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As autumn approaches, Irish dairy farmers enter one of the most critical periods of the production...
Beef
Every autumn around the time of the National Ploughing Championships, Teagasc produces a set of...
The relocation of the Newford suckler demonstration farm to a new location in Co. Roscommon, as...
It is time for the meat industry to come forward with supports for winter finishers by offering...
Agri-Business
The Irish Beef and Lamb Association (IBLA) has said that forward contracts are a "fundamental...
Beef farmers were reminded of the importance in getting airflow right in their slatted sheds at a...
Pregnancy diagnosis is a vital part of managing fertility and productivity in dairy herds. One...
Raymond and Richard Carter are mixed tillage and beef farmers based just outside Stradbally in Co....
While many farmers have installed rubber mats on slats in their sheds, some have - for various...
Farmers in the business of purchasing cattle at this time of the year for winter finishing will...
Beef finishers will struggle to breakeven this winter due to low factory prices, recent figures...
Finishing cattle over the winter is a costly enterprise and average daily gains (ADG) made over...
Although the outlook for winter finishing is challenging, finishing is in full swing across the...
With labour becoming harder to source, more farmers are turning to smart farming technologies to...
We have already looked at the slaughter prices required to ensure a profit - budgeting feed costs,...
Going on spring 2018 R+3= steer prices - which averaged 407-425c/kg over the months of February,...
At current beef prices, the thoughts of finishing cattle over the winter period are - to put it...
At the minute, beef prices are nothing to write home about. However, it must be noted that - at...
Disillusioned and struggling to make a go of conventional beef finishing, Co. Monaghan farmer Mark...
Beef finishers will struggle to breakeven this winter due to high store costs and low factory...
