Like many farms around the country, Tullamore Farm is enjoying the good spell of weather after a tough winter.
With the sheep now all nearly lambed and after a good lambing following a tough start, the sun is on their backs.
All sheep have received their vaccinations and dosing, with ewes vaccinated for bluetongue and lambs dosed against coccidiosis and clostridial diseases.
Sixty acres of first-cut silage is closed and fertilised and, alongside the forage rye, it is a waiting game until silage 2026 kicks off, with a couple of strong paddocks potentially to be removed as surplus if growth kicks off.
The silage ground has received 3,000gls/acre of slurry, with three bags of 24:2.5:10 per acre.
Cows and calves out enjoying the good spell of weather after a tough spring.
The spring barley is now planted and fertilised. This is sown later than planned due to the weather conditions this spring.
On the grass front, the farm has a grass cover of 964kg DM/ha, with a growth of 54kg DM/ha and a demand of 44kg DM/ha.
The demand will increase over the coming week, with 39 heifers due to be turned out over the weekend.
Cows and calves out enjoying the good spell of weather after a tough spring.
Breeding on the cattle herd kicked off last week, with 39 heifers all served on a synchronisation programme.
Bulls moved to a straw lie-back as they are now on ad-lib feeding in the build-up to finish.
The cows are now beginning to be served, with sexed and conventional semen been used.
Breeding has been checked twice daily, with Shaun using the heat detection collars to detect what cows are to be served.
Twenty beef bulls have been moved from slats to a slatted and straw lie-back shed in the build-up to finishing over the coming weeks.
Bulls moved to a straw lie-back as they are now on ad-lib feeding in the build-up to finish.
They are now on an ad-lib diet of maize silage, concentrates and straw, with the goal of having all bulls slaughtered under 16 months of age from mid-May onwards. These bulls are weighing on average 555kg/head.
Like many farms around the country, Tullamore Farm is enjoying the good spell of weather after a tough winter.
With the sheep now all nearly lambed and after a good lambing following a tough start, the sun is on their backs.
All sheep have received their vaccinations and dosing, with ewes vaccinated for bluetongue and lambs dosed against coccidiosis and clostridial diseases.
Sixty acres of first-cut silage is closed and fertilised and, alongside the forage rye, it is a waiting game until silage 2026 kicks off, with a couple of strong paddocks potentially to be removed as surplus if growth kicks off.
The silage ground has received 3,000gls/acre of slurry, with three bags of 24:2.5:10 per acre.
Cows and calves out enjoying the good spell of weather after a tough spring.
The spring barley is now planted and fertilised. This is sown later than planned due to the weather conditions this spring.
On the grass front, the farm has a grass cover of 964kg DM/ha, with a growth of 54kg DM/ha and a demand of 44kg DM/ha.
The demand will increase over the coming week, with 39 heifers due to be turned out over the weekend.
Cows and calves out enjoying the good spell of weather after a tough spring.
Breeding on the cattle herd kicked off last week, with 39 heifers all served on a synchronisation programme.
Bulls moved to a straw lie-back as they are now on ad-lib feeding in the build-up to finish.
The cows are now beginning to be served, with sexed and conventional semen been used.
Breeding has been checked twice daily, with Shaun using the heat detection collars to detect what cows are to be served.
Twenty beef bulls have been moved from slats to a slatted and straw lie-back shed in the build-up to finishing over the coming weeks.
Bulls moved to a straw lie-back as they are now on ad-lib feeding in the build-up to finish.
They are now on an ad-lib diet of maize silage, concentrates and straw, with the goal of having all bulls slaughtered under 16 months of age from mid-May onwards. These bulls are weighing on average 555kg/head.
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