Agri-Business
An Bord Pleanála rejects appeal against calf house extension
An Bord Pleanála has rejected an appeal lodged against a plan to extend a calf house on a farm in...
Calf Housing
Beef
Watch: Advice for farmers on setting up calf-rearing sheds
Calf-rearing is a seasonal job on most farms in Ireland, and with the peak spring-calving season fast approaching, beef farmers...
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How to avoid costly calf registration errors
Are you wondering how you can avoid costly calf registration errors and Bord Bia penalties? As the busy spring season...
Beef
Ventilation is key when using old shed to rear calves
Making small adjustments to the layout of calf housing can help streamline the feeding and herding processes, and small improvements...
Agri-Business
New 3D calf housing app to help NI farmers reduce disease
Northern Ireland’s farmers are set to benefit from a 3D app developed to help reduce disease and improve growth in...
Dairy Technical
Preventing pneumonia in calves this autumn
Pneumonia can affect cattle of any age; it is a complex multi-factorial respiratory disease, caused by a range of bacteria,...
N.Ireland
DAERA and CAFRE advise on how to efficiently house calves
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has highlighted the “crucial role in rearing” that calf housing maintains,...
Dairy Technical
Spring calving: Calf house assessment
For dairy farms, the start of the 2023 spring-calving season is just over six-weeks away. Ahead of the calving season,...
Dairy Technical
Spring calving: Assessing calving facilities
Ahead of the spring-calving season, dairy farmers should assess their calf housing facilities to determine if they are adequate. The...
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Farm Diversification Seminar to take place next week
An insightful seminar known as the ‘Farm Diversification Seminar’ is set to take place Tuesday, January 28 2025 from 9:30a.m...
Dairy Technical
Improving your calves' saleability this spring
Improving your calves’ saleability should be something you consider, as the numbers of calves presenting at marts for sale has...
Buildings
Is your calf shed in order for next spring?
With dairy farmers drying off their cows, it won’t be long until the milking season is over and all the...
Dairy Technical
Is your calf housing up to par?
Calf housing facilities are an important part of any dairy farm, with below-par facilities leading to increased sickness among calves....
Dairy
Don't take your eyes of the ball when it comes to calf health
March and into early April is commonly the time when any calf health issues occur on farms. This is usually...
Green Acres
Perfecting conditions within calf housing this spring
With the spring calf rearing season upon us, it is important that farmers buying in young calves provide them with...
Buildings
Calf housing throwback: Converting a silage slab into calf housing facilities in Meath
With calving on dairy farms not that far away, AgriLand decided to look back to when a Meath-based farmer decided...
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Give your dairy hygiene programme a spring clean
Having a dairy hygiene programme in place is crucial, as when spring arrives, Irish dairy farmers are in the thick...
Buildings
Making changes in calf housing to manage draughts
Following a recent visit to the farm of Patrick Marnell in Co. Kilkenny, it was impressive to see the simple...
Buildings
Don't leave it to the last minute; get that calf shed cleaned out for spring now
With farmers already starting to dry off some of their herd. It won’t be long until the milking season is...
Dairy
Dairy management: Weighing heifers, carrying out a forage analysis and calf housing
As the end of grazing season edges closer and we begin entering a different phase of the year on farms,...
Buildings
Converting a silage slab into calf housing facilities in Co. Meath
Farming just outside Kells in Co. Meath, Mark Cassidy runs a herd of 370 spring-calving dairy cows, which has grown...