Martin Merrick

mmerrick@farmersjournal.ie

Is a new small scale dairy now viable to create?

Martin Merrick highlights some of the infrastructure costs to setting up a new dairy enterprise, and if it’s a runner at all.

BUILDINGS 7 May 2025

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Young Sheep Farmers Forum kicks off with first walk

Young Sheep Farmers Forum kicks off with first walk

MANAGEMENT 7 May 2025

Grass+ beef: weather couldn’t be much better for many

Grass+ beef: weather couldn’t be much better for many

GRASS & FEEDING 7 May 2025

The Grass Week: bumper week for grass growth ahead as magic day happens

The Grass Week: bumper week for grass growth ahead as magic day happens

The Grass Week: bumper week for grass growth ahead as magic day happens

GRASS & FEEDING 3 May 2025

Key tips to ensure a functioning silage pit this season

Key tips to ensure a functioning silage pit this season

Key tips to ensure a functioning silage pit this season

BUILDINGS 30 April 2025

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Martbids Database: lower numbers keeping floor on price

Martbids Database: lower numbers keeping floor on price

High throughput in March has resulted in sales being about two weeks ahead of themselves regarding numbers, which has resulted in prices holding firm.

MARKETS 26 April 2025

Jalex jaw droppers sees highs of £11,500 for commercials

Jalex jaw droppers sees highs of £11,500 for commercials

High-end heifers commanded big money, but value was to be got for less shapely heifers suitable for suckler to weanling operations.

MARKETS 26 April 2025

Beef management: Heat detection, managing grass growth and worming suckler calve

Beef management: Heat detection, managing grass growth and worming suckler calve

Martin Merrick gives advice on heat detection in the busy breeding season, managing grass growth going forward and the best approach for dealing with worms in suckler calves.

MANAGEMENT 26 April 2025

Grass+ Beef: growth ready to kick off on farms

Grass+ Beef: growth ready to kick off on farms

Growth is really ready to push ahead now after lagging behind for most of spring, and managing this will be a challenge for some.

GRASS & FEEDING 26 April 2025

Youngstock Podcast: the president has left the building

Youngstock Podcast: the president has left the building

Elaine Houlihan soon ends her tenure as Macra president, having been the second woman to lead the organisation.

PODCAST 26 April 2025

Highly engineered buildings for high yielders in Kilkenny

Highly engineered buildings for high yielders in Kilkenny

O’Dwyer Steel has ensured that the new rotary shed and cubicle house on the Ardboy Dairy farm just outside Kilkenny city.

INFRASTRUCTURE 26 April 2025

Strength and safety key focus for new suckler calving shed

Strength and safety key focus for new suckler calving shed

A newly erected calving shed has farmer safety to the forefront with a well-kitted-out barrier system.

INFRASTRUCTURE 26 April 2025

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Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

Proper calf shed ventilation is crucial for maximising calf performance and profitability.

Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

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