Beef
How can I reduce waste now that my silage pit is open?
Silage is the number one feed on the majority of farms over the winter period. Farmers feeding silage need to...
Beef
Silage is the number one feed on the majority of farms over the winter period. Farmers feeding silage need to...
Dairy
The dairy tour at this weekend’s Macra Annual Conference is sure to be an insightful day out for anyone with...
Dairy
The top 25% of spring-calving dairy farmers are making €992/ha and €300/cow more than the average, according to the Teagasc 2018...
Dairy
With the end of the grazing season fast approaching, it is time for dairy farmers to begin getting prepared for...
Dairy
The impact of the 2018 weather events became clear in the latest figures released by Teagasc, which unveiled that dairy...
Dairy
LIC will run two events on Thursday, October 17, providing Irish farmers with information on how they can develop strategies...
Dairy
There is a strong demand for autumn-calving in-calf heifers and cows, at the moment, according to Grasstec Group’s Eugene Casey....
Dairy
With the drying-off period fast approaching, the use of selective dry cow therapy (SDCT) has become a hot topic of discussion...
Dairy
Liam Brophy – who is in his second year of the Professional Diploma in Dairy Farm Management – has completed...
Dairy
The introduction of a ‘walk-on, walk-off’ livestock vessel is the “short-term solution” to avoiding dairy bull calf price lows next...
Dairy
Last year saw farmers across the country struggle to sell bull calves – both crossbred and non-crossbred – and Teagasc...
Dairy
Liam Brophy – who is in his second year of the Professional Diploma in Dairy Farm Management – is coming to...
Featured
Salmonella infection in Irish dairy herds can have a significant impact on the productivity, profitability and welfare of infected cattle,...
Dairy
Lameness is a very significant problem in many dairy herds. It is associated with a decrease in milk production, impaired...
Dairy
Fonterra has announced its intention to sell a portion of its stake in Chinese company Beingmate Baby and Child Food...
Dairy
“Preserving natural resources, conscious consumption and production and climate change are associated mostly with sustainability,” according to new Irish research,...
Dairy
The abolishment of milk quotas, along with the fall in beef prices, has meant more and more farmers are considering...
Agri-Business
Share price in Glanbia plc has nosedived over the past 24 hours after the first half of 2019 for the...