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Beef
Tullamore bulls - decision time: finish or sell weanlings?
Adam Woods
Adam Woods takes a look at the 2024 born bull weanlings on Tullamore farm as the farm decide whether to finish or sell on
Tullamore bulls - decision time: finish or sell weanlings?
 
 
Farmer Writes: hopes for more static stars
News
Farmer Writes: hopes for more static stars
IFA blasts State approach to TB wildlife controls
Beef
IFA blasts State approach to TB wildlife controls
Factor late housing into fluke treatments this winter
Beef
Factor late housing into fluke treatments this winter
No reason to complain about the weather
News
No reason to complain about the weather
TOOLS & CALCULATORS


BEEF
Tullamore bulls - decision time: finish or sell weanlings?
Finishing bulls
Tullamore bulls - decision time: finish or sell weanlings?
Adam Woods takes a look at the 2024 born bull weanlings on Tullamore farm as the farm decide whether to finish or sell on
DAIRY
IFA blasts State approach to TB wildlife controls
Animal health
IFA blasts State approach to TB wildlife controls
The IFA is seeking a re-focus towards badger density reduction and the allocation of sufficient manpower to fill vacancies
SHEEP
Records broken at Connemara Mayo Blackface sale
Breeding sheep
Records broken at Connemara Mayo Blackface sale
Rachel Gallagher reports from Maam Cross mart for the Annual Connemara Mayo Blackface Breeding Group Show and Sale.
ANIMAL HEALTH
Keep on top of worm burdens in young cattle
Animal health
Keep on top of worm burdens in young cattle
With warm conditions forecast to follow rain showers this week, worm burdens will be increasing on grazing swards, which pose a health risk to young cattle.


TILLAGE
Wexford merchant seeking milling wheat growers
Crops
Wexford merchant seeking milling wheat growers
The company plans to assemble milling wheat next season and is looking for growers to grow both winter and spring crops.
MACHINERY
McHale to showcase new F5 range and 10-rotor tedder
Silage
McHale to showcase new F5 range and 10-rotor tedder
McHale are set to showcase its new ten-rotor flagship trailed tedder, new F5 range of fixed chamber balers, Fusions, wrappers, mowers and straw blowers at this years FTMTA Farm Machinery Show.
BUILDINGS
Challenging conventional livestock housing in Ireland
Animal health
Challenging conventional livestock housing in Ireland
Dr. Jamie Robertson, a Scottish farm buildings expert who is critical of many livestock building designs both here and in the UK.
FARM SAFETY
HSA inspection campaign to focus on farmer health and wellbeing
Farm safety
HSA inspection campaign to focus on farmer health and wellbeing
HSA inspectors will be identifying and discussing the health risks associated with farming during this campaign and will be promoting the guidance and resources available.


VIDEOS


FARM PROGRAMMES
Tullamore bulls - decision time: finish or sell weanlings?
Management
Tullamore bulls - decision time: finish or sell weanlings?
Adam Woods takes a look at the 2024 born bull weanlings on Tullamore farm as the farm decide whether to finish or sell on
Tullamore Farm: sheep mating progresses as suckler herd weaning completed
Tullamore Farm
Tullamore Farm: sheep mating progresses as suckler herd weaning completed
Farm manager Shaun Diver gives an update on what’s happening on Tullamore farm, as breeding progresses well in the ewe flock while the last of the beef calves have been weaned.
Tullamore Farm: sheep mating progresses as suckler herd weaning completed
Footprint Farmers
Sowing cover crops in Co Louth
Gareth Culligan’s goal is to enhance soil structure and health through the use of cover crops, while also providing food for pollinators throughout the winter, writes Kelsey Daly.
Promising autumn eases the strain of a challenging year
Crops
Promising autumn eases the strain of a challenging year
This week, the From the Tramlines farmers give their take on a challenging year which has ended on a hopeful note.
Famous 'Sheep Shepherd' duo trusts Tribamec DuoSPONSORED
Famous 'Sheep Shepherd' duo trusts Tribamec Duo
Tribamec Duo combines Chanelle Pharma’s established products - Animec Oral solution for sheep and Tribex 5% oral suspension for sheep. The unique blend equips it to combat a range of sheep parasites.
Selective dry cow therapy at Lisduff HolsteinsSPONSORED
Selective dry cow therapy at Lisduff Holsteins
John O’Sullivan milks approximately 400 pedigree Holstein Friesian cows in Whitechurch, Co Cork. He farms alongside his father John Snr, his brother Victor and farm manager Dave McGrath.
Bennettsbridge Limestone’s Cubicle Lime: boosting cow comfort and milk yield SPONSORED
Bennettsbridge Limestone’s Cubicle Lime: boosting cow comfort and milk yield
Bennettsbridge Limestone’s Cubicle Lime is a unique disinfectant-style product which has been formulated using a blend of superfine limestone powder and hydrated lime.
Protect your calves: a new approach to cryptosporidiosis controlSPONSORED
Protect your calves: a new approach to cryptosporidiosis control
Neonatal calf diarrhoea or calf scour is consistently the number one cause of death in calves less than one month of age in Ireland.