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Expert offers advice on calf shed design

Ray Foy from Teemore Engineering spoke at a calf rearing event in Coleraine last week.

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Creating a lean-to: the dos and don’ts

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Beef Management: pneumonia cases on the rise and managing cashflow

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Five tips for managing creep pens

Five tips for managing creep pens

Providing calves that are suckling cows with a clean, dry bedded creep area is good practice during the housing period.

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Pneumonia outbreaks, SCEP training, minerals and mart roadshows

Pneumonia outbreaks, SCEP training, minerals and mart roadshows

Adam Woods takes a look at pneumonia outbreaks, pre calving minerals, and the next dates in the Irish Farmers Journal suckler marts roadshow.

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Sheep management: SWS payments, grass management and weather

Sheep management: SWS payments, grass management and weather

Mild weather and lower rainfall levels is greatly enhancing grass utilisation, but beware of problems with higher temperatures in housed sheep.

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Challenging conventional livestock housing in Ireland

Challenging conventional livestock housing in Ireland

Dr. Jamie Robertson, a Scottish farm buildings expert who is critical of many livestock building designs both here and in the UK.

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Five tips for reducing pneumonia risk in cattle

Five tips for reducing pneumonia risk in cattle

As mild weather increases the risk of pneumonia in housed cattle, outlined are some tips to help reduce the risk of such problems on farm.

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China delivering for Irish agri-food exports

Suki Wu tells Phelim O’Neill how the stars aligned for her to be part of the drive to grow Irish food and drink exports to China for over a decade and it’s not finished yet.

China delivering for Irish agri-food exports

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