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Farmers must scrutinise the role late-calving cows play on their farms

July 9, 2018

Profitable grass-based, spring-calving dairy production systems revolve around matching calving date to grass growth in order to maximise the quantity of milk produced…

Calving heifers at 24 months: What’s the big deal?

June 30, 2018

Beef

Calving heifers at 24 months has raised some concerns among farmers in the past. There are many factors which deter farmers away from…

Pics: Farmer modifies bra to help calf suckle

May 11, 2018

Rural Life

A Scottish farmer was forced to modify a bra and fit it to a cow in order to help a newborn calf suckle…

How do I get my replacement heifers back on track to calve at 24 months?

April 22, 2018

Beef

Calving heifers at 24 months has raised some concerns among farmers in the past. There are many factors which deter farmers away from…

Meet the 1 in 11 million calves from Co. Down

March 16, 2018

N.Ireland

One Co. Down farmer had the surprise of his life last Thursday night when his heifer gave birth to four calves – all…

Early intervention and colostrum are crucial for a healthy calf

March 4, 2018

Beef

Calving is starting to kick into gear on beef farms across the country. According to the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF), some 90,635 calves…

Dairy focus: Driving ‘black and white’ production from grass in Co. Westmeath

February 10, 2018

Dairy

Farming in Moyvoughly, Moate, Co. Westmeath, Joe and Carmel O’Rourke plan to milk a herd of 220 Holstein/British Friesian cows this year. dairy…

400 farm inspections set to take place this month

February 9, 2018

Rural Life

It has been confirmed by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) that 400 farm inspections are planned for this month. The fortnight-long, intensive farm…

Triplet calves and ‘massive’ lamb delivered in the west

February 7, 2018

Rural Life

Vets from St. Benedict’s Vet Clinic in Co. Sligo have played a key role in delivering a set of triplet calves and a…

Focusing on calf weight targets and results in Co. Kilkenny

February 5, 2018

Eddie and Ned Fitzpatrick milk 130 Holstein Friesian cows in Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny. Cows produce 500kg of milk solids and have good EBI…

Calving time: Farmers must look after themselves during ‘sleepless season’

February 2, 2018

Dairy

With calving season getting started – and the many sleepless nights that come with it – dairy farmers are being warned to look…

Pics: 2018 calving season well underway

January 26, 2018

Dairy

The 2018 calving season is well underway on many dairy farms across the country, with plenty of farmers taking to Twitter to share…

Entering the labour ‘red zone’ on a Co. Cork beef-to-dairy conversion

January 26, 2018

Dairy

Established in 2011 by the four west Cork co-ops – Bandon, Barryroe, Drinagh and Lisavaird – Shinagh Dairy Farm is a beef-to-dairy conversion.…

How important is the nutrition of suckler cows in late pregnancy?

January 4, 2018

Beef

Spring-calving suckler cows and heifers are now in mid-to-late pregnancy and it’s extremely important that measures are put in place to feed these…

Is your milk replacer up to scratch and what are you paying?

January 1, 2018

Dairy

The calving season has just kicked off and with it comes the feeding of calves. Many farmers may find feeding milk replacer as…

Dairy focus: Gearing up for a ‘calf tsunami’ in Co. Meath

December 24, 2017

Dairy

Dairy farming in Co. Meath, Mark Cassidy is using the downtime between drying off and calving to prepare for next spring. With calving…

Now is the time to get prepared for calving next spring

December 11, 2017

Calving, on most farms, is less than eight weeks away and now is an opportune time to ensure that you are prepared for…

Ensuring suckler heifers calve down at 24 months starts now

November 24, 2017

Beef

Calving heifers at 24-months-of-age has raised some concerns among farmers in the past. There are many factors which deter farmers away from breeding…

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