Dairy News
Plans for new boat to take 5,000 calves/week next spring
Plans are currently being finalised to introduce a custom-built livestock carrier boat in spring 2025 that will have the initial...
Spring
Beef
Housing spring 2024-born weanlings on the ABP Demo Farm
The first 101 dairy-beef heifers were recently slaughtered from the ABP Demo Farm, freeing up shed space to house the...
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Transition period & early lactation: A springboard to a successful lactation
A focus on management and nutrition during the transition period makes all the difference to performance in the next lactation. ...
Rural Life
Weekend weather forecast: Mild with isolated showers
The weekend weather forecast indicates that it will be mild for the time of year. It will be largely cloudy...
Sheep
Building grass now for next spring
As the days get shorter and grass growth continues to slow up, thoughts should be turning to building grass for...
Dairy
IGA: Switching on for spring
The expansion of the Irish dairy industry has meant more and more dairy farmers are finding themselves either employing someone...
Dairy
Grass advice: Managing covers and herd nutrition in current weather conditions
By Joe Patton, Teagasc dairy specialist The last few weeks have brought many difficulties for managing grass and herd nutrition...
Agri-Business
Impact of big freeze: 'Grass growth will be delayed by two weeks'
As farmers continue to grapple with exceptionally high levels of snowfall nationwide, concerns have now emerged about the impact of...
Rural Life
Triplet calves and 'massive' lamb delivered in the west
Vets from St. Benedict’s Vet Clinic in Co. Sligo have played a key role in delivering a set of triplet...
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Events to showcase options for life beyond the farm
Two events are set to take place in the north-west to showcase the positives of the Irish dairy sector and...
Dairy
Dairy focus: Expecting 120 cows to calve in 21 days in Co. Laois
The Ging family has been farming in Straboe, Co. Laois, for generations. Now under the stewardship of Bernard Ging, and...
Dairy
5 hacks to take the pressure off next spring
The mayhem associated with calving a large number of cows over a short period of time is fast approaching for...
Dairy
Dairy focus: Gearing up for a 'calf tsunami' in Co. Meath
Dairy farming in Co. Meath, Mark Cassidy is using the downtime between drying off and calving to prepare for next...
Sheep
Agriland Vet: Dealing with Orf - the sheep farmer's nightmare
Spring is the most common time for an Orf outbreak to occur and here vet Frank O’Sullivan details the necessary...
Rural Life
Video: Ploughing and sowing spring seed on a 12,000ac farm in the UK
Warter Priory Estate, a farm in the UK, has filmed its farmers ploughing, cultivating and harrowing the land as it...
Environment
After a cold start, spring looks set to arrive this week - Met Eireann
After a cold start to the week which will see rain and snow, spring looks set to arrive towards the...
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Transform your calf rearing with a JFC automatic feeder
We recently caught up with Richard Lowe who is a dairy farmer from Adare, Co. Limerick, who shares how the...
