“When mite levels increase, as they do in the summer months, it’s essential to treat quickly, with a product that...
June 24, 2021
Water is a crucial component of optimum animal health and investing in a water system that delivers for your herd...
Lely Center Mullingar and Lely Center Mitchelstown, in association with AIB and Alternative Energy Ireland (AEI), are hosting five open...
June 22, 2021
Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) is a hidden disease in many beef and dairy herds, and one that can prove costly....
June 16, 2021
A powerful new grassland weedkiller has been introduced in Ireland for 2021. The product is available as two brands –...
A little over thirty minutes outside Cork City is the village of Lissarda, where Trevor Crowley farms alongside his wife,...
June 15, 2021
In this Terrachem Cropswatch video, John Mulhare discusses the performance of his beet herbicide programme and highlights his standard approach...
June 14, 2021
Historically, the greatest demand for Quality Assured lamb has been from the Irish retail market. However, this is fast changing,...
June 10, 2021
It is important to regularly check the knives in in your diet feeder for wear and tear. Damaged or worn...
June 9, 2021
Ger Murphy, Fennor, Co. Waterford, runs a busy dairy farm with a herd of high-yielding Holsteins. The 130ac farm is...
June 4, 2021
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is a single-stranded RNA virus, present across the globe and the cause of death...
Climate change is on the national and global agenda, and the farming community is keen to make sustainable choices and...
Whether you are a beef, dairy or sheep farmer, it is important to maximise average daily gain or milk production...
Early June is always a favourite time of mine to walk into winter crops and admire the power of nature....
June 1, 2021
Shane Moore, BETTER Farm sheep participant, has been developing the infrastructure on his farm in recent years to allow him...
May 31, 2021
Turning calves out to grass for the first time is seriously rewarding. Rearing healthy calves in the first place takes...
With temperatures slowly on the rise, next on the agenda is fly season. Impact on production and spread of disease...
May 28, 2021
Lameness is one of the primary considerations, alongside mastitis and infertility, affecting a dairy herd’s profitability. Apart from obvious discomfort...
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