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Struggles with two year-old calving

Getting heifers back into calf is more difficult in an autumn-calving herd, writes John Egerton.

4 December 2024
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Keep drinking water clean for housed cattle

Providing clean drinking water is a key part of winter management in housed cattle, but it is a task that is often overlooked.

3 December 2024 MANAGEMENT

10 tips for grazing cattle on forage crops over winter

Outwintering cattle on forage crops will be limited to farms on drier land. But where animals have access to such crops, outlined are some tips for grazing.

30 November 2024 MANAGEMENT
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Margins in silage for AD make sense for drystock but not dairy - Teagasc

It could make more financial sense for the average suckler farmer to grow silage for steel rather than sucklers, Teagasc research suggests.

28 November 2024
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Climate change will cause increase in grass growth

Grass growth is predicted to decrease in July, August and September for the Midlands and east coast.

27 November 2024 NEWS
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Farmer Writes: no water but all the rain

Water supply issues have created extra work on Tommy Moyles' farm at the weekend and he is now going to have to look at alternative water storage options.

27 November 2024
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One third of farms failed council inspections in 2023

The control of soiled water was a major issue on farms inspected by county councils in 2023.

27 November 2024 NEWS

Manage slurry as you do silage or milking – IFA

IFA environment chair, John Murphy, urged farmers to invest in extra slurry storage, to give them control over when they can spread, while speaking on a panel at the Irish Farmers Journal Dairy Day.

27 November 2024 NEWS

Young Stock Podcast: less fertiliser, more clover, more success

This week on the show, we chat to dairy farmer Brendan Walsh from Co Tipperary.

25 November 2024 NEWS