Dairy
Coming into the autumn months, it is a good idea to take out the scales and weigh your replacement heifer calves...
Many heifer calves on farms will now be approaching 10 to 12 weeks of age meaning that they should be strong enough to be completely...
We are coming to the end of March now, and the likelihood is that all the dairy replacement calves are on the ground...
Heifer rearing is often seen as a high cost enterprise but it should be seen as an investment rather than a cost and if animal...
At this time of the year the farmers focus is scanning cows and extending the grazing season, but your replacement heifers must not be...
At this time of the year, you should be assessing how your heifer calves are doing, when all has settled after the rush of the breeding...
Beef
This week's factory quotes have seen beef price increase by 5c/kg in a few cases but the majority of processors have held prices at...
Dairy Technical
Continued monitoring of your heifer calves is vital to ensure that growth targets are achieved ahead of breeding next year.
As we move into autumn it is important to ensure that your replacement heifers are achieving their growth targets.
The recent improvement in the weather has seen anyone that didn't have calves out, putting them out in recent days/weeks.
The contract rearing of dairy heifers has become increasing more popular in recent years and further demand is expected.
Your heifer calves in recent week will have reached a significant mile stone as they surpassed the six-months of age mark.
Once again, we're getting to the time of the year when the growth performance of heifer calves needs to be checked.
Agri-Business
A Co. Kilkenny farmer said that he could not believe that two dogs had attacked and killed four of his dairy heifer calves.
With the breeding season well underway on farms it is important not to forget your heifer calves and that target weights are being achieved.
