Hay
Many farmers took the chance to make hay bales while the sun shone during the recent heatwave, officially declared after five days above 25℃.
Dairy
The average farmer would of began calving down 20 weeks ago on February 1, meaning most dairy replacements will now be out on grass.
Beef
A rise in the number of cases of summer scour being recorded on dairy-calf-to-beef farms has been...
Farmer reports and the word on the ground is that many farmers are seeing increased cases of summer scour syndrome in calves this year....
As many calves are out grazing at the moment, they can all seem fit and healthy and suddenly take a turn to summer scour syndrome...
As there are many calves out at grass across the country with the good weather in store, it's important not to act too quickly with a number..
Research is still ongoing around the relatively new condition of summer scour syndrome, with many farmers experiencing the condition in...
Dairy Technical
Summer scour is something that many farmers have seen in their calves in recent years, with its exact cause still unknown.
Calf registrations have surpassed the two million head mark based on the latest data from the Irish Cattle Breeders Federation (ICBF).
Summer scour is a somewhat new phenomenon that is being seen in dairy calves at grass on Irish farms
During the recent XLVets webinar, Kevin O Sullivan a Vet based in Co. Cork spoke about the management of calves during their first grazing season and summer scour.
