A lot of farms have moved away from using stockbulls in favour of artificial insemination (AI) to increase genetic gains,...
November 7, 2021
A few weeks back I discussed the benefits of breeding ewe lambs on farms this breeding season and for those...
October 26, 2021
With the breeding season kicked off on many mid-season lambing flocks, sheep farmers will be hoping for positive results when...
October 15, 2021
A compact lambing period is the ultimate goal on many sheep farms; however, in some cases, it is sometimes hard...
September 22, 2021
At this point of the lactation cycle, most farmers have their cows scanned to determine their pregnancy status – you...
September 12, 2021
Just over a week ago, I spoke about the importance and benefit of body condition scoring (BCS) your flock of...
September 5, 2021
Like every other year, the last few weeks have seen sheep farmers very active and keen to get a hold...
September 2, 2021
Breeding 2021 has come to a conclusion on most spring-calving dairy herds, with the next task being to get cows...
August 29, 2021
Checking that both your ram(s) and ewes are fit for breeding is a hugely important job, that is a must...
August 25, 2021
The 2021 breeding season has drawn to a close on the majority of spring-calving dairy herds across the country, with...
August 22, 2021
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has released figures showing the top ten dairy-on-dairy and beef-on-dairy bulls for the 2021...
August 20, 2021
The 2021 breeding season is approaching its conclusion on spring-calving Irish dairy farms, as we approach the end of July....
July 20, 2021
The latest episode of the Dairy Edge podcast was hosted by Emma Louise Coffey who was joined by George Ramsbottom,...
June 30, 2021
The 2021 spring-calving breeding season is entering the closing stages on most dairy farms; as we enter these stages, the...
June 29, 2021
Breeding 2021 on the majority of spring-calving herds is now six or seven weeks in, with many farms now switching...
June 19, 2021
The weather seems to have finally improved, with growth rates finally beginning to reach the levels that are expected for...
June 8, 2021
Most spring-calving dairy herds typically start breeding in early May, so by now most farmers should have completed four weeks...
June 1, 2021
Heat detection plays a crucial part in determining the number of cows submitted, and the number of cows correctly submitted...
May 29, 2021
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