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Beef
Beef Management: body Condition Scores, pneumonia and taking a break
Adam Woods
In this week's Beef Management we look at pneumonia outbreaks in weanlings, body condition scoring suckler cows and taking a break at Christmas.
4 December 2024 Buildings
Utilising bedding wisely this winter
With straw an expensive commodity for livestock farmers, efficient use of it is necessary to keep costs down.
4 December 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: cattle and supermodels
The young weanlings left in the shed have started to thrive since the older calves were sold.
Five tips for managing creep pens
Providing calves that are suckling cows with a clean, dry bedded creep area is good practice during the housing period.
23 November 2024 Management
Sheep clean livestock policy refresher course
With upwards of 30mm to 40mm of rain forecast on Friday night through to Saturday and coming hot on the wheels of some heavy snowfalls, ground conditions will come under pressure.
22 November 2024 Management
Mayo farmer saving 60% on time and 20% on material with straw blower
Mayo dairy farmer Keith O’Boyle purchased a new VDMJ straw blower 12 months ago and claims that the machine is saving 60% on time and 20% on material. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
2 October 2024 Farm machinery
INHFA call for fodder support scheme in Budget 2025
Farmers are contacting the INHFA expressing concern around their fodder supplies, according to vice president John Joe Fitzgerald.
30 September 2024 News
Top methods to dry straw this harvest
In some areas, straw is sitting on the ground awaiting dry weather, which does appear to be on the horizon. Peter Thomas Keaveney looks at four methods farmers are using to dry straw.
28 August 2024 Farm machinery
Calculating straw requirements this winter
With straw supplies set to be tight this year, Martin Merrick calculates how much straw you will likely require and how best to save on straw usage.
7 August 2024 Buildings
Teagasc encourages farmers to review fodder requirements
Weather conditions so far in 2024 have seen grass growth levels well below normal, which has resulted in fodder stocks being behind target on some farms.
2 August 2024 News
Farmers must bale as much straw as possible – minister
I think we will see a strong straw market this year, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has said.
31 July 2024 News
SIM applicants finally accepted into scheme
Farmers who applied for the Straw Incorporation Measure in May have belatedly been notified of their acceptance into the scheme.
30 July 2024 News