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Attention turns to grazing rape crop on Tullamore farm
Adam Woods
Shaun Diver takes a look at what has been happening on Tullamore Farm this week.
Attention turns to grazing rape crop on Tullamore farm
Beef Management: pneumonia cases on the rise and managing cashflow
11 December 2024 Management
Beef Management: pneumonia cases on the rise and managing cashflow
Adam Woods takes a look at managing cashflow on a drystock farm and what to do in the face of a pneumonia outbreak.
Reducing the risk of listeriosis in silage diets
10 December 2024 Management
Reducing the risk of listeriosis in silage diets
Listeriosis is a disease affecting cattle fed poorly fermented silage which is prone to mould and heating.
Five tips for moving cattle from a store to finishing phase
Where farmers are considering moving cattle on to a finishing diet as beef price increases, outlined are some tips to follow.
7 December 2024 Management
Beef Management: breeding indoors and looking after first calving heifers
This week's Beef Management takes a look at breeding indoors, sexed semen use, injection site management and looking after first calving heifers.
4 December 2024 Management
Utilising bedding wisely this winter
With straw an expensive commodity for livestock farmers, efficient use of it is necessary to keep costs down.
4 December 2024 Buildings
Keep drinking water clean for housed cattle
Providing clean drinking water is a key part of winter management in housed cattle, but it is a task that is often overlooked.
3 December 2024 Management
10 tips for grazing cattle on forage crops over winter
Outwintering cattle on forage crops will be limited to farms on drier land. But where animals have access to such crops, outlined are some tips for grazing.
30 November 2024 Management
Tullamore Farm: bulls set sail for Italy and students fly in from Kansas
Shaun Diver has the latest update from the Irish Farmers Journal beef and sheep demonstration farm in Tullamore.
29 November 2024 Management
Beef Management: ration formulation and final suckler event
This week, Adam Woods takes a look at ration formulation and previews the final event in our Irish Farmers Journal suckler series.
27 November 2024 Management
Clipping cattle following housing
With cattle now housed for winter, clipping animals can provide multiple benefits.
26 November 2024 Management
Five tips for managing creep pens
Providing calves that are suckling cows with a clean, dry bedded creep area is good practice during the housing period.
23 November 2024 Management