Beef
Livestock-edible bale net wrap showcased at Ploughing 2024
One of the many interesting new concepts on display at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co. Laois this week,...
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Beef
Watch: The cattle trough design that went viral on TikTok
A slatted shed located in Co. Roscommon with a handy cattle trough design attached to the front feed barrier drew...
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Watch: Rugby legend on tackling resistant worms in cattle
At this time of year, many farmers are organising their animal health plan and tackling resistant worms to cover their...
Dairy
Calving Assist: From YouTube to production...in 4 days
The inventor of the Calving Assist – a device to aid dairy farmers in helping cows to calve – has...
Dairy
Video: Back injury inspires dairy farmer to invent calving assist
A dairy farmer from Co. Tipperary has invented a calving aid for farmers called the Calving Assist. Jim Ryan, from...
Rural Life
Fractious Irish obsession with land laid bare in new museum
Ireland’s long-contested relationship with land is documented in EPIC, the new Irish emigration museum in the Dublin docklands. The €15...