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Dairy
Dairy management - improving calf management on your farm
Aidan Brennan
As a farmer responsible for your own business, stress test how you do your calf business in the spring and if it is the best you can make it.
10 March 2023 Breeding & health
Sheep health corner: dealing with entropion, a seldom but frustrating ailment
The condition generally expresses itself in newborn lambs in the first 24 hours of life and causes sore eyes and significant discomfort in lambs.
20 March 2021 Breeding & health
Sheep health corner: dealing with entropion, a rare but frustrating ailment
The condition generally expresses itself in newborn lambs in the first 24 hours of life and causes sore eyes and significant discomfort in lambs
What does it costs to produce suckler replacements?
Selecting replacements is an important task for any herd owner. But what does it cost to rear in-calf heifers and what can a farmer pay when buying such animals.
10 March 2021 Sucklers
Farmer Writes: enjoyable routine before calving kicks off
With the first cow due to calve in about three weeks’ time, Tommy Moyles is enjoying the routine of feeding and checking stock.
27 January 2021 Farmer Writes
BETTER farm NI: cows housed and back in-calf
Spring calving cows are back in-calf and housed for winter management on Ryan McDowell's farm.
4 November 2020 BETTER Farm NI
In-calf heifers to £2,450 at Ballymena
A special consignment of 60 in-calf Limousin heifers from Brendan Bailey sold to a top price of £2,450 at Ballymena Mart
21 October 2020 Northern Ireland