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Farm Tech Talk: calving heavy-muscle sucklers and Dairy Day's key topics
Jack Kennedy
We discuss calving down well-muscled suckler cows and the latest on nitrates on this week's Farm Tech Talk.
20 November 2024 News
Analysis: farming promises in party manifestos
With detailed manifestos from all the major parties listing specific costed policies for farming, what exactly is on offer?
20 November 2024 Viewpoints
Renewed positivity at Teagasc beef conference
The last 12 months will mark one of the largest falls in suckler calf registrations that we have ever seen.
Watching for repeat breeding in autumn-calving cows
Where breeding is under way in herds that calve over August and September, keep a close eye on cows for signs of animals repeating.
19 November 2024 Management
Live debate: candidates clash on suckler and ewe ‘auction politics’
There were differing opinions on how to support suckler and sheep farmers among politicians at the Irish Farmers Journal general election live debate.
14 November 2024 News
Farmer Writes: cows out as long as conditions allow
Excellent weather conditions for the time of year have eased yard work for Tommy Moyles and have delayed the last of this year's weaning.
13 November 2024 Farmer Writes
Jalex heifers hit £18,000 at on-farm sale
The latest production sale from the Jalex herd saw a maiden heifer top the trade at an extraordinary price of £18,000.
30 October 2024 Northern Ireland
Shrinking cow herds means trouble ahead for factories
Falling cattle numbers in Ireland and Europe means surplus processing capacity
27 October 2024 News
Camera at the Mart: serious demand for weanlings continues in south Kerry
It would be safe to say demand almost exceeded supply at the spring-born weanling show and sale in Iveragh Co-operative Mart this week. Bulls between 300kg and 350kg were competed strongly for.
16 October 2024 Markets
Farmer Writes: the never-ending story of TB
TB was the main event on Tommy Moyles' farm last week as the annual herd test took place. If that wasn't enough, he attended a meeting on the subject on the eve of reading the test.
16 October 2024 Farmer Writes
€40/calf payment should go to the rearer – ICMSA
ICMSA president Denis Drennan said the payment – which was doubled in the budget - should go in full to the calf rearer.
9 October 2024 Schemes
Could it cost you €1,300 to keep an autumn-calving suckler cow?
Adam Woods takes a look at what it costs to keep an autumn-calving suckler cow.
6 October 2024 Breeding & health