Dairy
Watch: Automation, labour shortages, time off and mental health
Dairy automation is now more important than ever, as on many farms across the country, herds have expanded and labour...
time management
Dairy
Setting up the farm for spring 2021
A recent report by Marion Beecher, a research officer, and Martina Gormley, a dairy specialist with Teagasc, has looked at getting...
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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...
Rural Life
Westmeath's John Heslin sets 'goals' on time management
John Heslin is used to keeping several balls in the air. The well-known Westmeath senior footballer runs the family suckler...
Dairy
A simple ease to spring calving chaos
Spring calving is one of the busiest times of the year for Irish dairy farmers. For six-to-seven weeks, the workload...
