N.Ireland
CAFRE tips to ensure a healthy calving season
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has shared advice from a College of Agriculture Food and Rural...
calving season
Dairy Technical
Safety should be to the fore this calving season
As the calving season is underway on the majority of spring-calving dairy farms, something that should be to the forefront...
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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...
Dairy
Calving season kicks off as registrations double in a week
The total number of calves registered in 2023 has doubled in a week, signalling the start of the 2023 calving...
Rural Life
Calving safety the focus of new HSA campaign
The safe management of livestock throughout calving season is set to be the focus of a new farm safety inspection...
Dairy Technical
Autumn calving: Maintaining hygiene standards
The autumn-calving season is well underway on farms, with many farms moving into the twilight period. It is at this...
Dairy Technical
Autumn calving: Sheds to the ready?
The autumn-calving season will be getting underway on dairy farms across the country in the coming days and weeks. Calving...
Dairy Technical
Autumn-calving: Getting ready for calves
The autumn-calving season will be getting underway on many dairy farms in the coming days and weeks. With the calving...
Dairy Technical
Breeding season: Time to pull the bull
All good things must come to an end, so it is now time to pull the bull and end the...
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Where might trees fit for a sustainable future?
The Teagasc Forestry One to One Clinics facilitate a discussion on where trees might fit for a sustainable future. Teagasc...
Dairy Technical
Impact of a retained placenta in dairy cows
A retained placenta is when a cow or heifer fails to expel their afterbirth within 24 hours post-parturition. In some...
Dairy Technical
Tips for reducing night-time calving
A compact spring-calving season has many benefits, but it means that calves arrive thick and fast in a short period...
Dairy Technical
The importance of safety this spring-calving season
The spring-calving season is underway on farms across the country, bringing an increased risk of injury to farmers. The calving...
Dairy Technical
Looking after yourself this calving season
As the spring-calving season gets underway and the workload on farms increases, it is important to remember to look after...
Dairy Technical
Calf registration numbers steadily increasing
Calf registration numbers are continuing to increase steadily and with February 1, the planned starting date for many dairy farmers,...
Dairy Technical
Maintaining hygiene levels during the calving season
The spring-caving season is kicking off on farms, during which, the maintenance of hygiene levels is very important to prevent...
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Watch: Importance of transition period & early lactation
A focus on management and nutrition during the transition period makes all the difference to performance in the next lactation. ...
Agri-Business
Webinar to take place on reducing the work involved in calf registration
The first Herdwatch live webinar this year will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, January 18 at 7:30p.m. With a busy calving...
Dairy Technical
Some jobs to get done ahead of calving
Calving season is fast approaching, and the attention on farms is now shifting to getting ready for the spring and...
Dairy Technical
Preparing for the arrival of calves this spring
The spring-calving season is fast approaching, meaning that the arrival of calves on farms is just around the corner. Dairy...
Beef
Calving checklist: Have you all the equipment you need?
In the run up to Christmas it can be easy to forget what’s just around the corner on many suckler...