Beef
High feed conversion efficiency key to finishing cattle
Achieving a good feed conversion efficiency is essential in beef finishing according to Pat McCambridge a beef advisor with the...
Beef
Achieving a good feed conversion efficiency is essential in beef finishing according to Pat McCambridge a beef advisor with the...
Beef
Calving ease is one of the key reasons why the Greer family from Ballyclare in Antrim chose to keep an...
Environment
Dry stone walls are an important component of the Irish landscape. They are durable and attractive field boundary features which...
Beef
Ulster Farmers’ Union President Ian Marshall led a delegation of UFU representatives this week to meet with the NI Assembly...
Sheep
In its latest sheep management notes in advance the breeding season on sheep farms the staff from the College of...
Beef
Now is the time to pregnancy diagnose spring-calving cows, according to CAFRE, the Northern Ireland agricultural advisory service. It advises...
Dairy
Lameness in dairy cows is a serious welfare issue, according to Dr Alastair Boyle, Dairying Technologist, CAFRE, causing both pain...
Dairy
Dairy farmers from Fermanagh undertook a recent summer study tour organised by local CAFRE Dairying Development Adviser, Alan Warnock. They...
Opinion
It’s great to see demand for third-level ag science qualifications growing throughout the island of Ireland. This, no doubt, reflects...
N.Ireland
Following a meeting of potato industry stakeholders to discuss the best way forward for the industry. Potato packers, merchants and...
Beef
Good calf performance, along with the control of costs, is critical in achieving a positive net margin from the suckler...
Dairy
Over 120 dairy farmers from Co. Tyrone recently attended a farm walk and barbeque on the farm of Derek Lyons,...
Beef
“Plant breeders are continually striving to produce improved grass varieties while weeds and weed grasses are continually invading existing swards....
Dairy
Milk price is seldom mentioned on our farm as the sole aim of the business is to operate at low...
Dairy
A recent farm walk was held on the dairy farm of John and George Hanna, Downpatrick. They demonstrated how the...
Dairy
Michael Garvey, CAFRE dairy specialist is advising farmers to walk their wholecrops to assess readiness for cutting by stripping the...
Dairy
A large group of dairy farmers attended a CAFRE short course on the farm of John and Simon Best, Poyntzpass....
Beef
Maintaining good quality swards in June is key, according to the Management Notes on grassland management on beef farmers for June...