Dairy Technical
Monitoring and investigating SCC rises
A rise in somatic cell count (SCC) in a bulk tank at this time of the year should not be...
Dairy Technical
A rise in somatic cell count (SCC) in a bulk tank at this time of the year should not be...
Dairy Technical
Growing fodder crops on some farms can be an effective way of easing the pressure placed on housing over the...
Beef
On many beef and sheep farms, in particular where ground is rented, farmers can be reluctant to spend money on...
Beef Technical
The June bank holiday weekend saw the Baileys Limousins sale take place on the farm of Tom Bailey, Batterstown, Co....
Dairy Technical
Calf registrations have reached 1,952,842 head for the year to date, based on the latest data from the Irish Cattle...
Beef Technical
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation’s (ICBF’s) database is now the largest cattle-breeding database in the world, with over 2.5 million...
Dairy Technical
Enniscorthy Mart held its weekly calf sale on Wednesday (June 1) and had over 300 lots on offer on the...
Dairy Technical
Calf registrations have reached 1,915,453 head for the year to date, based on the latest data from the Irish Cattle...
Beef
A growing number of farmers are buying-in calves every year and rearing these animals to beef. Often when buying calves,...
Dairy Technical
A major focus in agriculture this year has been on increasing the clover content in swards on farms. With that...
Agri-Business
Farmers are being warned that they must make 100% of their winter fodder requirements themselves this year, as the cost...
Dairy Technical
Waterford Ross Mart held its weekly calf sale on Saturday, May 21, with over 370 calves on offer at the...
Dairy Technical
Enniscorthy Mart held its weekly calf sale on Wednesday, May 18, with over 400 lots and 500 calves on offer...
Sheep News
The benefits of sowing white clover was one of the key topics discussed at a recent farm walk near Maguiresbridge...
Beef
Analysis of the most recent beef kill figures shows that over 25,500 additional cows have been culled by both dairy...
Beef Technical
The average beef carcass weights of steers, heifers, cows and young bulls all witnessed a decrease in 2021, according to...
Dairy Technical
The good weather at the end of last week and into the weekend resulted in a lot of farmers making...
Beef
The total number of cattle processed to date this year is running 65,280 cattle (excluding veal) ahead of last year,...