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Keep drinking water clean for housed cattle

Providing clean drinking water is a key part of winter management in housed cattle, but it is a task that is often overlooked.

3 December 2024 MANAGEMENT
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Farmer Writes: no water but all the rain

Water supply issues have created extra work on Tommy Moyles' farm at the weekend and he is now going to have to look at alternative water storage options.

27 November 2024
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Clipping cattle following housing

With cattle now housed for winter, clipping animals can provide multiple benefits.

26 November 2024 MANAGEMENT

Five tips for managing creep pens

Providing calves that are suckling cows with a clean, dry bedded creep area is good practice during the housing period.

23 November 2024 MANAGEMENT
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Beef Management: autumn bulls, frost tips and last date for suckler roadshow

This week beef editor Adam Woods takes a look at autumn bull management, feeding weanlings, dealing with frost on beef farms and previews next week's IFJ suckler mart event in Kerry.

20 November 2024 MANAGEMENT

Factor late housing into fluke treatments this winter

On farms that are housing cattle later than normal, this should be factored in to your choice of fluke product and when animals will be dosed.

12 November 2024 MANAGEMENT

Dáil needs rural female representation - Limerick election candidate

The Limerick councillor has promised that she will advocate for the interests of women living in rural Ireland while canvassing in the local area.

8 November 2024 NEWS

Dear Miriam: ‘How do I tell my daughter to rent instead of moving back home?’

A reader who is reluctant to have her daughter and son-in-law move in with her asks Miriam's advice on how she can broach the subject of a rental home instead.

6 November 2024
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Multifaceted approach to being winter ready

Having a generator and head torch are not the only tools needed should we receive a harsh or mild winter.

6 November 2024 WINTER INDOOR MANAGEMENT