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My Farming Week: John Gilsenan, Moynalty, Co Meath

Meath dairy farmer John Gilsenan, who held a Lakeland Dairies farm walk this week, is on this edition of My Farming Week.

11 December 2024 NEWS
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Beef Management: breeding indoors and looking after first calving heifers

This week's Beef Management takes a look at breeding indoors, sexed semen use, injection site management and looking after first calving heifers.

4 December 2024 MANAGEMENT

Over 78,000 fewer calves born to dairy sires in 2024

A combination of greater use of sexed semen, increased beef sire selection and reduced births is underpinning reduced births to dairy sires.

27 October 2024 NEWS
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Producing high-quality suckler replacements

Spotting an opening in the market, Martin Tumilty has moved from rearing stores to producing high-quality suckler replacements on his Co Down farm. Kieran Mailey reports.

16 October 2024 MANAGEMENT
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Busy start to autumn calving season

Jessica Pollock runs a split calving dairy herd on the family farm outside Castlederg in Co Tyrone.

16 October 2024
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Counting the costs of autumn calving

Adam Woods previews what’s inside this week’s autumn breeding focus.

2 October 2024 BREEDING & HEALTH
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Certified Irish Angus celebrates 25 years at ploughing

Adam Woods previews the Certified Irish Angus stand at the 2024 National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co. Laois

13 September 2024 BREEDING & HEALTH
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New €1m sexed semen lab to increase supply of straws

The lab will produce sexed dairy and beef genetics for both Irish and global customers.

4 September 2024 NEWS

Editorial: Energy balance numbers revealed

The reality is the leakage of productive land out of the food and farming sector is moving into the energy sector.

4 September 2024 VIEWPOINTS