{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Dairy Trail","title":"Milking 230 Montbéliarde's in a split calving system","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/2fce848e\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1300,"description":"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.\n \nThe father and son partnership are milking 230 Montbéliarde's in a split calving system, with 40-50 cows calving down in autumn.  \nDan talks on how they got into Montbéliarde's and how the herd is working out for them on their farm.\n \nHe tells us about the diet they feed over the winter months to achieve their target of 7000 litres at 557kg/MS.\nDan also talks about the current tasks at hand on farm, between drying-off and calving down.\n \nWe hear about balancing issues with banding, and dive into calf care, breeding, grass management, lameness, and the farms infrastructure. \nBrought to you by Nedap Livestock Management.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/-snn65LS2pYytUW8dkw8ke6Y_543zhkUiY00NaEMxLU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80Mjdl/ZjBmNjFhYjQ3ZjRh/ZDU2NDM3YWQzZjY0/YTVjZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}