Dairy Technical
Calving 2024: The importance of colostrum this spring
With calving now underway on farms, it is important that you are testing and feeding colostrum to newborn calves. Calves...
Calf Rearing
Dairy News
Farmers reminded not to feed 'waste milk' to calves
Farmers have been reminded not to feed ‘waste milk’ to their calves where whole milk is being fed to calves...
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Native Tree Area Scheme makes planting trees easier
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Dairy Technical
Calf jackets may have role to play during straw shortages
On many farms, straw appears to be in short supply and using calf jackets may help some farmers to overcome...
Dairy Technical
The importance of a clean calf shed during rearing period
The cleaning out of a calf shed is vital in order to maintain growth performance and health in your calves...
Dairy Technical
Is it too late to disinfect calf sheds against crypto?
Cryptosporidiosis (crypto) and coccidiosis, along with other infectious scours can be an issue on many dairy farms during the calving...
Dairy Technical
Calving 2024: Dealing with straw shortages
The poor weather conditions of last year that straw is in short supply in many areas ahead of calving this...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Fundamentals of calf rumen development
Rumen development is a vital part of the development of young calves, and should begin from day one. Young calves...
Dairy Technical
Spring calving: Time to get ready for calves
Calves will be arriving on farms in the coming weeks, meaning it is now time to ensure that you are...
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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 News
Milk replacer: How much can you expect to pay this spring?
While most people are enjoying the festive period, many farmers are planning for the arrival of calves this spring, and...
Dairy News
Dairy beef farms added to AHI CalfCare events for 2024
A series of 18 on-farm CalfCare events for farmers will take place nationwide throughout the month of January. The CalfCare...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Managing autumn-born calves
Getting the management of calves right this autumn is vital for their development and to ensure that growth targets are...
Dairy Technical
High standard of hygiene essential in calf shed this winter
Most autumn-calving or winter milk herds now have the majority of cows calved, therefore there a large number of calves...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Managing heifer calves during winter months
Continued monitoring of your heifer calves is vital to ensure that growth targets are achieved ahead of breeding next year....
N.Ireland
New guide on designing calf housing launched
AgriSearch and the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) have published a new calf housing design guide. This is an outcome...
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RDS Announces Opening of Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
Dairy Technical
Autumn calving: Calf management vital for success
The autumn-calving period is underway and ensuring that calves get off to the best start in life is vital to...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Keeping parasites in-check
The challenging weather this year means there is likely a high level of parasites present in calves, and dosing may...
Dairy Technical
Keeping parasites in calves under control
Keeping parasites under control in calves is important to ensure that calves continue to reach their growth targets. Although calves...
Dairy Technical
Cow-calf contact: Is leaving calves with dairy cows an option?
A stand at the Teagasc Moorepark Open Day outlined some results from trials investigating the impact of two different cow-calf...