In order to maintain dairy herd size and performance, it is necessary to have a good supply of quality heifers...
February 22, 2021
With calving on a lot of suckler farmers’ minds in the coming weeks, it is important not to forget the...
January 23, 2021
The inventor of the Calving Assist – a device to aid dairy farmers in helping cows to calve – has...
January 21, 2021
A dairy farmer from Co. Tipperary has invented a calving aid for farmers called the Calving Assist. Jim Ryan, from...
January 18, 2021
The primary reason for shortening the breeding season is to tighten up the following calving season. This is to increase...
January 11, 2021
The ICBF has updated its gestation length figures for both the major dairy and beef breeds based on insemination and...
December 4, 2020
With the lambing and calving season underway, it is important farmers keep in mind the importance of good ventilation in...
March 15, 2020
An extraordinary occurrence took place on a farm in Co. Kilkenny in the past three weeks when not one but...
March 5, 2020
A dairy farmer in Co. Clare has expressed his surprise after one of his cows delivered twin calves – fathered...
February 19, 2020
How to test the quality of colostrum using a Brix Refractometer and top tips on stomach tubing a calf colostrum.
February 11, 2020
A Co. Kerry farmer got an unexpected surprise over the weekend when he ventured out early Saturday morning to check...
February 10, 2020
It is the last chance to apply for the new €1.5 million financial support scheme for calf rearing – which...
January 27, 2020
Colostrum, otherwise known as ‘beestings’, is the most important feed a calf will get in its entire lifetime – as...
January 23, 2020
With not long left until the spring-calving season is in full swing, it is paramount that your calf-housing facilities are...
January 22, 2020
Having all the necessary equipment to make calving a success does not stop at having a good calving shed, attendees...
October 28, 2019
Four bull calves were born – and survived – to one cow, while a fifth bull calf died, in an...
September 3, 2019
Twin calves with a twist were born at 12:00am last night, according to one Tipperary farmer, with black following brown...
March 1, 2019
A farmer in Co. Cavan got a bit of a surprise in recent days when his cow had twin calves...
February 20, 2019
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