Sponsored
As autumn approaches, Irish dairy farmers enter one of the most critical periods of the production...
Dairy
Coming into the autumn months, it is a good idea to take out the scales and weigh your replacement...
Many heifer calves on farms will now be approaching 10-12-weeks-of-age, meaning that they should be...
We are coming to the end of March now, and the likelihood is that all the dairy replacement calves...
Heifer rearing is often seen as a high cost enterprise but it should be seen as an investment...
During this time of year, farmers are focused on scanning cows and extending the grazing season,...
Pregnancy diagnosis is a vital part of managing fertility and productivity in dairy herds. One...
Now is a good time to assess how your heifer calves are doing. Establishing their weights at this...
Beef
This week's factory quotes have seen beef price increase by 5c/kg in a few cases, but the majority...
Dairy Technical
Continued monitoring of your heifer calves is vital to ensure that growth targets are achieved...
As we move into autumn it is important to ensure that replacement heifers are achieving their...
The recent improvement in weather has meant that anyone that didn't have calves out has since put...
Contract rearing dairy heifers has become increasingly more popular in recent years and further...
With labour becoming harder to source, more farmers are turning to smart farming technologies to...
In recent weeks, heifer calves have reached a significant milestone as they surpassed the...
It is once again getting to the time of the year when the growth performance of heifer calves needs...
Agri-Business
A Co. Kilkenny farmer said that he could not believe it when he discovered that two dogs had...
As the breeding season is well underway on farms it is important not to forget heifer calves, and...
