairy specialist, Cathal O'Shea visited the farm of Dan and Danny Somers in Co, Wicklow. The father and son…
Feeding and breeding to boost winter milk performance
In the latest episode of 'The Dairy Trail', technical dairy specialist, Cathal O'Shea visited the farm of John Wynne in Co, Wicklow. John is in a liquid milk contract, with 45% of the 320 head herd…
Award winning Tipperary farm achieving sub 100 SCC
In the first episode of season three of Agriland's limited podcast series 'The Dairy Trail', we caught up with the 2025 NDC & Kerrygold Milk Quality Award winner, Michael Ryan.The Tipperary man…
Live from Ploughing 2025
As part of Agriland's official Ploughing 2025 livestream, technical dairy specialist Hugh Harney hosted a special live edition of The Dairy Trail podcast.
Pedigree Holsteins, embryo transfers & 680kg/MS/cow in Co. Meath
In the fourth and final episode of season two of Agriland's limited series 'The Dairy Trail', technical dairy journalist, Hugh Harney takes a trip to dairy farmer Joe Healy's farm in Athboy, Co.…
Limerick farmer robot milking 75 cows while breeding for capacity and solids
Mike Clohessy is milking 75 black and white cows in Fedamore, Co. Limerick where one Lely A4 robot and a strict breeding routine is paving the way for high solids and good work/life balance.Mike also…
Pure British Friesian herd paving the way in Co. Tipperary
In the second episode of season two of Agriland's limited series 'The Dairy Trail', technical dairy journalist, Hugh Harney takes a trip to dairy farmer Sam and Henry Dudley's farm in Co.…
Setting stocking rate to produce more solids in Kildare
In the first episode of season two of Agriland's limited series 'The Dairy Trail', technical dairy journalist, Hugh Harney takes a trip to dairy farmer Eugene Lawler's farm in Co. Kildare.Eugene is…
Montbeliardes suiting an autumn and spring calving system in Wicklow
In the fourth episode of Agriland’s latest limited podcast series ‘The Dairy Trail’, technical dairy journalist, Hugh Harney takes a trip to Hanbidge’s dairy farm in Kiltegan, Co. Wicklow.Linda…
Converting from winter milking to a fully spring calving herd
In the second episode of Agriland's latest limited podcast series 'The Dairy Trail', technical dairy journalist, Hugh Harney takes a trip to Larry Hannon's dairy farm in Ballitore, Co. Kildare.Larry…
Young farmer calving down 170 Jersey-cross cows
In the second episode of Agriland’s latest limited podcast series ‘The Dairy Trail’, technical dairy journalist, Hugh Harney takes a trip to Eoin Kennedy’s dairy farm in Callan, Co. Kilkenny.Eoin…
Milking Over 360 Cows on Two Milking Platforms
In the first episode of Agriland's latest limited series 'The Dairy Trail', technical dairy journalist, Hugh Harney takes a trip to Brian Rushe’s dairy farm in Derrinturn, Co. Kildare.Brian Rushe who…
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The Dairy Trail has published 17 episodes since February 2025, covering topics in Documentary, Nature.
The Dairy Trail is currently declining with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 24m.
