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Achieving targets with healthy animals this autumn

Martin Merrick details some of the key take home messages one of the two summer mart series hosted in Castleisland and Ballinasloe marts last week.

ANIMAL HEALTH 30 August 2025

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Beef Management: fertiliser, prepping sheds and reseed management

MANAGEMENT 27 August 2025

Beef Management: grass supplies, weaning and scanning spring calvers

Beef Management: grass supplies, weaning and scanning spring calvers

MANAGEMENT 20 August 2025

New actions in €75/calf beef scheme

New actions in €75/calf beef scheme

New actions in €75/calf beef scheme

NEWS 13 August 2025

Five key considerations with animal housing this autumn

Five key considerations with animal housing this autumn

Five key considerations with animal housing this autumn

BUILDINGS 13 August 2025

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Beef welfare scheme opens for 2025 with €25/calf increase available

Beef welfare scheme opens for 2025 with €25/calf increase available

Here’s what you need to know about the new and existing actions in this year’s National Beef Welfare Scheme.

SCHEMES 21 May 2025

Finding a new way in Fermanagh

Finding a new way in Fermanagh

Adam Woods reports from the Ulster Grassland Society annual summer beef meeting, which took place in Fermanagh at the end of June.

BREEDING & HEALTH 21 May 2025

Beef Management: hot weather issues, mastitis and SCEP weighing dates

Beef Management: hot weather issues, mastitis and SCEP weighing dates

Adam Woods takes a look at cattle health issues in hot weather, mastitis incidences and making sure you are up to date with your SCEP weights.

MANAGEMENT 21 May 2025

Tullamore Farm: first lambs drafted as grass growth surges

Tullamore Farm: first lambs drafted as grass growth surges

Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver gives an insight into the slaughter performance of the first draft of 2025-born lambs and discusses what else is happening on the farm this week.

TULLAMORE FARM 21 May 2025

€75/cow payment in Beef Welfare Scheme

€75/cow payment in Beef Welfare Scheme

The payment can be maximised by completing mandatory meal feeding action along with two more voluntary actions.

NEWS 21 May 2025

Five top tips for herd health plans

Five top tips for herd health plans

Adam Woods takes a look at some health-planning tips for dairy beef farms.

BREEDING & HEALTH 21 May 2025

Almost 500 cattle killed by pneumonia per year

Almost 500 cattle killed by pneumonia per year

The Irish Farmers Journal conducted analysis of RVL monthly reports which found that 494 cattle died from the infection with affected animals presenting each month.

NEWS 21 May 2025

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SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE 2025: showcasing the future of sustainable livestock farming

As the global conversation around sustainability intensifies, the SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE stands out as a concrete example of how livestock farming can adapt to meet environmental and economic demands.

SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE 2025: showcasing the future of sustainable livestock farming

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