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Gearing up for 1.6m births in three months
Adam Woods
This week’s focus inside the Irish Farmers Journal is all about preparing for calving over the next few weeks.
Gearing up for 1.6m births in three months
High EBI females hotly sought after at Kealy dairy dispersal
15 January 2025 Breeding & health
High EBI females hotly sought after at Kealy dairy dispersal
Nevan McKiernan reports from Jamie and Lorraine Kealy's on-farm dispersal sale in Co Carlow.
Four-month-old dairy heifer calf sells for £31,000
7 January 2025 Pedigree
Four-month-old dairy heifer calf sells for £31,000
Nevan McKiernan reports from the Sizzler Select online sale of dairy heifers.
Robots reduce the workload on Cork farm
A look at Kelly's farm near Kinsale where three DeLaval robots were installed for the 180 cow herd.
1 January 2025 Dairy Equipment
There’s new blood on the Cavan dairy scene
James and Sandra Smith are new entrants to dairy farming and built a new 10 unit Dairymaster parlour on their farm in Cavan.
1 January 2025 Dairy Equipment
Cork farmers preparing for springtime
Getting ready for spring is one of the themes at next January’s Irish Grassland Association dairy conference. For Cork farmers Maeve O’Keeffe and Jack Kearney, each spring brings different challenges.
11 December 2024 Breeding & health
New developments in animal health
Thomas Condon takes a look at some of the new technologies and healthcare products available to dairy farmers.
20 November 2024 Breeding & health
Aiming for high health this winter
Adam Woods previews what’s inside this week’s special indoor health management focus.
23 October 2024 Breeding & health
High milk prices to boost winter milk herds
High milk prices are a boost to winter milk producers but challenges remain, writes Aidan Brennan.
16 October 2024 Liquid Milk
Top-class performance in the Kingdom
The McCarthy family are achieving excellent performance while protecting and enhancing the farm's environmental credentials
28 September 2024 Milk quality
Farming on the banks of the Blackwater in north Cork
North Cork Co-Op suppliers Denis and Brian O'Connell have adapted their farming techniques to protect water quality.
28 September 2024 Milk quality
Excellence on show in the rolling hills of Eyrecourt
The Larkin farm epitomises all that is good about family farming, with good technical performance and a good work/life balance
25 September 2024 Milk quality