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Management notes

Weekend weather: unsettled and cooler than usual

Sunny spells and scattered showers over the weekend according to Met Éireann.

23 August 2024 NEWS

Weekend weather: warm, humid and generally dry

Met Éireann has announced that the weekend should be dry in places with highest temperatures of 25°C.

9 August 2024 NEWS

Weekend weather: Highs of 22°C with some showers

Met Éireann has said that there will be a combination of sunny spells along with scattered showers in certain places over the weekend.

26 July 2024 NEWS
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Beef Management: in spec bonus criteria, meal feeding dates and farm safety

In this week's beef management notes Adam Woods takes a look at the 20 cent/kg bonus and making sure you get it, meal feeding dates and farm safety.

24 July 2024
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Sheep Management: slaughter performance and marketing options for hill lambs

Lambs should be carefully assessed when drafting, with more reports of lambs recording a much lower kill out in recent weeks.

17 July 2024
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Beef Management: Beef Welfare, reseeding and buying barley off the combine

In this week's Beef Management, Adam Woods takes a look at the anomalies in the beef welfare scheme, reseeding on drystock farms and buying barley off the combine.

17 July 2024
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Beef management notes: controlling docks, under-16-month bulls and culling

In this weeks beef management notes, Adam Woods takes a look at controlling docks, finishing under-16-month bulls and culling hard in the suckler herd.

5 June 2024
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Silage quality and late BISS applications

In this week's Beef Management, Adam Woods takes a look at silage quality and BISS application amendments.

15 May 2024
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BPS applications, breeding and buying cattle for grazing

In this week's Beef Management, Adam Woods takes a look at getting your BPS application right, breeding and what to dose purchased animals with going to grass.

8 May 2024
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