The correct weaning of heifer calves is an important step in the management of your future replacement heifers. The weaning...
March 31, 2022
Spring is just around the corner and now is a good time to begin the weaning of autumn-born calves, to...
January 15, 2022
As we head into the autumn months, many suckler farms with spring-born calves will be preparing to sell the progeny...
August 14, 2021
In a Teagasc Ovicast episode, Tomás O’Leary, a sheep farmer from Co. Kerry who is part of the Better Farm...
June 25, 2021
The heifer of today will be the cow of tomorrow, but the considerable time lag between birth and first calving,...
May 1, 2021
Farmers rearing dairy-beef calves this spring are getting to a stage where calves, which were purchased in the early months...
April 19, 2021
Poor conception rates in replacement heifers are often due to heifers being underweight by the start of the breeding season....
April 14, 2021
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As part of the Green Acres Calf To Beef Programme with Teagasc, AgriLand is hosting a series of programmes presented...
February 25, 2021
Over the coming weeks, farmers will turn their attention to weaning spring-born calves. This should be done earlier this year...
July 23, 2018
By Anthony O’Connor, a Teagasc Adviser in the Galway/Clare Regional Unit If you want to succeed in any business, then...
August 19, 2017
Despite a late spring, suckler calves have performed well on the majority of beef farms, due to a good grass...
August 15, 2016
Every successful business needs a planned sales outlet. The business of farming is no different. As we head into the autumn,...
August 26, 2015
Weaning is the time to check ewes for culling, according to Pat McCambridge of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise...
July 1, 2015
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