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The Dairy Trail

Agriland Media

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Frequency: 1 episode/28d. Total Eps: 17

Agriland's brand new limited podcast series 'The Dairy Trail' takes listeners inside the yard of dairy farms across the country to hear what is happening on the ground. The new four-part series will cover everything from calving down cows, managing calves, herd nutrient requirements, getting cows out to grazing, and spreading slurry and fertiliser. Listeners will get to hear how other farm systems operate, how different genetics perform, how different land types grow grass and how each farmer puts milk in the tank and money in their pocket in their own unique way.

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Fleckvieh cows and once-a-day milking in Co. Clare

Episode 18

Monday, May 11, 2026 • Duration 33:39

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 Davern in the Burren in Co. Clare.

The Davern family are milking a herd of Fleckvieh-cross cows on a once-a-day milking system.

The farm is based in a unique area of the Burren, bringing its own challenges when it comes to grassland management, conservation and farming alongside an important part of Ireland’s natural landscape.

Paul and Judith talk us through their decision to move away from British Friesian cows, the benefits of Fleckvieh breeding, the move to once-a-day milking, the difficulties of a tough grazing season, and supplying milk for locally made Burren cheese.

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Farming over 700 buffalo in Co. Cork

Episode 17

Monday, May 4, 2026 • Duration 26:12

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 milking just over 300 water buffalos as well as rearing all replacements and stock bulls themselves.

The farm does not supply any milk co-op, with all the milk processed into cheese and yogurt on farm.

Kieran talks us through the decision of ditching the cows for buffalo, as well as explaining the what is involved in farming a herd of buffalo, from breeding and calving, to grassland management and cheese making.

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Dual robots delivering over 520kg/MS in Tullamore

Episode 16

Monday, April 27, 2026 • Duration 28:34

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 Montbéliarde cows through two robotic milking machines just outside of Tullamore alongside his wife Concepta, and his son Kevin.

He talks us through the decision of moving to robotic units back in 2021, and how they have integrated in to the farm system since.

We hear about the upcoming breeding season, and the criteria used to deliver optimum calves that suit the system.

Michael also talks us through his grazing season so far and how he has got on with spreading nutrients beside the Grand Canal.

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From patrol cars to parlours: Two Gardaí dairying in Clare

Episode 15

Monday, April 20, 2026 • Duration 19:11

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 operation, balancing the dairy herd alongside shift work, with both Domnic and Edel active members of An Garda Síochána

We chat to the duo about their farm system, navigating a tough grazing season, planning for the upcoming breeding season, as well as reflecting on the recent calving season.

And with three children on the farm, we hear about the farms desire for top notch safety, which has led them to their recent decision to install an underpass.

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Chasing cell counts: How a Waterford farmer keeps SCC below 60

Episode 14

Monday, December 15, 2025 • Duration 31:38

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 220 cows just below the Comeragh Mountains in Dungarvan.

He tells us what protocols are place for his to maintain his exceptionally low somatic cell count levels (SCC), in which he has won awards for.

John also talks us through the farms system, the infrastructure in place, breeding, grazing, and herd health.

We hear about the winter feeding system, the farm's dry off routine and what he is doing to push the herd to 560kg milk solids a year.

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Milking 230 Montbéliarde's in a split calving system

Episode 13

Monday, December 8, 2025 • Duration 21:40

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 partnership are milking 230 Montbéliarde's in a split calving system, with 40-50 cows calving down in autumn.

Dan talks on how they got into Montbéliarde's and how the herd is working out for them on their farm.

He tells us about the diet they feed over the winter months to achieve their target of 7000 litres at 557kg/MS.

Dan also talks about the current tasks at hand on farm, between drying-off and calving down.

We hear about balancing issues with banding, and dive into calf care, breeding, grass management, lameness, and the farms infrastructure.

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Feeding and breeding to boost winter milk performance

Episode 11

Monday, December 1, 2025 • Duration 26:43

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 milking through the winter.

John talks about the feeding and breeding routines in place on the farm that allow them to achieve their 580kg of milk solids target.

John also speaks on calf management, drying off and housing the spring calving herd, and looks at the year in review in terms of grass management and lameness monitoring.

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Award winning Tipperary farm achieving sub 100 SCC

Episode 10

Monday, November 24, 2025 • Duration 21:30

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 spoke on the end of the grazing rotation, preparations for a successful dry-off, breeding and much more.

Agriland's limited podcast series 'The Dairy Trail' takes listeners inside the yard of dairy farms across the country to hear what is happening on the ground.

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Live from Ploughing 2025

Episode 9

Thursday, September 18, 2025 • Duration 16:04

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

Episode 8

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 • Duration 28:36

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. Meath.

Joe Healy is milking 97 pedigree Holstein Friesian cows, where the use of American Holstein genetics, embryo transfers and intensive breeding selection is driving his herd towards 700kg of milk solids/cow.

Joe is hugely enthusiastic about breeding and genetics as he started off milking cows with a strong base of Economic Breeding Index in 2020, and is now driving towards more type, more milk and cows that he enjoys milking twice a day.

Joe keeps his three children involved on the farm as they are proud members of the Irish Holstein Friesian Association young members association and Joe's long term goal is to make the farm more attractive for the next generation.

Joe also talks about current cow performance, managing rapid grass growth rates and improving his farm business through genetics, infrastructure and lifestyle.

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