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Beef
Top tips for cattle management indoors
Kieran Mailey
With housing ramping up on cattle farms, here are some tips for indoor herd management.
30 October 2024 News
Fodder deficit remains a factor on farms
The reduction in grass growth this year is equivalent to the total dry-cow feed need for most dairy herds.
26 October 2024 Northern Ireland
Five maintenance tips for winter feeding machinery
Having the loader tractor and telehandler serviced as winter feeding gets under way is good practice on livestock farms.
Skids ‘Top’ wheels for Antrim contractor
After the challenging 2023 season,contractor Jonathan Kirkpatrick invested in a Pöttinger twin-rotor rake with plastic skids instead of wheeled bogies, to reduce grass contamination
23 October 2024 Farm machinery
Tullamore Farm update: cattle coming in and rams going out
Shaun Diver gives an update on what has been happening on Tullamore Farm this week.
18 October 2024 Management
Over €2m in fodder support payments issue to farmers
The movement of 48,132 bales and 19,114t of fodder was supported by this measure, with 24 co-operatives participating in the scheme.
17 October 2024 Schemes
Manitou skid steer just the job for Westmeath farm
Having bought his first skid steer second hand in 2006, Justin Claffey decided to upgrade in 2022 for a new Manitou 1900R model. We get his thoughts 400 hours on.
16 October 2024 Farm machinery
Merlo combo ticks the boxes for mixed Co Antrim farm
Gary Abbott travelled to Cullybackey, Co Antrim, to meet dairy and poultry farmer Maurice Knowles to find out why he opts to run two Merlo telehandlers, a P27.6 and a TF42.7.
16 October 2024 Farm machinery
Identifying and correcting fodder deficits
Martin Merrick details how to identify a potential fodder deficit and some steps to try prevent it.
13 October 2024 Winter Indoor Management
Housing autumn calving cows for breeding
Housing cows before breeding can improve conception rates as the herd is managed in a consistent environment with a steady diet offered daily.
8 October 2024 Management
The Grass Week: swansong of grazing for 2024
Farms will now be on their last rotation of grazing, signalling the end of a difficult 2024 grass-wise.
5 October 2024 Grass & feeding
With over €2,100 TAMS aid available for bale shears, what brand should you buy?
With the TAMS III grant aid continuing to attract farmers’ interest in bale shears with plastic-retaining devices, Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott look at the options on the Irish market.
2 October 2024 Farm machinery