Newford Farm update: yearling heifers turned out to grass
The 40 heifers turned outdoors on Thursday 20 January weighed 411kg, having achieved an average daily gain of 0.72kg over the shorter winter housing period.
Farm programmes
The latest news and features from the Irish Farmers Journal farm programmes and demonstration farms.
Watch: The 140 yearling cattle are enjoying excellent grazing conditions while the calves have started to be weaned.
Watch: Declan Marren caught up with Shaun Diver on Tullamore farm for an update on grazing.
Watch: Declan Marren outlines the current grass situation on the demo farm as well as targets for yearling cattle over the coming weeks.
Watch: Don't miss your free 20-page supplement inside this week's Irish Farmers Journal. Focusing on all things dairy calf to beef, from purchasing calves, health management, grazing advice, completing budgets and taking a look at the markets for dairy beef.
Watch: Thrive programme manager Declan Marren looks at some common issues that occur in the calf rearing shed.
Watch: The Keating family in Mayo have just finished extending their calf rearing facilities and installed an automatic calf feeder.
Watch: In this live event we talk sheep systems, breeding, animal health and much more.Supported by AXA Insurance, ESB Networks and MSD.
Watch: Join us for the first session of the Tullamore Farm Virtual Series on Tuesday 23 March from 8.30pm on farmersjournal.ie and across social media. We talk sheep systems, breeding, animal health and much more. It’s FREE to watch and no pre-registration necessary . If you have a question for Darren Carty or the panel send them to webinar@farmersjournal.ie or text 086 836 6465
10 key issues in play on Dairylink farms
The Dairylink programme attempts to profile real key issues that are happening on Northern farms many of which are producing milk all year round.
Balancing the early-lactation diet
Half the herd of the King farm in Co Antrim are less than 80 days-in-milk.
Webinar: Grain market outlook
Stephen Robb and Andy Doyle are joined by industry specialists to discuss the prospects for grain markets over the coming season.
Webinar: tillage input costs and returns for 2022
Stephen Robb and Andy Doyle are joined by industry specialists to discuss the challenges facing tillage farmers in 2022 in terms of rising input costs and their returns.
Newford Farm update: yearling heifers turned out to grass
The 40 heifers turned outdoors on Thursday 20 January weighed 411kg, having achieved an average daily gain of 0.72kg over the shorter winter housing period.
Quiz: Thrive slaughter performance - bullocks off grass
The second Thrive slaughter performance quiz focuses on a batch of bullocks that were drafted from grass in early-October.
Silage sampling – do you know what you are feeding your ewes?
The programme farmers have all had their silage sampled, helping to make best use of concentrates in the runup to lambing.
NI Sheep Programme: breeding finished and scanning underway
This week, Kieran Mailey catches up with some of the lowland sheep farmers in the programme for a update on the breeding season.
Thrive weekly roundup: January jobs and mid-winter weights
The dairy beef weekly roundup outlines some tasks that need to be completed in the coming weeks on dairy beef farms, as well as looking at the mid-winter weights from the Thrive demonstration farm.
Can I cut meal feeding to dairy-beef stock returning to grass in spring?
With rising feed costs, some farmers are looking at reducing meal feeding to stock that will go back to grass in early spring.
Tullamore Farm: bullocks average €2.30/kg at the mart
The last three bullocks from Tullamore Farm were sold in Roscrea this week and came to an average value of €1,415/head. Declan Marren catches up with Shaun Diver for the latest from the farm.
Newford Farm update: another 22 cattle drafted for slaughter
A batch of 15 heifers recorded an average carcase weight of 326kg while the seven bullocks returned an average carcase weight of 367kg.
SPONSOREDTullamore Farm: bullocks average €2.30/kg at the mart
The last three bullocks from Tullamore Farm were sold in Roscrea this week and came to an average value of €1,415/head. Declan Marren catches up with Shaun Diver for the latest from the farm.
SPONSOREDTullamore Farm: cull cow slaughter performance
Eight cull cows were slaughtered last week on Tullamore Farm. Declan Marren speaks to farm manager Shaun Diver on their slaughter performance.
SPONSOREDNewford Farm update: another 22 cattle drafted for slaughter
A batch of 15 heifers recorded an average carcase weight of 326kg while the seven bullocks returned an average carcase weight of 367kg.
SPONSOREDTullamore Farm: what's in the weanling ration this winter?
Winter diets are now in full flow on Tullamore Farm, here we look at what is on the menu for weanling heifers and bulls for the next few months.
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