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Mícheal Cronin runs a 93-cow spring-calving herd in Ballinaglough, Carrignavar, Co. Cork.
Mícheal explains: “Last year we milked 85 cows, but this year we have 93 due to calve. They’re mostly Holstein Friesian, but I’ve also bought in some Fleckvieh cattle. They’re very good for producing meat and milk so I said I’d see how they will perform. I also have some Norwegian Reds as well.
“The milking platform is 25ha, but we have about 60ha in total. We calve all the cows in the spring as we run a predominantly grass-based system. We’ve just started calving and all is going well so far. We would aim to have 90% calved in the first six weeks but it normally runs until the end of April into early May. Once the calves arrive fit and healthy that’s the main priority.”