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<\/p>\n15 July 2025<\/p>\n
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Over the coming weeks, Teagasc will host a series of Farmyard Design and Infrastructure events across Ireland.<\/p>\n
The events will cover all aspects of farmyard design, highlighting best practices and common pitfalls observed on various farms, and will focus on slurry management, nitrates compliance, water quality and the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS). Other key topics for discussion include drafting system layout, optimal cubicle shed location and design, as well as calf housing and calving sheds.<\/p>\n
Topics to be covered:<\/p>\n
Milking parlour, holding yard and drafting<\/p>\n
Focus on cow flow, drafting efficiency and management of dairy washings.<\/p>\n
Cubicle shed<\/p>\n
Insights on cubicle shed design, scraper options, slurry storage requirements and details on the new grant.<\/p>\n
Calving and calf shed
\nAdvice on space allocation and ways to improve labour efficiency.<\/p>\n
Good planning and design are key to ensuring good animal performance and ease of management, so getting the design correct is critical. Most farmyards have developed over time, with a new feature added typically every other year. Often times these are added without consideration for the overall flow and design of the yard.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe cost of developing and building up your farmyard has increased dramatically over the number of years, so if you are hoping to invest, it\u2019s very important that its planned right,\u201d Patrick Gowing, Dairy Specialist at Teagasc said when highlighting what\u2019s planned at these events in the below video:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
For more insights, Patrick Gowing joined James Dunne on this week\u2019s Dairy Edge podcast to outline what will be discussed across these national events.<\/p>\n
Listen in below:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n