Rural Life
Every spring, the Dutch flock to farms to watch 'the dance of the cows' (koeiendans), which occurs when cows are first let out to pasture
Dairy News
Plans are currently being finalised to introduce a custom-built livestock carrier boat in spring 2025 that will have the initial capacity...
Beef
The first 101 dairy-beef heifers were recently slaughtered from the ABP Demo Farm, freeing up shed space to house...
The weekend weather forecast indicates that it will be mild for the time of year. It will be...
Sheep
As the days get shorter and grass growth continues to slow up, thoughts should be turning to...
Dairy
Tom O’Connell spoke at the Irish Grassland Association (IGA) dairy conference, about how he prepares for the busy spring period.
The last few weeks have brought many difficulties for managing grass and herd nutrition on dairy farms.
Agri-Business
As farmers continue to grapple with exceptionally high levels of snowfall nationwide, concerns have...
Vets in Co. Sligo have played a key role in delivering a set of triplet calves and a "massive" newborn lamb in recent days.
Now under the stewardship of Bernard Ging, and his wife Ciara, the farm is home to a thriving dairy business.
The mayhem associated with calving a large number of cows over a short period of time is fast approaching for many dairy farmers.
Farming in Cookstown, Co. Meath, Mark Cassidy is using the downtime between drying off and calving to prepare for next spring.
An outbreak of Orf can be soul destroying for sheep farmers, as it has a negative impact on lamb performance.
Warter Priory Estate has filmed its farmers ploughing, cultivating and harrowing the land as it prepares to sow spring seed.
Environment
After a cold start to the week which will see rain and snow, spring looks set to arrive towards the second half of the week, according to Met Eireann.
