Dairy
Time running out for avoiding problems around calving...
There are numerous metabolic diseases that can affect a cow around calving with many of these the result of not...
Body Condition Score
Dairy
Dairy advice: Achieving body condition score targets by calving
With only 10 weeks left until the month of February, the focus is slowly turning – on spring-calving dairy farms...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Dairy
Body condition score: Are your cows on track for drying off?
With the drying-off period only around the corner, one of the key components of setting your cows up for next...
Dairy
Body condition score: 'Act now' to avoid 'negative effects in 2020'
If you haven’t already done so, now is the time to body condition score (BCS) your herd and start thinking...
Dairy
Some top tips in preparation for the drying-off period
With the end of lactation fast approaching, AgriLand asked Glanbia Ireland Veterinary Adviser, Joris Somers, what farmers should be doing...
Dairy
Boost your herd's fertility this breeding season
Achieve higher conception rates this breeding season through close monitoring of your herd’s body condition score (BCS). The BCS of...
Dairy
Why BCS needs careful attention post-calving
Rapid body condition score (BCS) loss post-calving can cause health implications or failure to go back in-calf in the future....
Beef
How do I manage and feed the 'future of my herd' over the winter?
Calving heifers at 24 months-of-age is no easy task and requires some precise management. However, it must be noted that farmers...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Dairy
'Fat dairy cows will be the most problematic at calving'
While the majority of farmers across the country have already body condition scored (BCS) their herd and prioritised thinner cows,...
Dairy
Time to focus on body condition score
Although many spring-calving dairy herds will continue to milk on into late November and early December, the importance of body...
Beef
Could you save money by having your cows in the right condition at housing?
Although farmers are hoping it will be a long way off, the winter housing period is fast approaching and a...
Sheep
Are your ewes ready for breeding?
Now that we are in the latter stages of September, and the National Ploughing Championships are behind us for another...
Dairy
What impact does body condition score have on breeding success?
A profitable dairy farming business hinges on many variables; but the importance of fertility should always be to the forefront...
Beef
How important is the nutrition of suckler cows in late pregnancy?
Spring-calving suckler cows and heifers are now in mid-to-late pregnancy and it’s extremely important that measures are put in place...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Dairy
Tempted to delay drying off with the higher milk price?
Dairy processors will sit down over the coming days to set October’s milk price. And, a price rise of 0.5-1c/L...
Beef
What should you be feeding spring-calving suckler cows over the winter?
The inclement weather, that some parts of Ireland have experienced in recent weeks, has seen suckler cows housed earlier than...
Beef
AgriLand vet: Why early scanning of suckler cows makes financial sense
By John McAloon, a veterinary practitioner, who works with Patrick Farrelly and Partners in Co. Meath. Having a cow that...
Grass
Grass advice: If the grass account runs out your bank account will suffer
A welcome stretch in the evenings is helping to dry things up a bit. There has been a lot of...