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Beef Management: grass supplies, vaccinating and drafting cattle

Martin Merrick discusses grass supplies on farms, vaccinating calves against pneumonia and drafting cattle.

MANAGEMENT 19 August 2026

Beef Management: grass supplies, vaccinating and drafting cattle

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Drought costing upwards of €1,000/week on Tullamore Farm

Drought costing upwards of €1,000/week on Tullamore Farm

MANAGEMENT 19 August 2026

Beef management: fodder supplies and SCEP weighing

Beef management: fodder supplies and SCEP weighing

MANAGEMENT 12 August 2026

Camera at the Mart: Solid demand at show and sale in Tuam Mart

Camera at the Mart: Solid demand at show and sale in Tuam Mart

Camera at the Mart: Solid demand at show and sale in Tuam Mart

MANAGEMENT 11 August 2026

Beef Management: managing grass, autumn-calving cows and first-calved heifers

Beef Management: managing grass, autumn-calving cows and first-calved heifers

Beef Management: managing grass, autumn-calving cows and first-calved heifers

MANAGEMENT 5 August 2026

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Purchasing cattle – a quick biosecurity check will help protect your herd

Purchasing cattle – a quick biosecurity check will help protect your herd

Animal Health Ireland's Liam Doyle is urging farmers to double down on biosecurity and ask themselves are all precautions being taken to reduce the risk of introducing disease.

MANAGEMENT 22 July 2026

Labour key focus for Ballyvadin dairy calf to beef

Labour key focus for Ballyvadin dairy calf to beef

At last week’s farm walk in Ballyvadin, attendees were shown how simple but effective systems can allow for a reduced labour demand for a large-scale operation.

BUILDINGS 22 July 2026

Beef management: concentrates at grass, nitrate poisoning and maintenance

Beef management: concentrates at grass, nitrate poisoning and maintenance

Martin Merrick discusses supplementing cattle at grass, nitrate poisoning in cattle and maintenance on farm this summer.

MANAGEMENT 22 July 2026

Drought forces change in finishing plans on Tipperary dairy-beef farm

Drought forces change in finishing plans on Tipperary dairy-beef farm

130 cattle have been transferred on to a finishing diet of high-quality silage and 6.5kg concentrates

MANAGEMENT 22 July 2026

Six-bay slatted shed impresses in Tuam

Six-bay slatted shed impresses in Tuam

Martin Merrick profiles James Donellan’s recently completed slatted shed with some nice design features sprinkled throughout.

BUILDINGS 22 July 2026

SCEP weighing ahead of autumn weanling sales

SCEP weighing ahead of autumn weanling sales

The desired timeframe to weigh animals is between 150 and 250 days of age.

MANAGEMENT 22 July 2026

Beef Management: autumn reseeding, managing grass and drafting cattle

Beef Management: autumn reseeding, managing grass and drafting cattle

Martin Merrick runs through some key topics for this time of the summer including managing grass amid poor growth, autumn reseeds and drafting of early maturing cattle.

MANAGEMENT 22 July 2026

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Limerick farmer wins Kinisla Milk Quality Award

The winner of the 2026 Kinisla Milk Quality and Sustainability Awards was announced at a ceremony in Limerick, on Tuesday.

Limerick farmer wins Kinisla Milk Quality Award

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