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Beef Management: grass management, breeding preparation and vaccination

Martin Merrick gives advice on grass management amid a mixed spring, preparation for breeding and vaccination ahead of breeding and turn out.

MANAGEMENT 8 April 2026

Beef Management: grass management, breeding preparation and vaccination

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Beef Management Notes: vasectomised bulls, bull fertility and TB

Beef Management Notes: vasectomised bulls, bull fertility and TB

MANAGEMENT 1 April 2026

Beef Management: reseeding, slurry application and supplementing

Beef Management: reseeding, slurry application and supplementing

MANAGEMENT 25 March 2026

Calf care series week six: good rearing principles and weaning tips

Calf care series week six: good rearing principles and weaning tips

Calf care series week six: good rearing principles and weaning tips

MANAGEMENT 25 March 2026

Beef Management: silage ground grazing, fertiliser requirements and hygiene

Beef Management: silage ground grazing, fertiliser requirements and hygiene

Beef Management: silage ground grazing, fertiliser requirements and hygiene

MANAGEMENT 18 March 2026

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Concentrate crude protein rules and excretion rates

Concentrate crude protein rules and excretion rates

The maximum crude protein content of 14% in concentrates fed to grazing animals aged two years and upwards comes into play on 15 April but higher inclusion rates can be sanctioned.

MANAGEMENT 25 February 2026

Be ready to turnout once conditions allow

Be ready to turnout once conditions allow

Farmers attending an early spring grass workshop held by Teagasc Roscommon / Longford were advised to capitalise on any opportunity to turn out stock and drive performance at a lower cost

MANAGEMENT 25 February 2026

Beef management: Breeding preparation, handling new stock bulls and calf rearing

Beef management: Breeding preparation, handling new stock bulls and calf rearing

Martin Merrick discusses preparing cows for breeding regarding BCS and vaccinations, handling new stock bulls and doing the sums on dairy beef.

MANAGEMENT 25 February 2026

Bower School TY students through to All-Ireland young enterprise final

Bower School TY students through to All-Ireland young enterprise final

This week Cathal Gormley caught up with TY students from the Bower school in Athlone to talk about winning the 2026 County Final in Westmeath and progressing to the All-Ireland finals in May.

MANAGEMENT 25 February 2026

Clover swards deliver a €170/ha higher margin

Clover swards deliver a €170/ha higher margin

Results from an ongoing trial in the Teagasc Derrypatrick herd show grass-clover production systems supporting greater performance than a high-performing grass system.

SUCKLERS 25 February 2026

Beef Management: fertiliser, turning out stock and calf health

Beef Management: fertiliser, turning out stock and calf health

Martin Merrick discusses spreading the first round of fertiliser amid improved conditions, prioritising which cattle to turn out and calf health for dairy beef calves.

MANAGEMENT 25 February 2026

Beef Management: grass, calf series and disease management

Beef Management: grass, calf series and disease management

Martin Merrick looks at current grazing conditions, what’s on our calf series this week and managing disease in houses with a delayed turn out.

MANAGEMENT 25 February 2026

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What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

For dairy farmers Leslie and Sam Caldbeck, producing high-quality silage is central to how their Kilkenny farm performs.

What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

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