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Farmer Writes: the first calf of 2026 arrives

It was heartening to see such a large turnout at the Mercosur protest despite the majority approval vote on Friday.

FARMER WRITES 14 January 2026

Farmer Writes: the first calf of 2026 arrives

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Beef Management: grazing forage crops, pneumonia and TAMS

Beef Management: grazing forage crops, pneumonia and TAMS

MANAGEMENT 29 October 2025

Beef Management: reducing stress at weaning, autumn breeding and winter health

Beef Management: reducing stress at weaning, autumn breeding and winter health

MANAGEMENT 8 October 2025

Farmer Writes: weather, weanlings and winter preparation

Farmer Writes: weather, weanlings and winter preparation

Farmer Writes: weather, weanlings and winter preparation

FARMER WRITES 8 October 2025

Farmer Writes: winter is coming

Farmer Writes: winter is coming

Farmer Writes: winter is coming

FARMER WRITES 24 September 2025

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Beef Management: finishing cattle at grass, tetany control and weanlings

Beef Management: finishing cattle at grass, tetany control and weanlings

In this week's beef management notes Adam Woods takes a look at finishing cattle at grass, vaccinating calves and tetany control in sucklers.

MANAGEMENT 18 June 2025

New actions in €75/calf beef scheme

New actions in €75/calf beef scheme

In addition, the number of eligible calves for payment has risen from 40 to 45 this year.

NEWS 18 June 2025

Beef welfare scheme opens for 2025 with €25/calf increase available

Beef welfare scheme opens for 2025 with €25/calf increase available

Here’s what you need to know about the new and existing actions in this year’s National Beef Welfare Scheme.

SCHEMES 18 June 2025

Beef Management: meal feeding for NBWS dates and in-spec bonus criteria

Beef Management: meal feeding for NBWS dates and in-spec bonus criteria

Adam Woods takes a look at meal feeding dates for this year's suckler scheme along with in spec quality assurance criteria and scanning in suckler herds

MANAGEMENT 18 June 2025

Calf studies show benefit of more milk replacer

Calf studies show benefit of more milk replacer

A calf rearing event organised by Trouw Nutrition took place in Coleraine on Tuesday. Peter McCann reports

NORTHERN IRELAND 18 June 2025

Recording SCEP weights before selling weanlings

Recording SCEP weights before selling weanlings

It is important that farmers weigh and record weights of autumn-born calves before weaning and moving cattle of the farm.

NEWS 18 June 2025

Sheep Management: weaning decisions, weighing accuracy and health of sheepdogs

Sheep Management: weaning decisions, weighing accuracy and health of sheepdogs

The performance of lambs during the transition from suckling to weaning can be underpinned by having top-quality forage available.

MANAGEMENT 18 June 2025

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For Offaly dairy and sheep farmers, husband-and-wife team Ann Maire Butterfield and Stephen McQuade, AAA Golden Maverick has always been part of the story.

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