Adam Woods reports from the first three suckler roadshows to take place around the country and previews the last two in Clare and Kerry.
SUBSCRIBER ONLYAdam Woods takes a look at buying in weanlings, dehorning autumn born calves, lungworm issues and looking out for Bluetongue.
In this week's Beef Management we take a look at slurry spreading, dosing weanlings, managing reseeds and autumn calving cows.
Adam Woods looks at measures to prevent health problems when weaning suckler calves.
Outlined are five management tasks to carry out on suckler farms going into late August.
Warmer temperatures will see worm burdens rapidly increasing on grazing swards, putting young cattle at higher risk of respiratory problems caused by lungworm.