Calf housing

Prepping animal housing for health

Power washing and disinfection, along with other maintenance, is one of those necessary jobs to tackle over the summer on animal housing.

ANIMAL HEALTH 21 May 2025

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Spring a good time to look at design for labour-friendly calf sheds

Spring a good time to look at design for labour-friendly calf sheds

INFRASTRUCTURE 26 April 2025

Planning calf accommodation to future proof your farm

Planning calf accommodation to future proof your farm

BUILDINGS 5 March 2025

UCD Lyons constructs state-of-the-art calf housing and research facilities

UCD Lyons constructs state-of-the-art calf housing and research facilities

UCD Lyons constructs state-of-the-art calf housing and research facilities

BUILDINGS 26 February 2025

New calf house reduces labour by 75%

New calf house reduces labour by 75%

New calf house reduces labour by 75%

CALVES 22 January 2025

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Gearing up for 1.6m births in three months

Gearing up for 1.6m births in three months

This week’s focus inside the Irish Farmers Journal is all about preparing for calving over the next few weeks.

BREEDING & HEALTH 1 January 1970

Five key areas to focus on calf housing

Five key areas to focus on calf housing

Housing is a critical factor in getting calves off to the right start in life, and getting all the boxes ticked can be difficult.

CALVES 1 January 1970

Compliance costing dairy farmers €16,300 per year

Compliance costing dairy farmers €16,300 per year

The extra costs associated with new environmental and sustainability compliance is costing dairy farmers €16,300 annually on top of extra investment costs of €19,560, writes Aidan Brennan.

DAIRY DAY 1 January 1970

Dairy management: grass supply under big pressure

Dairy management: grass supply under big pressure

Grass growth rates are set to dip below normal over the coming days, as the weather turns cold, adding more pain to an already difficult grass growing year.

MANAGEMENT 1 January 1970

My Farming Week: Trevor Cobbe, Doolagh, Portarlington, Co Laois

My Farming Week: Trevor Cobbe, Doolagh, Portarlington, Co Laois

Trevor Cobbe and his father, Roy, have been farming in partnership since 2015.

L2 1 January 1970

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