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Teagasc ventures into Angus bull breeding
The Dealer
The Dealer sees that Teagasc is venturing into pedigree cattle breeding and has already sold a few pedigree Angus bulls to AI.
10 May 2024 Tullamore Farm
Tullamore Farm update: collars simplifying heat detection
The recently installed heat and health detection collars on Tullamore Farm have started to make breeding much easier on the farm.
8 May 2024 Breeding & health
Changes to breeding plan on Tullamore Farm
Adam Woods takes a look at some of the changes being implemented on Tullamore farm for the 2024 breeding season.
My Farming Week: Seán Conneely, Bunatubber, Corrandulla, Co Galway
Seán Conneely farms with his father in Bunatober, Co Galway. Originally a suckler and sheep farm, they are converting to dairy.
8 May 2024 News
Turnout two months behind on Tullamore Farm
Adam Woods has the latest from Tullamore Farm, the Irish Farmers Journal beef and sheep demonstration farm in Co Offaly.
19 April 2024 Breeding & health
Farmer Writes: no dry weather for March
With any luck it will be dry this week, but the forecast at the weekend didn't give me much optimism.
3 April 2024 Farmer Writes
My Farming Week: Julie Mullarkey, Glaslough, Co Monaghan
Julie Mullarkey is a dairy farmer in Monaghan who feature in a Lakeland Dairies' video 'Nature is Wonderful', tells of the joy it brings to have her children out on the farm with her.
3 April 2024 News
How to make €450 more margin per hectare buying calves
Changes this year could mean an additional 100,000 beef cross calves in marts this spring compared to last year.
20 March 2024 Viewpoints
Stock bulls losing out to DIY AI
Co Tyrone dairy farmer Jessica Pollock is in her third year of using DIY AI.
6 March 2024 Farmer Writes
Over 50,000 fewer cattle aged six to 18 months on farms on 1 January 2024
The latest animal identification and movement data showed over 34,000 extra cattle on farms aged from 24 to 36 months of age.
25 February 2024 News
Farmer Writes: on target with grazing for 2024
I feel we never have enough grass in the spring and always have no problem getting it all grazed.
21 February 2024 Farmer Writes
Camera at the Mart: farmer buyers front up in Cahir
Farmer buyers drove the calf trade in Cahir Mart on Friday night last, as exporters took a bit of a backseat. Beef-cross calves were especially in demand and farmers were anxious to snap them up.
21 February 2024 Markets