Dairy
Coming into the autumn months, it is a good idea to take out the scales and weigh your replacement...
In light of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation's (ICBF's) statistics on the shortage of dairy...
The majority of calves born on dairy farms that stay on the farm are dairy replacements, typically...
The 2024 breeding season saw many farmers complain about conception rates and in-calf rates, with...
The preparation for the breeding season is well underway on many dairy farms throughout the country...
The Irish Cattle and Breeding Federation (ICBF) and Teagasc have urged farmers to begin planning...
We are coming to the end of March now, and the likelihood is that all the dairy replacement calves...
Your yearling heifers have just completed their first winter and are coming up on one-year-old,...
While grass is the predominant crop on the Co. Down dairy farm of Philip Tinsley, winter oats are...
Replacement weanling heifers are now coming into their first winter, and now that cows and young...
During this time of year, farmers are focused on scanning cows and extending the grazing season,...
The term 'flying herd' refers to when a dairy herd is kept only for milk production, with all...
Beef
There is often much debate round calving sucker replacement heifers at 24-months-of-age, and while...
Dairy Technical
For many farmers, it has been a tiresome few weeks getting cows back into calf, which may result in...
The focus on dairy farms is primarily on calving, but it is important not to forget about your...
Heifer mastitis can be an issue on some farms, with heifers often calving down with cases or...
The autumn-calving period is underway and ensuring that calves get off to the best start in life is...
As we move into autumn it is important to ensure that replacement heifers are achieving their...
It is important to check whether your replacement heifers are achieving their targets, because if...
Replacement heifer calves that were born in January and February should now all be at grass and...
The weather of late has been somewhat unsettled, making many farmers hesitant to let replacement...
The autumn-calving season is well underway on farms, but as we move towards the breeding season, it...
Culling cows based on performance alone is a mistake, but this is often the tendency on Irish...
