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Irish Farmers Journal launches new ‘Farm Alert’ vaccine text reminder service
Contributor
Stay on top of vaccines and doses with Farm Alert, the Irish Farmers Journal’s new text reminder service that turns herd health planning from complex to simple.
Irish Farmers Journal launches new ‘Farm Alert’ vaccine text reminder service
 
 
Exclusive: cover crops could be causing more problems than they solve
Tillage
Exclusive: cover crops could be causing more problems than they solve
2025 harvest prices announced by Tirlán
Tillage
2025 harvest prices announced by Tirlán
Tidy twenty suckler set up in north Longford
Beef
Tidy twenty suckler set up in north Longford
Top five tips on staying safe with livestock
Beef
Top five tips on staying safe with livestock
TOOLS & CALCULATORS


BEEF
Tidy twenty suckler set up in north Longford
Breeding
Tidy twenty suckler set up in north Longford
Adam Woods reports from a Teagasc farm walk in Longford last week.
DAIRY
Heifer rearing costs hit €1,722/head in 2025
Heifer rearing
Heifer rearing costs hit €1,722/head in 2025
If the opportunity cost of selling a heifer calf at €600/head is factored in, the true cost is as high as €2,322/head.
SHEEP
Finishing organic hill lambs proving challenging
Finishing lambs
Finishing organic hill lambs proving challenging
The preliminary results from a study evaluating finishing systems for organic lambs were presented in the organic village at Sheep 2025
ANIMAL HEALTH
What is causing cows to cough?
Animal health
What is causing cows to cough?
In this article by Animal Health Ireland specialists, the common causes and cures for coughing cows is explored.


TILLAGE
Exclusive: cover crops could be causing more problems than they solve
Catch crops
Exclusive: cover crops could be causing more problems than they solve
Catch crops can have many benefits, including helping water quality, but we must make sure that they do not cause problems on tillage farms.
MACHINERY
Big-bale silage: a 45-year retrospection
Silage
Big-bale silage: a 45-year retrospection
While big-bale silage is well accepted today, Michael Moroney looks back to the early days of the system and his first introduction to the system in 1980.
BUILDINGS
‘Don’t send a tractor out of your yard, unless it is making money’
Farm safety
‘Don’t send a tractor out of your yard, unless it is making money’
Balancing money, minds and machinery was the topic of the fourth annual national agriculture contractor conference. Peter Thomas Keaveney attended.
FARM SAFETY


VIDEOS


FARM PROGRAMMES
Tullamore Farm: breeding coming to an end in sheep flock
Tullamore Farm
Tullamore Farm: breeding coming to an end in sheep flock
Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver gives an update on ewe breeding performance and what’s been happening on Tullamore Farm this week.
Tullamore Farm Update: wet weather and weanling weights
Management
Tullamore Farm Update: wet weather and weanling weights
Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver takes a look at weanling weights and mating performance in the ewe flock.
Tullamore Farm Update: wet weather and weanling weights
Tullamore Farm
Tullamore Farm update: breeding progress and grazing forage rye
Ewes are over halfway through their second breeding cycle with a low level of repeat activity evident, while ewe lambs have also been joined to rams.
Tullamore Farm sees average of €4,870 for in-calf lots
Markets
Tullamore Farm sees average of €4,870 for in-calf lots
Martin Merrick reports from Tullamore Farm's draft in-calf heifer sale, which saw a 100% clearance rate and huge repeat custom in Roscrea Mart.
Udder Vital Bolus to support vitality and resilienceSPONSORED
Udder Vital Bolus to support vitality and resilience
Udder Vital Bolus can be used for animals with somatic cell count problems and during the transition period.
ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environmentsSPONSORED
ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments
ESB Networks has released its updated farm safety booklet, a practical guide designed to help farmers, contractors and rural communities stay safe while working around electricity.
Cryptosporidiosis vaccine delivers for Roscommon dairy farmerSPONSORED
Cryptosporidiosis vaccine delivers for Roscommon dairy farmer
Tommie Devine runs a 170-cow Jersey-cross herd across 400 acres with his father Thomas, outside Frenchpark, Co Roscommon.
The farmers behind the Golden ArchesSPONSORED
The farmers behind the Golden Arches
McDonald’s and Lakeland Dairies’ partnership: behind every iconic McDonald’s product lies a network of dedicated Irish suppliers, family farms and co-operatives.