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Tullamore Farm: fodder budget complete as second cut settles in pits
Martin Merrick
With the second cut pit now settled, a fodder budget has been done on Tullamore Farm to assess fodder stock for the winter ahead.
24 July 2024 News
Payment of €300/cow needed – UCD economist
At the Tullamore Farm National Suckler and Sheep Open Day, professor Michael Wallace said supports for sucker cows need to reach €300 a head to sustain these farms.
24 July 2024 Markets
Beef trade in the balance
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest quotes for factory finished cattle
Beef quotes steady despite factory efforts
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade including the latest quotes from beef factories for factory finished cattle.
23 July 2024 Markets
Beef Trends: cow kill remains high
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.
17 July 2024 Markets
Beef prices: quotes steady for now
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest quotes for factory-finished cattle.
15 July 2024 Markets
Five tips to prepare for autumn calving
As autumn calving draws closer, outlined are some preparation tasks to carry out now.
13 July 2024 Management
All suckler farmers eligible for beef scheme - Minister McConalogue
There is now no penalty applied to the meal feeding action in the event of a farmer not applying for the vaccination measure.
11 July 2024 News
Beef Trends: factories drop quotes again
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished stock.
10 July 2024 Markets
Increasing herd checks as autumn calving approaches
Moving August-calving cows closer to the yard will make it easier to keep a close eye on heavily pregnant animals in the run-up to autumn calving.
9 July 2024 Management
Autumn-born weanlings ‘effectively frozen out’ of suckler scheme - IFA
IFA livestock chair Declan Hanrahan said serious issues must be addressed before the Beef Welfare Scheme opens in early August.
9 July 2024 News
Suckler scheme to open in early August - McConalogue
The 2024 Beef Welfare Scheme will support farmers in meal feeding suckler calves before and after weaning and in vaccinating against clostridial diseases and calf pneumonia.
9 July 2024 Schemes