Beef
10 tips on managing bought-in calves
Buying young dairy-bred calves for rearing is becoming popular once again on many beef farms, according to Teagasc. It advises that how these...
Beef
Buying young dairy-bred calves for rearing is becoming popular once again on many beef farms, according to Teagasc. It advises that how these...
N.Ireland
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for information regarding the theft of 30 calves from a farm...
Beef
Now that calving has started on many farms around the country, the ICBF is calling on farmers to register calves...
Dairy
The milk feeding period is a really important time in dairy calves lives, as it will influence future growth and...
Dairy
All the indicators are pointing towards a strong live export trade for calves to the Netherlands this Spring, according to...
N.Ireland
Beef sired calf registrations in Northern Ireland during 2015 totalled 338,378 head, an 8% increase on the 312,818 registered in the North...
Dairy
The Teagasc/AHI Calfcare events begin this week and each the events will focus on four topics related to calf rearing....
Beef
Scour refers to watery or custard-like faeces and results from a badly damaged gut, which leads to a loss in...
Beef
Respiratory disease accounts for 26% of all deaths in beef and dairy cattle, the Department of Agriculture’s Laboratories Quarterly Surveillance...
Beef
There was a 10% increase in beef sired calf registrations in Northern Ireland in September 2015 from September 2014 levels,...
Dairy
Many Irish dairy farmers are not maximising the growth rates that can be achieved by their dairy calves, according to...
Beef
Every successful business needs a planned sales outlet. The business of farming is no different. As we head into the autumn,...
Rural Life
A calf was “viciously” attacked by a dog in the Horse and Jockey area of Co. Tipperary this week. Local...
Beef
Post-mortem results for in the UK shows that wire in the gut is one of the main causes of suckler...
Rural Life
A Co. Meath farmer had a lucky escape when one of the cows on her farm charged her and trampled her...
Beef
The breeding season begins in May for suckler farmers and bull management is key at this time of year. To...
Dairy
I’ve often heard that calves don’t perform too well on milk powder compared to full milk, and I just don’t...
Beef
Calf feed sales have risen by up to 20% year on year, according to Sean McGlynn, Commercial and Technical Manager...