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Beef
Top tips on preventing pneumonia on suckler farms
Adam Woods
Adam Woods takes a look at preventing pneumonia outbreaks on suckler farms this summer.
Top tips on preventing pneumonia on suckler farms
 
 
Sunshine pushes crops through the stages
Tillage
Sunshine pushes crops through the stages
No supply issues foreseen on leptospirosis vaccine
Focus
No supply issues foreseen on leptospirosis vaccine
What four nozzles should you have on the sprayer?
Tillage
What four nozzles should you have on the sprayer?
Timely management of Waterford crops reduces stress
Tillage
Timely management of Waterford crops reduces stress
TOOLS & CALCULATORS


BEEF
Top tips on preventing pneumonia on suckler farms
Clostridial diseases
Top tips on preventing pneumonia on suckler farms
Adam Woods takes a look at preventing pneumonia outbreaks on suckler farms this summer.
DAIRY
No supply issues foreseen on leptospirosis vaccine
Animal health
No supply issues foreseen on leptospirosis vaccine
Supply issues emerged in 2025 following the removal of Bovilis Leptavoid-H from the market, but two products are on the market for 2026 including Spirovac and Biobas L6.
SHEEP
No supply issues foreseen on leptospirosis vaccine
Animal health
No supply issues foreseen on leptospirosis vaccine
Supply issues emerged in 2025 following the removal of Bovilis Leptavoid-H from the market, but two products are on the market for 2026 including Spirovac and Biobas L6.
ANIMAL HEALTH


TILLAGE
Sunshine pushes crops through the stages
Spring barley
Sunshine pushes crops through the stages
Rain forecast this week will be welcomed by crops which have been growing very fast in recent heat.
MACHINERY
What four nozzles should you have on the sprayer?
Sprayers
What four nozzles should you have on the sprayer?
You have space for a number of nozzles on your sprayer. Machinery specialist Dermot Forristal has advice on how to choose those nozzles.
BUILDINGS
TAMS top spends: how to utilise TAMS III on different budgets
Fencing
TAMS top spends: how to utilise TAMS III on different budgets
Martin Merrick looks at some of the key items farmers should look towards regarding TAMS aid under various different farm budgets.
FARM SAFETY
Beef Management: correcting paddocks, weed control and farm safety
Farm safety
Beef Management: correcting paddocks, weed control and farm safety
Martin Merrick outlines some key management practices around correcting grass quality, controlling weeds and farm safety at a busy time of the year.


VIDEOS


FARM PROGRAMMES
Head sprays on wheat as beans flower
Crops
Head sprays on wheat as beans flower
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Galway, Kildare and Carlow as cool temperatures and wet weather slowed crop growth and made spraying difficult.
Maize off to a great start as wheat heads out
Crops
Maize off to a great start as wheat heads out
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Cork, Dublin and Tyrone as farmers got spraying done before the rain returned.
Maize off to a great start as wheat heads out
Tullamore Farm
In-calf heifer sales and beef price deliver margin on Tullamore Farm
The farm made an operating profit of over €30,000 including scheme payments and after land rent and labour were deducted
Sun and heat drive crop growth
Crops
Sun and heat drive crop growth
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Donegal, Wexford and Tipperary as crops bask in the sunshine.
Getting ready for your Bord Bia auditSPONSORED
Getting ready for your Bord Bia audit
In a competitive global market, Bord Bia Quality Assurance, under the Origin Green programme, plays a vital role in protecting Ireland’s reputation for high-quality, sustainably produced meat & dairy.
Teagasc National Sheep Conference 2026SPONSORED
Teagasc National Sheep Conference 2026
This event will bring together sheep farmers, advisers, researchers and industry stakeholders for a full afternoon and evening of practical papers, discussion and knowledge exchange workshops.
Kubota’s M6001 Utility series – the competent all-rounderSPONSORED
Kubota’s M6001 Utility series – the competent all-rounder
With power outputs from 104hp up to 143hp, the five-model M6001 Utility series of tractors from Kubota is the cost-sensitive successor to the proven MGX range
'For many of the children, it was their first time on a farm'SPONSORED
'For many of the children, it was their first time on a farm'
Wicklow dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.