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Young Stock Podcast: ewe need some patience for sheep
Martin Merrick
This week, Martin Merrick talks to PhD student Jake Delaney on all things sheep, from his home farm to his studies in Athenry on lameness.
11 December 2024 Management
Sheep Management: housing ewes, closing targets and feeding early lambing ewes
With grass reserves depleting rapidly in recent weeks, many highly stocked flocks have found housing is on the horizon for all or a portion of ewes.
13 November 2024 Dairy Day
Welcome to the Dairy Dragons
The much-coveted Dairy Dragons returns with three companies vying for €50,000 in virtual cash.
Four new agriculture EIP projects receive funding
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue and Minister of State Senator Pippa Hackett made confirmed the funding for the four projects.
23 October 2024 News
Dairy Management: grass growth continues to disappoint
Grass growth rates continue to disappoint, leading to increased fears of a fodder deficit next spring
18 September 2024 Management
Tackling lameness in dairy cows
Thomas Condon reports from a hoofcare event in Moorepark attended by renowned lameness expert Neil Chesterton.
18 September 2024 Breeding & health
Dairy Management: lameness, scanning and whether to milk or cull empties
Wet and muddy roadways further soften hooves, heightening the risk of lameness.
4 September 2024 Management
Sheep management: feeding lambs, blowfly strike and lameness
Martin Merrick runs through some key management advice as August has come upon us.
7 August 2024 Management
CattleEye looks for lameness and body condition
The technology company has recently been acquired by GEA and can be fitted to any make or model of milking parlour.
31 July 2024 Dairy Equipment