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Beef Management: grazing forage crops, pneumonia and TAMS

Martin Merrick outlines some tips for grazing forage crops this autumn/winter, pneumonia risk as more cattle are housed and what might be a wise investment under TAMS for beef farmers.

MANAGEMENT 29 October 2025

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D-day for SCEP scheme deadlines

D-day for SCEP scheme deadlines

MANAGEMENT 29 October 2025

Smooth transition essential when housing cattle

Smooth transition essential when housing cattle

MANAGEMENT 26 October 2025

31 October deadline looms for SCEP participants

31 October deadline looms for SCEP participants

31 October deadline looms for SCEP participants

SCHEMES 23 October 2025

Beef Management: parasite control, SCEP targets and autumn grazing

Beef Management: parasite control, SCEP targets and autumn grazing

Beef Management: parasite control, SCEP targets and autumn grazing

MANAGEMENT 22 October 2025

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Beef management: lime, closing paddocks and silage testing

Beef management: lime, closing paddocks and silage testing

Martin Merrick details how now might be the ideal time for lime, how paddocks now need to be closed up ahead of spring grazing and silage testing for management of feed ahead of the winter months.

MANAGEMENT 24 September 2025

Beef Management: reducing stress at weaning, autumn breeding and winter health

Beef Management: reducing stress at weaning, autumn breeding and winter health

Martin Merrick discusses some key advice around reducing the stress put on calves at weaning, planning for autumn breeding and a winter health plan ahead of housing.

MANAGEMENT 24 September 2025

Tullamore Farm: rams getting ready for busy few weeks

Tullamore Farm: rams getting ready for busy few weeks

Shaun Diver has the latest update of what’s been happening on Tullamore Farm.

MANAGEMENT 24 September 2025

Beef Management: SCEP sales, grassland management and ration

Beef Management: SCEP sales, grassland management and ration

Martin Merrick runs through some of the management tasks on the minds of beef farmers this week.

MANAGEMENT 24 September 2025

Booming cattle trade creating taxing times on suckler farms

Booming cattle trade creating taxing times on suckler farms

Adam Woods and Trevor Boland, ifac talk about 2025 accounts and why now is the time to plan for the 2025 tax bill.

MANAGEMENT 24 September 2025

Beef Management Notes: getting ready for housing and avoiding pregnant heifers

Beef Management Notes: getting ready for housing and avoiding pregnant heifers

Adam Woods has the latest tips and advice for drystock farms in this week’s management notes.

MANAGEMENT 24 September 2025

BVD tag subsidy scheme payments explained

BVD tag subsidy scheme payments explained

The payments relate to calves registered between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025, with a payment of €3.50/calf, up to a maximum of 25 calves on a holding.

SCHEMES 24 September 2025

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Watch: Shed Talks – Supporting the next generation of young farmers

At the AIB Shed Talks, industry experts explored how Ireland’s agri sector can support the next generation of farmers.

Watch: Shed Talks – Supporting the next generation of young farmers

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