Milkstone Management

Milking equipment cleanliness is vitally important. Every dairy farmer knows that poorly maintained and insufficiently cleaned equipment leads to a higher risk of Thermoduric bacteria and poorer milk quality. A bespoke cleaning routine needs to be implemented to...

Protection is Better than Cure with Fourtress

Gerard Ryan is a dairy farmer based in Cappawhite in Co. Tipperary. He is milking 120 cows and supplies Arrabawn Co-op. Back in 2017, Gerard was struck with a mastitis problem in his herd when he reverted to his milking routine for winter. Unfortunately, the mastitis...

Simple and Effective Thermoduric Bacteria Management

Thermoduric is very much on the radar of milk processors and purchasers. Dairy farmers need to be aware of this and take active steps to reduce the risk of Thermoduric compromising milk quality. Thermoduric Bacteria is a form of heat resistant bacteria and capable of...

Stepping up to the Chlorine Free Challenge

Farmers are working with constant changes in demands in the milk quality. The latest challenge is to produce milk without traces of Chlorine or Chlorades residue. This demand has been driven by the powder milk sector as they are now looking for milk to be Chlorine...