Dairy
Winter milk: What does the freshly calved cow need to be fed?
Your winter milk herd would have started to calve down from the start of October, and now that we are...
Winter Feeding
Dairy
NFFSC: Up to 30% of farms report significant winter feed deficits
Up to 30% of farms across both dairy and drystock enterprises are currently reporting significant winter feed deficits, the National...
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Service of automatic calf feeder is 'top class' - Tipperary farmer
Ned Kelly, a seasoned farmer from Ballycommon, Co. Tipperary reflects on his six-year journey with the JFC Evolution Automatic Calf...
Beef Technical
Potential to save 28t of concentrates by feeding high-quality silage
The importance of harvesting high-quality silage for dairy calf-to-beef systems was highlighted at a farm walk on Pat Collins’ farm...
Beef News
ICSA: Leave sheds 'empty' this winter unless beef prices improve
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is advising farmers to keep their sheds empty this winter, unless there...
Beef
Winter feeding cattle: 'Age and growth stage determines diet'
Farmers attending the ABP Demo Farm open day last week heard advice on feeding cattle from Brett Brothers’ ruminant support...
Agri-Business
Farmers must make 100% of fodder requirement - Patton
Farmers are being warned that they must make 100% of their winter fodder requirements themselves this year, as the cost...
Beef
Beef Focus: Winter finishing on straw bedding in Laois
Raymond and Richard Carter are mixed tillage and beef farmers based just outside Stradbally in Co. Laois. The father-and-son duo...
Dairy Technical
Is your silage quality good enough for milking cows?
Silage quality is extremely important on farms that operate a winter milking system, with extra concentrates required if silage is...
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Bord Bia audit advice for suckler farmers
In 2023, over 9,000 new members joined the Bord Bia Sustainable Beef and Lamb Assurance Scheme (SBLAS), primarily to fulfill...
Dairy
Winter milk: Reviewing late season feeding
A recent report by Michael Garvey, a dairy development adviser, with the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE),...
Beef
Ensuring suckler heifers meet winter targets crucial for 2020 breeding
Calving suckler heifers at 24 months-of-age is no easy task and requires some precise management. However, it must be noted...
Beef
Video: Forage crop management and preparation key to success
There are plenty of forage crops planted across the country for grazing. Those sown early are coming near the stage...
Dairy
'Unless you have management, minerals and body condition right, you're on the back foot'
“You can have the best diet on paper in the world, but if you don’t have the management, minerals and...
Beef
KT-approved winter feeding and finance event set for Wexford
Teagasc will host a winter feeding and finance seminar in Wexford next week. Scheduled for Thursday, November 1, it’s a...
Beef
What are the feeding options available to beef farmers this winter?
By Aidan Murray, Teagasc beef specialist, Cavan Lower, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal It is always wise at this time of year for...
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Feeding transition milk optimises development and performance
A trial has shown weight gain advantages and improved health in calves fed a transition milk (TM) replacer for the...
Dairy
'Where silage is short, it will have to be rationed'
The last couple of weeks – and a late cut of silage in September – has resulted in many dairy...
N.Ireland
Fodder crisis: Response meetings to take place in north-west
A series of response meetings will take place in the north-west to help farmers deal with the feared fodder shortage...
Grass
Have you enough silage to get you through the winter?
Now is the time of year to measure how much forage you have and whether or not it is enough...
Beef
'Farmers can save €40-50/cow by monitoring suckler cow body condition'
A well-managed suckler cow can drop from having a body condition score (BCS) of 3.5 at housing to 2.75 at...