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Good calf care always pays in the end
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Dutch vet, Joep Driessen addressed the calf health conference organised by Fane Valley.
Good calf care always pays in the end
 
 
Spring barley 2023 - it was nearly a miracle
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Spring barley 2023 - it was nearly a miracle
Ten top tips for housing cattle
Northern Ireland
Ten top tips for housing cattle
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Beef
Five tips for managing cattle at housing time
Beef
Five tips to improve grass utilisation in autumn grazing
TOOLS & CALCULATORS


BEEF
Five tips for managing cattle at housing time
Cattle housing
Five tips for managing cattle at housing time
Ground conditions have deteriorated and many farmers have started housing cattle. Outlined are five things to consider when housing cattle.
DAIRY
Good calf care always pays in the end
Calf health
Good calf care always pays in the end
Dutch vet, Joep Driessen addressed the calf health conference organised by Fane Valley.
SHEEP
Sheep Management: weighing lambs, cobalt deficiency and lamb castration
Finishing lambs
Sheep Management: weighing lambs, cobalt deficiency and lamb castration
Where a weighing scales has not been used for a significant period of time, it is important to check that it is weighing lambs accurately.
ANIMAL HEALTH
Five tips for worm control in grazing cattle
Animal health
Five tips for worm control in grazing cattle
Worm burdens will be on the rise on grazing ground following rain this weekend, so follow our top tips for worm control.


TILLAGE
Tillage Management: harvest under way and lots of rules to remember
Crops
Tillage Management: harvest under way and lots of rules to remember
Harvest has started for some across the country, and will get into full swing for many in the next week.
MACHINERY
Is your baler in check and up to spec?
Silage
Is your baler in check and up to spec?
In order to minimise downtime this silage season, Gary Abbott looks at some of the key points and areas to consider from a maintenance perspective when it comes to combination balers.
BUILDINGS
6 easy steps to making your TAMS III application
Sheep handling
6 easy steps to making your TAMS III application
Ahead of the deadline for Tranche I closing, Martin Merrick outlines how to make your application for some of the simpler investments.
FARM SAFETY
Deadline for farm safety measure extended
Farm safety
Deadline for farm safety measure extended
The scheme provides a financial contribution to participating farmers covering 60% of the eligible cost of helmets and PTO covers.


VIDEOS


FARM PROGRAMMES
Combining continues as maincrop potato harvest to begin
Crops
Combining continues as maincrop potato harvest to begin
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Westmeath, Wexford, and Kildare, where potatoes, spring beans and spring oilseed rape are still to be harvested.
Cows scanned and lambs drafted on Tullamore Farm
Tullamore Farm
Cows scanned and lambs drafted on Tullamore Farm
The mature cows have been scanned and 107 lambs were drafted to slaughter this week by Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver.
Cows scanned and lambs drafted on Tullamore Farm
Footprint Farmers
Wading into wetland solutions on Footprint Farms
Simple, targeted, nature-based measures can help to mitigate the risks of water pollution from farmyard runoff, writes Emma Hart.
Wet ground preventing early planting of winter crops
Crops
Wet ground preventing early planting of winter crops
This week, Conor Kehoe chats to farmers in Carlow, Dublin, and Tipperary, where focus is turning to autumn planting.
Make sure to check for underground pipes before diggingSPONSORED
Make sure to check for underground pipes before digging
There are a number of considerations that landowners, forestry operators and farmers, etc, must take into account before completing groundworks, the most important factor is that it is safe to do so.
Maximising potential through capital farm investmentSPONSORED
Maximising potential through capital farm investment
Capital farm investment plays a pivotal role in the agricultural sector, contributing to its growth and sustainability.
Sommet De L’Élevage is Europe's number one livestock showSPONSORED
Sommet De L’Élevage is Europe's number one livestock show
The 32nd edition of the Sommet De L'elevage (Livestock Summit) will be held from 3 to 6 October 2023 in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
A competitive loan for farmers provided by people who understand farmingSPONSORED
A competitive loan for farmers provided by people who understand farming
With two young children on the farm and plans to grow his beef enterprise, farmer Conor Kennedy recognised the need to invest in his farm…