Dairy
Dairy advice: Setting up the right cubicle housing
Cubicle housing is often discussed and disputed on what the best set-up and lay-out is for cow flow, cow comfort,...
Winter Housing
Beef
Cleaning and repairing cattle sheds to get winter ready
The summer months provide a good opportunity for farmers to clean cattle sheds and make repairs to livestock sheds in...
Beef
Is a secondary lice treatment needed in the cattle shed?
Often at this time of the year, farmers who have their cattle housed for the winter notice a resurgence in...
Beef
Preparing your farm for a spell of cold weather
With temperatures set to plummet tomorrow (Thursday, November 30), some measures can be taken to avoid your farm running into...
Beef
Housing and feed to be focus of DairyBeef 500 webinar
The Teagasc DairyBeef 500 team, in conjunction with Agriland, is running a live webinar tomorrow, Thursday, October 26. In calf-to-beef...
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...
Dairy Technical
Getting your sheds ready for housing this winter
It is now time to start looking at the sheds that will be used for housing livestock over the winter...
Beef
Things to avoid when housing cattle in mild conditions
Most farmers around the country have started the process of housing cattle and have at least some, if not all...
Dairy Technical
Winter preparations: Supplies for housed period
Winter preparations are well underway on farms to ensure that the housed period is successful. To ensure the housed period...
Beef
The biggest hurdle for many when going organic
There was a noticeable interest in organics at the Teagasc Transferring the Family Farm event in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal at...
Beef
Teagasc to host winter beef-finishing event at Kilkenny Mart
Teagasc is set to host a winter beef-finishing information event at Kilkenny Mart on Tuesday, September 13. The information evening...
Beef Technical
Beef farmers: Are external parasites hindering your herd?
Winter is the most common time to see infestations of external parasites such as lice and mange mites on the...
Dairy Technical
Steps to follow for successfully drying off your cows
The drying off of spring-calving cows has begun on many farms, as they wind down ahead of the winter dry...
Beef
Clipping cattle: A worthwhile job or an unnecessary task?
As winter housing of cattle gets underway on beef farms across the country, farmers will have a new set of...
Agri-Business
Caution urged when housing cattle in mild weather
Many beef farmers across the country will be looking to start housing cattle in the coming days – if they...
Beef Technical
Beef farmers: Are you ready for winter housing?
Although grass is not in short supply on most moderately-stocked beef farms, as October rolls on and wet weather conditions...
Dairy Technical
Winter preparation of animal housing facilities
Winter preparation of animals’ housing is not a job most farmers enjoy completing, mainly because it means that animals will...
Beef
Have you adequate feed and lying space for your cattle this winter?
The heavy downpour of rain during the week has left many farmers with little or no choice other than to...