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Beef Management: early weaning, culling cows and purchasing weanlings

The priority with any first-calving cows and also older cows that have raised their calves and are shy on condition should be early weaning to protect body condition.

MANAGEMENT 26 August 2026

Beef Management: early weaning, culling cows and purchasing weanlings

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Top five tips to get winter housing ready

Top five tips to get winter housing ready

MANAGEMENT 26 August 2026

Beef Management: grass supplies, vaccinating and drafting cattle

Beef Management: grass supplies, vaccinating and drafting cattle

MANAGEMENT 19 August 2026

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

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

Beef management: fodder supplies and SCEP weighing

MANAGEMENT 12 August 2026

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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

Cathal Gormley reports from Monday's sale in Tuam Mart, where top lots of weanlings sold just shy of €6/kg, with farmers and shippers paying over €5/kg regularly.

MANAGEMENT 22 July 2026

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

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

Martin Merrick discusses managing tight grass and fodder supplies, calving commencing in autumn-calving herds and preferential treatment of first-calved heifers.

MANAGEMENT 22 July 2026

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

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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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