Dairy
How to hit the 60% spring grazing target by mid-March
Grazing has been compromised over the last number of weeks on farms due to the weather and poor field conditions....
Dairy
Grazing has been compromised over the last number of weeks on farms due to the weather and poor field conditions....
Beef
March is the time to tend to calving cows and to tag and register calves with the Department of Agriculture....
Beef
Atresia or waterbelly, is a genetic defect found in many mammals, and has been called a silent killer of new-born...
Beef
Farmers must realise that they need to look after themselves when dealing with livestock. Livestock related accidents accounted for 22% of...
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...
Rural Life
Calving has begun on many farms across the country and there are plenty of videos on social media of happy...
Beef
Some 26 people were killed while working with animals in the agricultural sector in Ireland between 2006 and 2015. However, these...
Dairy
Over 1m calves will be born on Irish dairy farms before the end of April this year, according to Teagasc. Calving...
Beef
January heralds a new year and the first shoots of new growth throughout the countryside. Grass growth can be boosted by...
Beef
Colostrum is the first milk a cow produces after calving and it is rich in antibodies to help fight infection...
Beef
Calving is just around the corner and winter is the ideal time to prepare the calving and calf-rearing areas well in advance...
Beef
Spring calving suckler cows are now in mid or late pregnancy. Pre-calving management and preparing for calving is crucial in reducing...
Beef
A Galway farming family were surprised recently after one of their pedigree Angus heifers calved a bull calf three weeks...
Beef
Analysis carried out in 2014 found that the annual cost of keeping a suckler cow on Irish beef farms ranged...
Beef
Vaccines can be a vital tool for controlling infectious diseases but it is important to remember that they are only one element...
Dairy
Calving 600 cows as the temperatures drop to -16 (and 5 inches of snow falls) was part of the professional work...
Beef
As peak spring calving has now passed on many dairy and beef farms around the country, it is important that farmers...