Dairy
While completing two milk recordings in autumn is the target, it is not always possible and so at...
A plan for moving cull cows off the farm in order to build farm cover this autumn and drive...
Somatic cell count can easily slip up at this time of the year when things get more relaxed on the...
As we are now at the end of July, the latter end of the grazing season is approaching and moving on...
Many herds will be in the latter end of the calving season with only a few to calve, and high cell...
Beef
One of the big talking points in the beef trade this week is the jump in cow prices, and while all...
During Tuesday’s (February 4) sale at Athenry Mart, Co. Galway, almost 90 cows graced the sales...
As we progress into the latter end of the lactation, it is time to look at moving on cull cows, as...
Winter feed supply may look scarce on many farms, as grass growth was far from satisfactory...
As we all know, 2024 has not been the easiest year in terms of fodder supply and grass growth, but...
Moving into the latter end of the grazing season in the autumn months, farmers often think it is...
The Irish factory cattle supply has increased by 9,500 head to date this year, according to figures...
Dairy Technical
For the most part, dairy cows are now housed as weather conditions have made land too wet to graze,...
Despite the weather conditions in recent weeks, grass growth rates have continued to be quite...
The weather conditions over the last few weeks are now really impacting on farms and it may be time...
As we enter into the autumn months, for many dairy farms, it is time to move on cull cows from the...
Culling cows or removing of them from a herd is important to ensure that the herd continues to...
As we move into the autumn months it is a good time for dairy farmers to starting moving on...
As cows enter into the final stages of lactation it is time to start looking at moving problem cows...
The time of year has arrived, once again, when farmers ask themselves what should be done with cull...
In recent weeks, it hasn't been unusual to hear prices cross the €3,000 mark for cull cows in the...
If a farmer said 12 months ago that factories would be paying €4.00/kg for better-type cull cows...
This week saw a decline in the numbers entered at Ballyjamesduff Mart’s weekly calf sale, which...
