Beef
Reducing stress on suckler-bred stock when weaning
This time of the year is when suckler farmers usually wean calves from their cows and reducing stress in livestock...
Weaning
Sheep
Ewe management during the weaning period on farms
Ensuring ewes have time to recuperate is an important consideration while farmers are weaning lambs their flocks. This is according...
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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...
Beef
ABP Demo Farm results of trial on milk-feeding calves
A total of 195 calves have been weaned off milk on the ABP Demo Farm as of Wednesday, April 1,...
Pig/Poultry
Nutritional factors that impact on piglet performance post-weaning
The recent Teagasc annual pig conference provided an opportunity to highlight those nutritional factors that impact on piglet performance, directly...
Beef Technical
Video: Advice on weaning calves off milk replacer
Many farms rearing calves this spring are now at a stage where the calves are eating sufficient amounts of dry...
Dairy Technical
Avoiding stress when weaning heifer calves
Avoiding stress is key to a successful weaning process and ensuring that calves continue to achieve growth targets into the...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Time to plan for the weaning of calves
For farms that start calving in mid-January it may now be time to start looking at potentially weaning some of...
Sheep
Sheep advice: Weaning lambs and managing ewe recovery
The task of weaning lambs will be on the to-do list for many sheep farms over the coming weeks. Once lambs get...
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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 Technical
Dairy advice: Weaning heifer calves
The correct weaning of heifer calves is an important step in the management of your future replacement heifers. The weaning...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Weaning autumn-born calves
Spring is just around the corner and now is a good time to begin the weaning of autumn-born calves, to...
Beef
Suckler farmers: Top tips on preparing weanlings for sale
As we head into the autumn months, many suckler farms with spring-born calves will be preparing to sell the progeny...
Sheep
Beginning the process of picking out ewe lambs for breeding at weaning time
In a Teagasc Ovicast episode, Tomás O’Leary, a sheep farmer from Co. Kerry who is part of the Better Farm...
Dairy Technical
Getting your dairy heifer calves to target weight
The heifer of today will be the cow of tomorrow, but the considerable time lag between birth and first calving,...
Green Acres
Getting dairy-beef calves ready for weaning
Farmers rearing dairy-beef calves this spring are getting to a stage where calves, which were purchased in the early months...
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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
Avoiding stress on replacement heifers at weaning
Poor conception rates in replacement heifers are often due to heifers being underweight by the start of the breeding season....
Video
The Calf Show - Thursday - Weaning calves and getting them ready for turnout
As part of the Green Acres Calf To Beef Programme with Teagasc, AgriLand is hosting a series of programmes presented...
Beef
I'm thinking of weaning spring-born calves, but what do I feed them?
Over the coming weeks, farmers will turn their attention to weaning spring-born calves. This should be done earlier this year...
Beef
Have you a plan in place when it comes to weaning?
By Anthony O’Connor, a Teagasc Adviser in the Galway/Clare Regional Unit If you want to succeed in any business, then...