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Farmer Writes: weighing up options to finish dairy beef

If Derek Robinson is to secure a £75 headage payment, his dairy beef bullocks will need to be finished over the winter.

FARMER WRITES 30 July 2025

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Home Farm: Winter barley wobbles

Home Farm: Winter barley wobbles

VIEWPOINTS 18 June 2025

More lambs weighed and breeding winding down on Tullamore Farm

More lambs weighed and breeding winding down on Tullamore Farm

TULLAMORE FARM 13 June 2025

Weaning dairy calves, breeding dates and spraying docks

Weaning dairy calves, breeding dates and spraying docks

Weaning dairy calves, breeding dates and spraying docks

MANAGEMENT 11 June 2025

Home Farm: downpours threaten silage plans

Home Farm: downpours threaten silage plans

Home Farm: downpours threaten silage plans

VIEWPOINTS 4 June 2025

Farmer Writes: strong beef price can only be seen as a good thing

Farmer Writes: strong beef price can only be seen as a good thing

I would like to see the people who put in the hard work of breeding and calving cows getting well paid for it, because God knows we’ve done it long enough for nothing.

FARMER WRITES 3 December 2024

Black cattle on green grass: why roan mania hasn’t hit Australia

Black cattle on green grass: why roan mania hasn’t hit Australia

Angus cattle are king across much of Australia and the trend is not set to change any time soon, writes Barry Murphy.

FEATURE 3 December 2024

New year, new price: rise in milk replacer costs

New year, new price: rise in milk replacer costs

Adam Woods takes a look at milk replacer prices and where prices are in relation to 2024 figures.

CALVES 3 December 2024

Beef Management: lice, weanling performance and cold weather management

Beef Management: lice, weanling performance and cold weather management

Adam Woods takes a look at lice issues, weanling performance and cold weather management in this weeks Beef Management.

MANAGEMENT 3 December 2024

Do cattle need a mid-winter lice treatment?

Do cattle need a mid-winter lice treatment?

Lice is a parasite affecting housed cattle and, more often than not, animals will need a follow-up treatment midway through winter.

MANAGEMENT 3 December 2024

A new year and a fresh start

A new year and a fresh start

It’s important to leave 2024 behind you and look forward into the new farming year, writes Karen McCabe.

FARMER WRITES 3 December 2024

Keep drinking water clean for housed cattle

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.

MANAGEMENT 3 December 2024

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