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Beef Management Notes: Red water, vaccinations and stock bull fertility
Adam Woods
Adam Woods takes a look at avoiding red water cases in cattle, keeping vaccinations up to date and spotting stock bulls not working as early as possible.
Beef Management Notes: Red water, vaccinations and stock bull fertility
Silage season, BISS scheme deadline and Suckler event in Monaghan
14 May 2025 Management
Silage season, BISS scheme deadline and Suckler event in Monaghan
In this week's beef management notes we take a look at silage cutting, the impending BISS deadline and a suckler event taking place in Co Monaghan.
Beef Management: nitrogen and silage, grass quality and BISS deadline looming
7 May 2025 Management
Beef Management: nitrogen and silage, grass quality and BISS deadline looming
Adam Woods takes a look at nitrogen application and silage cutting, keeping on top of grass quality in May and getting the important BISS application in on time.
Beef Management: heat detection, grass growth and worming suckler calves
Martin Merrick gives advice on heat detection in the busy breeding season, managing grass growth going forward and the best approach for dealing with worms in suckler calves.
30 April 2025 Management
Beef Management: Beef Welfare Scheme, tetany and Coccidiosis
Adam Woods takes a look at Coccidiosis infection , tetany prevention and getting the all important BPS application lodged before the 15th May.
23 April 2025 Management
Recording SCEP weights on autumn born calves
It is important that farmers weigh and record weights of autumn born calves before weaning and moving cattle of the farm.
13 April 2025 Management
Breeding, closing silage ground and heifer synchronisation
In this week's beef management notes Adam Woods takes a look at breeding plans, how much silage ground to close up and heifer synchronisation.
9 April 2025 Management
Reinvesting in suckler facilities as prices remain strong
Suckler farmers are achieving prices that they never have before, so it might be an apt time to reinvest back in to the business with additional facilities.
9 April 2025 Management
Making best use of slurry separation
AFBI’s Gary Lyons shares insights on maximising the benefits of on-farm mechanical slurry separation, drawing on experience from Northern Ireland.
9 April 2025 Renewables
Are silage compactors the next big thing in making quality forage?
Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks to farmers and contractors running mounted silage compactors to see are they worth the investment, and are they the coming trend in making top-quality silage.
2 April 2025 Farm machinery
Beef Management: field work, breeding preparation and dairy-beef sires
In this week's beef management notes Adam Woods takes a look at getting field work completed, spring breeding preparation and guaranteeing good dairy-beef calves.
2 April 2025 Management
Ensuring sufficient water supplies this grazing season
Several factors feed in to the sizing of water troughs and a clean, fresh water supply is essential for all stock types.
2 April 2025 Buildings