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Tidy twenty suckler set up in north Longford
Adam Woods
Adam Woods reports from a Teagasc farm walk in Longford last week.
10 September 2025 Management
Top five tips on staying safe with livestock
Adam Woods has some tips and advice for staying safe when working with livestock.
13 August 2025 Breeding & health
SCEP weighing offers some time to assess management on Tullamore Farm
Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver gives an update on Tullamore Farm SCEP weighing, which took place last week.
Doing the simple things right in Donegal
Adam Woods reports from a farm walk held in Moville, Co Donegal last week.
30 July 2025 Breeding & health
Embryo transfer, synchronisation and sexed semen use in the suckler herd
A special webinar by Teagasc on the use of the latest breeding technologies in the suckler herd took place last week. Adam Woods writes.
9 April 2025 Breeding & health
CAFRE trial the use of Artificial Intelligence
Senior equine technologist, Laura Smith, shares how CAFRE are leading the way in exploring the possibilities of artificial intelligence in equine breeding.
26 March 2025 Breeding
Minding yourself, as well as your horses
Breeding and rearing horses is not a game for the faint-hearted, it's long days and hard graft, as a breeder herself, editor Helen Sharp offers some advice for keeping your mind and body in shape.
26 March 2025 Breeding
Top Texel flocks gear up for All-Star sale in Blessington
Rachel Gallagher reports on the upcoming 20th Anniversary All-Star Texel sale, to be held at Blessington Mart on Saturday 7 December.
4 December 2024 Breeding & health
Five tips for autumn breeding in suckler herds
Ahead of the upcoming breeding period, Kieran Mailey outlines some tips for autumn-calving herds.
2 October 2024 Management
Keeping the faith in crossbreeding
Reports from the LIC open day at the Breen farm in Emly, Co Tipperary.
4 September 2024 Breeding & health
Suckler outfits to £3,880 in Camlough Mart
Suckler cow and calf outfits were in demand at a special sale in Camlough Mart on Tuesday 20 August.
21 August 2024 Northern Ireland
Removing the stock bull in spring-calving herds
Breeding activity should be low in spring-calving suckler herds, making it possible to remove the stock bull.
20 August 2024 Management