Dairy
Heifer mastitis can be a significant problem for some herds, with Animal Health Ireland (AHI) outlining that heifer mastitis can threaten production
Sheep
Although many spring lamb processors lifted base quotes over recent weeks, any momentum that appeared to be building appears to have stalled.
Opinion
Love it or loathe it, the Quality Pricing System (QPS) - or grid - for beef has presented farmers with an avenue and a means of being rewarded for producing better-quality animals.
With the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the armoury of medications available to farmers when it comes to drying off their cows is set to decline.
The objective of the study was to compare milk yield and milk solids yield from grass-only swards, grass-clover swards and a TMR diet.
Environment
Dr. Patrick Forrestal was tasked with informing delegates of manure and its management at the recent Soil Fertility Conference.
Attention is slowly turning to the dry period at farm level and many farmers may be considering milking on to recoup some of the additional costs.
Grass
Grass silage is the predominant feed used on the vast majority of dairy, beef and sheep farms in Ireland.
Beef
Just over 2.19 million calf births have been registered to beef and dairy dams so far this year, figures from the ICBF show.
Breeding has commenced for many March-lambing flocks and farmers are hoping that the 2018 breeding season will be a success.
Steps taken by farmers when drying off cows can have a significant impact on mastitis levels during the dry period and the following lactation.
Teagasc will host a winter feeding and finance seminar in Wexford next week. It's a Department of Agriculture KT approved event.
Given the pressures at lambing time, many farmers often decide against breeding ewe lambs to lamb down next spring.
Like last week, the spring lamb market continues to show some green shoots of recovery.
The Gene Ireland programme was launched in autumn 2012 and was established by the ICBF in conjunction with industry partners.
Of the dairy farm soil samples analysed by Teagasc in 2017, just 15% had optimal soil fertility levels as indicated by soil pH, P and K.
The number of spring lambs being presented for slaughter continues to remain strong in processing plants around the country.
Silage swards have higher potassium (K) fertiliser requirements than grazed swards, according to Teagasc's Mark Plunkett.
AgriLand recently made the trip up north to find out more and to see why Jason decided to install six DeLaval VMS milking robots.
Delegates arrived in Kilkenny this week for Teagasc's Soil Fertility Conference, where the importance of optimal soil fertility levels were highlighted.
Hundreds of delegates gathered in Kilkenny today for Teagasc's annual soil fertility conference today, October 17.
Although the spring lamb trade appears to be strengthening, factory buyers are slow to raise base quotes.
As is normally the case this time of year, weekly cattle sales are beginning to increase in marts across the country
The number of live cattle exported out of the EU during the first half of 2018 was 11% higher than the same period in the year before
