Farm programmes

The latest news and features from the Irish Farmers Journal farm programmes and demonstration farms.

Farm Programmes
Newford herd update: weaning weights on a par with 2020 performance
Darren Carty
Male weanlings averaged 331kg, having achieved an average daily liveweight gain (ADG) of 1.41kg since birth, while heifer weanlings averaged 300kg and an ADG of 1.29kg since birth.
 
 
Beef
Thrive weekly roundup: calf performance at grass and drafting finishing stock
News
Watch: Tullamore Farm prepares for weaning
Beef
Thrive: maintaining performance in dairy-beef calves this autumn
Tillage
From the Tramlines: winter cereal sowing kicks off this week
VIDEOS
FARM PROGRAMMES01:31
Watch: The 140 yearling cattle are enjoying excellent grazing conditions while the calves have started to be weaned.
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FARM PROGRAMMES01:12
Watch: How to make a hoverfly lagoon
 
FARM PROGRAMMES01:39
Watch: Planting a pollinator patch on Tullamore Farm
 
FARM PROGRAMMES01:57
Watch: Declan Marren caught up with Shaun Diver on Tullamore farm for an update on grazing.
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FARM PROGRAMMES03:47
Watch: Declan Marren outlines the current grass situation on the demo farm as well as targets for yearling cattle over the coming weeks.
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FARM PROGRAMMES00:59
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.
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FARM PROGRAMMES05:19
Watch: Thrive programme manager Declan Marren looks at some common issues that occur in the calf rearing shed.
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FARM PROGRAMMES02:36
Watch: The Keating family in Mayo have just finished extending their calf rearing facilities and installed an automatic calf feeder.
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FARM PROGRAMMES01:30:25
Watch: In this live event we talk sheep systems, breeding, animal health and much more.Supported by AXA Insurance, ESB Networks and MSD.
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FARM PROGRAMMES00:50
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
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DAIRYLINK
David Wright
Abundance of forage in Monaghan
Frank Goodman is well placed to graze cows into the autumn, writes David Wright.
Jack Kennedy
Watch: Dairylink participant Richard Marshall's virtual farm walk and talk
Richard Marshall and his father John are dairy farming to a high level on the outskirts of Omagh, Co Tyrone.
FROM THE TRAMLINES
Stephen Robb
From the Tramlines: winter cereal sowing kicks off this week
This week Stephen Robb talks to growers from counties Laois, Meath and Cork who are gearing up to start their autumn sowing campaigns.
Stephen Robb
From the Tramlines: harvest wrapped up by the weekend
Stephen Robb talks to growers from counties Tipperary, Donegal and Wexford where the harvest has largely wrapped up and the focus is turning to 2022’s crops
NEWFORD FARM
Darren Carty
Newford herd update: weaning weights on a par with 2020 performance
Male weanlings averaged 331kg, having achieved an average daily liveweight gain (ADG) of 1.41kg since birth, while heifer weanlings averaged 300kg and an ADG of 1.29kg since birth.
Declan Marren
Thrive weekly roundup: start of finishing phase and first cattle slaughtered
This week's Thrive dairy-beef programme roundup looks at the finishing strategy on the demo farm as the first 11 heifers and two bullocks are drafted for slaughter.
NI SHEEP PROGRAMME
Kieran Mailey
NI Sheep Programme: time for pre-breeding checks on rams
With breeding little over one month away for mid-season lambing flocks, now is the time to check the physical condition of rams. Kieran Mailey writes.
Darren Carty
‘I was dosing and feeding lambs but they were still losing weight’
Fermanagh farmer Trevor Nixon gave an honest account during last week’s webinar of how lamb performance was hammered by anthelmintic resistance in 2020.
THRIVE
Declan Marren
Thrive weekly roundup: calf performance at grass and drafting finishing stock
This week's dairy beef programme roundup looks at maintaining calf performance at grass this autumn, as well as a recap from the recent webinar focusing on drafting cattle for slaughter off grass.
Declan Marren
Thrive: building a viable dairy-beef system
Declan Marren looks at the most recent slaughter performance from the Thrive demonstration farm.
TULLAMORE FARM
Declan Marren
Watch: Tullamore Farm prepares for weaning
Meal feeding, forward creep grazing and perfect autumn conditions on Tullamore Farm are all helping maintain performance in the run-up to weaning. Declan Marren speaks to farm manager Shaun Diver.
Darren Carty
Tullamore Farm update: lamb sale prices averaging €131.46
The latest batch of lambs drafted on 26 August achieved an average sale value of €132.85.
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Watch: Tullamore Farm prepares for weaning
Meal feeding, forward creep grazing and perfect autumn conditions on Tullamore Farm are all helping maintain performance in the run-up to weaning. Declan Marren speaks to farm manager Shaun Diver.
SPONSORED
Tullamore Farm: Factory lamb sale price averaging €131.46/head
The latest batch of lambs drafted on 26 August achieved an average sale value of €132.85.
SPONSORED
Tullamore Farm update: lamb sale prices averaging €131.46
The latest batch of lambs drafted on 26 August achieved an average sale value of €132.85.
SPONSORED
BEEP weighing results in on Tullamore Farm
Adam Woods checks in with Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver to see what’s been happening on-farm this week.
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