Tommy Moyles on 27 January 2021
New initiatives ahead of peak calf season for Cork marts
Cork marts is introducing a number of changes to its calf services. These initiatives include an assembly service for export-type calves and a restructure to the calf sales schedule.
Adam Woods on 27 January 2021
Gearing up for busiest three months of the year on livestock farms
Adam Woods previews this week’s calf focus ahead of a very busy period on Irish beef and dairy farms.
on 27 January 2021
New calf shed on Tipperary Farm
John Crowe visits new calf shed for 50 calves on Tipperary dairy farm
Aidan Brennan on 20 January 2021
What to look for in a milk replacer
Aidan Brennan discusses the prices and specifications of milk replacer on the Irish market for 2021.
Contributor on 20 January 2021
Five top tips on keeping calves healthy this spring
Donal Lynch outlines five top tips on keeping calves healthy this spring
Adam Woods on 20 January 2021
Calf-rearing equipment now funded under TAMS
The Department of Agriculture has announced that calf rearing equipment will now be part-funded under TAMS II.
Aidan Brennan on 20 January 2021
Get your calves off to a flying start
Aidan Brennan looks ahead at the upcoming calving season and previews some calf and calving-related articles.
Aidan Brennan on 20 January 2021
Calving Assist to help with pulls
Aidan Brennan speaks to Tipperary farmer Jim Ryan about the background to his new device for assisting with calving cows
Contributor on 20 January 2021
2021 live export outlook – is there appetite for calves?
Bord Bia's Seamus McMenamin takes a look at the market prospects for some of Ireland's main calf destinations.
Kieran Mailey on 29 January 2020
Modifying sheds to suit calf rearing
Calf rearing does not require state-of-the-art facilities. Existing sheds can be easily modified to suit calves, as Kieran Mailey outlines.
Aidan Brennan on 29 January 2020
Computerised calf feeders: what and how much?
Dairy editor Aidan Brennan takes a look at the different options for computerised calf feeders on the Irish market.
Adam Woods on 29 January 2020
First-year results from the Teagasc Grange dairy calf-to-beef system
Nicky Byrne, Donall Fahy, Edward O’Riordan and Noirín McHugh take us through the first year results from the Teagasc Grange dairy beef study
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