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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.

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

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

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Tullamore Farm: first lambs drafted as grass growth surges

Tullamore Farm: first lambs drafted as grass growth surges

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€75/cow payment in Beef Welfare Scheme

€75/cow payment in Beef Welfare Scheme

€75/cow payment in Beef Welfare Scheme

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Five top tips for herd health plans

Five top tips for herd health plans

Five top tips for herd health plans

BREEDING & HEALTH 25 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 14 January 2025

Sepsis biggest cause of sheep deaths last year

Sepsis biggest cause of sheep deaths last year

Irish Farmers Journal analysis of RVL reports has shown that 20% (181) of all sheep given to the laboratories had died from either a blood infection or sepsis.

NEWS 14 January 2025

Top five summer health tips for sucklers

Top five summer health tips for sucklers

Tullamore farm vet Donal Lynch takes a look at some summer health tips for suckler farms.

ANIMAL HEALTH 14 January 2025

Beef Management: preventing and treating scour in calves and mart demos

Beef Management: preventing and treating scour in calves and mart demos

This week, we take a look at preventing and treating scours. There's also an upcoming livestock demo in Carrigallen Mart in Co Leitrim.

MANAGEMENT 14 January 2025

Nine months’ pneumonia virus protection with only two injections

Nine months’ pneumonia virus protection with only two injections

Kevin Moran farms 105 hectares with 260 cows, in a spring-calving, grass-based system in Caherlistrane, Co Galway. All young stock are contract-reared from 13 weeks of age, to the point of calving.

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 14 January 2025

Farmers view SCEP weight snub as double standards

Farmers view SCEP weight snub as double standards

The issue of ICBF not including farmer recorded weights in SCEP rose its head at the Irish Farmers Journal Suckler roadshow event in west Cork on Tuesday evening.

NEWS 14 January 2025

Pneumonia risk in store cattle rising with mild weather

Pneumonia risk in store cattle rising with mild weather

As milder weather is likely to increase the risk of pneumonia in housed cattle, keep a close eye on animals in the coming days.

MANAGEMENT 14 January 2025

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