Farmers in the Galtees were battling against time to save sheep caught in snow drifts.
Met Éireann has announced that it will thaw this weekend, with wet and overcast weather and highest temperatures of 11°C.
This week’s Tillage Podcast has a guest from the US, looks at straw chopping areas and upcoming events.
While the sheer volume of snow-over a foot on Sunday alone- has made life challenging in North Cork, the fact it has fallen in early January is a mitigating factor for Tadhg Buckley
We were due to vaccinate for IBR and Rotavirus this week, but didn’t get around to it yet because of the snow and ice around the yard, writes Padraig Callanan.
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Seán Ryan is a suckler farmer and buys in 16 bucket-fed calves in mid-February, they go out to grass mid to late April.
Much of west Cork has escaped the worst extremes of this cold spell but strong market performances will help get the year off to a good start.
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This week's Dairy Management looks at weather precautions, stock management and having a nitrogen plan.
Adam Woods takes a look at lice issues, weanling performance and cold weather management in this weeks Beef Management.