With spring calving just around the corner, outlined are five jobs to prepare sheds for one of the busiest times of the year.
SUBSCRIBER ONLYAdam Woods takes a look at reflecting back on 2024 and making changes for 2025, feed costs and slaughter dates and making a move on the 2024 profit monitor.
Shaun Diver has a round-up of what’s been happening on Tullamore Farm this week.
In this week's Beef Management we look at pneumonia outbreaks in weanlings, body condition scoring suckler cows and taking a break at Christmas.
Farmers usually appreciate a gift that they use on the farm, so for those still needing to find something for the farming members of the family, outlined are some ideas for presents.
Getting ready for spring is one of the themes at next January’s Irish Grassland Association dairy conference. For Cork farmers Maeve O’Keeffe and Jack Kearney, each spring brings different challenges.
Aidan Brennan outlines the key information when drying off spring-calving cows this winter.
The injustice of the inheritance tax measures has put many feet on the street in the UK, writes Joe Collingborn.
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Getting heifers back into calf is more difficult in an autumn-calving herd, writes John Egerton.
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Minister Muir said the headage payment was “subject to budget and legislation” although he still intends to proceed with the scheme.