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Beef
Five jobs to get sheds ready for spring calving
Kieran Mailey
With spring calving just around the corner, outlined are five jobs to prepare sheds for one of the busiest times of the year.
23 December 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: cows housed based on calving dates
We have the cows now separated out into the three cubicle sheds according to their calving dates.
23 December 2024 Management
Dairy management: New Year's resolutions for dairy farmers
Aidan Brennan looks at soil sampling, cow body condition score and suggests some New Year's resolutions for dairy farmers.
Beef Management: reflecting on 2024, feed costs and completing a profit monitor
Adam Woods takes a look at reflecting back on 2024 and making changes for 2025, feed costs and slaughter dates and making a move on the 2024 profit monitor.
23 December 2024 Management
Food for thought on fodder on Tullamore Farm
Shaun Diver has a round-up of what’s been happening on Tullamore Farm this week.
18 December 2024 Management
Beef Management: body Condition Scores, pneumonia and taking a break
In this week's Beef Management we look at pneumonia outbreaks in weanlings, body condition scoring suckler cows and taking a break at Christmas.
18 December 2024 Management
10 Christmas gift ideas for farmers
Farmers usually appreciate a gift that they use on the farm, so for those still needing to find something for the farming members of the family, outlined are some ideas for presents.
14 December 2024 Management
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
Dairy Management: top tips for drying off cows
Aidan Brennan outlines the key information when drying off spring-calving cows this winter.
9 December 2024 Management
Farmer Writes: inheritance tax drives farmers to the streets
The injustice of the inheritance tax measures has put many feet on the street in the UK, writes Joe Collingborn.
8 December 2024 Farmer Writes
Struggles with two year-old calving
Getting heifers back into calf is more difficult in an autumn-calving herd, writes John Egerton.
4 December 2024 Farmer Writes
Suckler scheme put back to April 2025
Minister Muir said the headage payment was “subject to budget and legislation” although he still intends to proceed with the scheme.
4 December 2024 Northern Ireland