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Beef
Scanning time for autumn-calving suckler herds
Kieran Mailey
Cows calving in early autumn should be settled back in-calf at this point. With a buoyant beef trade, scanning will flag up empty animals which may be better off cashed in.
10 January 2025 Podcast
Farm Tech Talk: TB proposals on cows, scanning and TAMS slurry storage
This week, we hear of new TB proposals, scanning ewes and update on the new slurry storage grants under TAMS.
8 January 2025 Grass & feeding
Feeding plans and the Sheep Improvement Scheme
A high percentage of flocks have selected the pregnancy scanning action, which requires farmers to group ewes into management groups that improves lamb survivability and reduces mortality.
Scanning result is nothing to brag about
Derek Robinson had hoped his flock might have produced a scanning result closer to 200%.
1 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Five management jobs for January
While every farm has a long list of jobs to complete, outlined are a few tasks to consider in January.
31 December 2024 Management
Time for scanning in spring calving herds
Thoughts should be turning to scanning spring calving herds, giving plenty of time and more options for marketing empty cows.
10 September 2024 Management
Farmer Writes: Dealing with the present and planning for the future
Scanning results are in for the heifers on Tommy Moyles' farm at Ardfield, Clonakilty while the consequences of the weather mean decisions regarding grazing keep changing.
21 August 2024 Farmer Writes
Empty rates in cows on par with 2023 levels
Cows being under stress, poor-quality semen and improper administration were all given as possible reasons for the low sexed semen figures.
21 August 2024 News