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Dairy
Spring feeding Q&A with Teagasc experts
Aidan Brennan
There is renewed interest in feeding cows well this spring, Teagasc experts Aisling Claffey and Joe Patton look at the requirements for cows this spring and at peak
12 March 2025 Spring AI
Sexed semen and beef AI on the up
The increased use of sexed dairy semen and beef AI on the dairy herd has offset the decline in conventional dairy AI.
12 March 2025 Sucklers
Suckler farming for fat in Shetland
Adam Woods reports from this year’s British Cattle Breeders conference, where Shetlands' suckler farmer Jamie Leslie discussed his herd of 90 Aberdeen Angus suckler cows.
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Markets
Beef prices: factories move to manage weekly kill
Markets
Camera at the Mart: beef calf bonanza in Bandon
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Boy dies following incident involving tractor in Kerry
News
Gardaí investigating after lamb found hung from gate
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
26 February 2025 Northern Ireland
Is grass worth the hassle in spring?
Aidan Brennan looks at the energy and protein content of various feeds and says that typical quality grass silage is hugely detrimental to performance.
26 February 2025 Grass & feeding
Seventy percent calved on Cork farm
It's been a busy three weeks on the O'Donoghue farm overlooking the Bandon river at Ballinadee writes Aidan Brennan
19 February 2025 Grass & feeding
Tullamore Farm: large number of heifer calves born
Adam Woods has the latest update on Tullamore Farm and how calving is progressing.
19 February 2025 Management
Thin animals reduce productivity and increase disease risk
Farmers at this week’s Teagasc national sheep conferences were told that thin ewes are a continual drain on productivity and increase the risk of disease establishing.
29 January 2025 Management
Teagasc lowland sheep conference dates announced
The opening talk will be on ‘low stress handling for shepherd and sheep’, by Miriam Parker.
17 January 2025 News
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.
23 December 2024 Management
Don’t put housing on the long finger
While there may be a perception that ewes are in good condition Teagasc are finding that some flocks have significant numbers of ewes requiring preferential treatment.
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