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Building a good work/life balance in Ballyheigue
Aidan Brennan
The O'Connor family are running a low-cost, grass-based farm, with plenty of time off for everyone.
Building a good work/life balance in Ballyheigue
Family partnership overlooking the Shannon estuary
24 July 2024 Milk quality
Family partnership overlooking the Shannon estuary
The Culligan family are milking 50 cows through a new six unit double milking parlour which was installed last May.
Clever use of technology on the Fox farm
24 July 2024 Milk quality
Clever use of technology on the Fox farm
Both Ian and John Fox are keen farmers and engineers, with lots of nifty gadgets on their Limerick farm.
Protecting water quality in Limerick
Big investments have taken place on this farm as the Cremin family look to safeguard water quality while not compromising the grass based model.
24 July 2024 Milk quality
Milltown farmer delivering the goods on model farm
James Mangan was a new entrant to dairying in 2016 and hasn't looked back as he's now a fulltime farmer.
24 July 2024 Milk quality
Dondale hosts 2024 IHFA open day
Adam Woods reports from the IHFA national open day held on the Dondale Farm in Co Kildare last week.
17 July 2024 Pedigree
Breakeven beef price of €5.54/kg in Ballyvadin
Adam Woods reports from last week’s open day on the Tipperary dairy-beef demonstration farm in Ballyvadin
17 July 2024 Markets
Watch: inside a 6,500-head dairy-beef calf-rearing farm in Somerset
Adam Woods visited Long Lane farm this week, which rears 6,500 calves annually for the Buitelaar group.
7 June 2024 Breeding & health
Looking after the health of dairy calves
Aidan Brennan has some key management advice for looking after dairy bred calves this summer.
5 June 2024 Animal Health
Fast forwarding genetic gain in Ohio
Aidan Brennan reports from the Sexing Technologies heifer farm in the United States where IVF is used to ramp up genetic gain.
29 May 2024 Breeding & health
Getting the most from milk recording results
Aidan Brennan looks at the importance of milk recording in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and says the results are not just to be used for identifying high SCC cows
22 May 2024 Breeding & health
Best in the business in Balmoral
Shanon Kinahan takes a look back at all the cattle champions from the 155th Balmoral Show
22 May 2024 Pedigree