Beef
Finishing young bulls: Are you set up for the job?
It is a well known fact that farmers running suckler enterprises do so under extremely tight margins. In recent times,...
Beef
It is a well known fact that farmers running suckler enterprises do so under extremely tight margins. In recent times,...
Dairy
The country is in the grips of a major freeze and Met Eireann has issued a Status Orange snow and ice...
Rural Life
The number of farm accidents has jumped by 31% in the last 10 years, according a national survey of farm...
Buildings
By Edward Egan, Teagasc drystock advisor A well-designed sheep shed is labour efficient; provides a healthy environment for the sheep...
Buildings
Livestock can be extremely dangerous and need to be respected. Last year, 24 farmers died in work-related accidents – 14 were aged...
Dairy
Expansion should only be planned if it is going to result in increased farm profitability and an improved livelihood for...
Machinery
Farming is the most dangerous occupation in Ireland. Last year, it accounted for over 50% of fatalities in all workplaces,...
Beef
Dung sampling can be used as an effective tool in the fight against disease on cattle farms. It provides an...
Dairy
Scientists in Co. Cork have made a breakthrough in making cow’s milk in infant formula more suitable for babies. This...
Sheep
The Teagasc Hill Sheep Conference will take place in the Knockranny House Hotel, Westport, Co. Mayo, this evening (Wednesday, February...
Beef
Calf-to-beef farmers have been busy competing with exporters at the ringside. Generally speaking, hardy Friesian bulls are making somewhere in...
Dairy
Farming in Rosemount, Co. Westmeath, the grazing season kicked into gear on Michael Molloy’s dairy farm yesterday. Milking a herd...
Beef
The Irish dairy-beef industry is ever growing and is a very important cog in the beef production chain. Due to...
Grass
The European Grassland Federation (EGF) 2018 General Meeting will take place in Ireland this year for the first time since...
Opinion
The current hue and cry over the need to have better live shipping facilities for dairy-born bull calves reflects one...
Grass
Weather conditions have been far from ideal since the turn of the year; the thought of spreading nitrogen (N) may...
Sheep
The many nutritional challenges facing the ewe during late pregnancy must be managed in order to avoid a detrimental lambing...
Beef
The winter finishing of animals is no easy task. There are many factors that make this enterprise very expensive. Giving...