Dairy
Should you be milk pregnancy testing or scanning your cows?
There is no doubt that milk pregnancy testing has grown in popularity on dairy farms across the country over the...
Calving
Dairy
Dairy focus: Calving underway on 1,000-cow New Zealand farm
New Zealand dairy farmer Frank Newman is enjoying the start of the calving season, as 244 cows have calved from...
Dairy News
Almost 450,000 calves genotyped so far this year - ICBF
The Irish Cattle Breeders Federation (ICBF) has said that 448,123 calves have been genotyped to date under the National Genotyping...
Sheep
Watch: 'Difficult to continue' with lack of sleep during lambing
Like many other farmers at the moment, farmers Pat and Catherine Murray from Gorey, Co. Wexford are experiencing late nights...
Veterinary
Vets report increase in calf birth defects in first two months of 2024
XLVets Ireland has said there was an 80% increase in reports of calf birth defects in the first two months...
Rural Life
Priest urges Kerry farmer to keep surprise triplet bull calves
A dairy farmer in Co. Kerry has told Agriland how his uncle, who is a priest, has encouraged him to...
Beef
Vet warns 'no guarantee' of late feeding reducing night calvings
A Teagasc vet has said that there is no guarantee that the number of cows calving at night will reduce...
Dairy Technical
The importance of monitoring body condition of cows post calving
After calving, cows should be closely monitored to ensure that excess body condition is not lost. Although a level of...
N.Ireland
BVD positives at lowest rate in Northern Ireland
New statistics from the Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI) have shown that Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) is at...
Beef
DAFM urges investigation of birth deformities in calves and lambs
The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) is urging the investigation of any birth deformities seen in calves...
Dairy Technical
Nitrates derogation: Question all stock on your farm
Around 3,000 farmers are facing into reducing organic nitrogen stocking rates to be compliant with the changes in the maximum...
Farm Safety
HSA launches inspection campaign ahead of calving season
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) will begin a two-week farm inspection campaign next Monday (January 22) focused on the...
Beef
Pre-calver minerals for spring calving suckler herds
While body condition is one of the key factors to watch out for in cows that are in-calf, ensuring in-calf...
Dairy Technical
Spring-calving: Ensuring that safety is at the forefront
The start of the new year means that the spring-calving season is now only a few weeks away from starting...
Rural Life
Second Mayo farmer surprised by triplet calves
It was a case of lightning strikes twice in Co. Mayo last night (Monday, November 13) as another farmer in...
Beef
Triplet calves born in Mayo on Halloween are 'flying it'
A Co. Mayo farmer who had assumed his cow was having twins, was in for a shock when she gave...
Beef
40-year-old straws used to sire calves on Tipperary farm
A Co. Tipperary farm is currently home to some of the most unique calves in Ireland because the calves in...
Dairy Technical
Using a synchronisation programme on late calvers
There are late calvers on every farm and when breeding gets underway, the question arises whether they should be kept,...