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Tullamore Farm

Specialist content for beef farmers with live updates from Tullamore Farm, an Irish Farmers Journal mixed grazing demonstration farm.

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Tullamore bulls - decision time: finish or sell weanlings?

Adam Woods takes a look at the 2024-born bull weanlings on Tullamore Farm as the farm decides whether to finish or sell on.

20 November 2024 MANAGEMENT
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Tullamore Farm: sheep mating progresses as suckler herd weaning completed

Farm manager Shaun Diver gives an update on what’s happening on Tullamore farm, as breeding progresses well in the ewe flock while the last of the beef calves have been weaned.

8 November 2024
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Tullamore Farm update: over 50% of ewes served in first week

After a slow couple of days at the outset mating activity has ramped up while ewe lambs will be joined with rams at the end of this week, Shaun Diver reports

30 October 2024
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Tullamore Farm update: cattle coming in and rams going out

Shaun Diver gives an update on what has been happening on Tullamore Farm this week.

18 October 2024 MANAGEMENT

Watch: counting the health costs and cow technology costs on Tullamore Farm

Shaun Diver explains why the farm has installed health monitoring and heat detection collars on Tullamore Farm.

9 August 2024
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Sucklers or sheep: which left biggest margins?

Adam Woods takes a look at the Tullamore Farm financial performance for 2023.

31 July 2024 BREEDING & HEALTH

Quarantine protocol for buying in sheep on Tullamore Farm

The risk of bringing disease into a flock when purchasing sheep can be greatly reduced by having a good biosecurity policy in place.

28 July 2024
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Tullamore Farm: fodder budget complete as second cut settles in pits

With the second cut pit now settled, a fodder budget has been done on Tullamore Farm to assess fodder stock for the winter ahead.

26 July 2024
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Heat-detection collars facilitating 100% AI in Tullamore Farm

One of the key differences implemented on the farm this year, was the purchase of heat-detection collars for the suckler herd.

24 July 2024 MANAGEMENT