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Beef
Triplet calving thrill at Tyrone farm
James Hanly
This set of triplets on Wednesday, 16 April means that the farm has welcomed seven new calves from the last three cows after the farm had two sets of twins in the days prior.
21 April 2025 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: strong beef price can only be seen as a good thing
I would like to see the people who put in the hard work of breeding and calving cows getting well paid for it, because God knows we’ve done it long enough for nothing.
16 April 2025 Markets
No let up in calf prices as supply begins to slip
Calf prices continue to move in an upward trajectory as the peak calving season has passed. Prices for the main categories of calves on offer have all increased by double digits over the past week.
Farmer Writes: every farm gets a run of bad luck
A super spring and straightforward calving season ran into a stumbling block over the last week for Tommy Moyles' on his farm in west Cork but at least the sun was shining.
16 April 2025 Farmer Writes
‘Safety is not an optional extra, it’s a priority’ – IFA
The scheme, announced by Minister Martin Heydon and Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae, allows farmers to write off 50% of the cost of eligible safety equipment each year over two years.
11 April 2025 Farm safety
Cows dried off ahead of next move
Zac Elkin from Craigantlet in Co Down is currently managing a dairy farm in Canterbury, New Zealand.
9 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Milk supply on the rise – FRS
The latest Calving Insights survey found the weak grass growth levels in early March forced many farmers to increase concentrate levels and feed silage by night to bolster early milk volumes.
9 April 2025 News
‘It is quite unprecedented that farmers in most sectors are happy with returns'
The workload is wasing on dairy farms as calving comes to an end. The fine weather is finally here and starting to drive on grass growth.
9 April 2025 Katherine O'Leary
Dairy birth registrations finishing season in a stronger manner
A trend of later calving is evident in last week’s birth registrations running over 18% higher than the corresponding week in 2024.
6 April 2025 News
Top five tips on suckler breeding this spring
Adam Woods has some tips and advice ahead of spring breeding 2025.
5 April 2025 Breeding & health
Spring barley sown on Tullamore Farm
Tullamore farm manager Shaun Diver gives an update on what’s been happening on another busy week on the farm.
4 April 2025 Tullamore Farm
Farmer Writes: old cow for the hard road and calf for the bottle
The ruthlessness of nature revealed itself at the weekend as one of the more experienced campaigners in Tommy Moyles' suckler herd put herself first.
2 April 2025 Farmer Writes