Autumn Calving

8,000l cow still stacks up, says AFBI scientist

Economic modeling work done in 2010 identified the most robust dairy system for NI farmers

NORTHERN IRELAND 2 July 2025

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Rapid progress made after switch to dairy

Rapid progress made after switch to dairy

NORTHERN IRELAND 7 May 2025

End of the suckling era on Duggan farm in Portlaw

End of the suckling era on Duggan farm in Portlaw

BREEDING & HEALTH 9 March 2025

Farmer Writes: urea to follow slurry for early growth

Farmer Writes: urea to follow slurry for early growth

Farmer Writes: urea to follow slurry for early growth

NORTHERN IRELAND 5 March 2025

Milk prices maintained for December supplies

Milk prices maintained for December supplies

Milk prices maintained for December supplies

NEWS 22 January 2025

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Scanning time for autumn-calving suckler herds

Scanning time for autumn-calving suckler herds

Cows calving in early autumn should be settled back in-calf at this point. With a buoyant beef trade, scanning will flag up empty animals which may be better off cashed in.

MANAGEMENT 8 December 2024

Seasonality bonus announced with Tirlán’s December milk price

Seasonality bonus announced with Tirlán’s December milk price

A seasonality payment will apply to all creamery milk volumes supplied during December that meet quality criteria, as well as non-contracted volumes from its autumn calving and liquid milk schemes.

NEWS 8 December 2024

Year in review and planning for 2025

Year in review and planning for 2025

Castlederg dairy farmer Jessica Pollock, looks back on 2024 and what lies ahead in 2025

NORTHERN IRELAND 8 December 2024

Beef management: scour vaccines and preventing coccidiosis

Beef management: scour vaccines and preventing coccidiosis

Adam Woods takes a look at scour vaccines and preventing coccidiosis in young calves in this week's beef management notes.

MANAGEMENT 8 December 2024

Five management jobs for January

Five management jobs for January

While every farm has a long list of jobs to complete, outlined are a few tasks to consider in January.

MANAGEMENT 8 December 2024

Pros outweigh the cons of three-way cross

Pros outweigh the cons of three-way cross

Thoughts have turned again to breeding of our autumn-calving herd, writes Castlederg dairy farmer, Jessica Pollock

NORTHERN IRELAND 8 December 2024

Farmer Writes: inheritance tax drives farmers to the streets

Farmer Writes: inheritance tax drives farmers to the streets

The injustice of the inheritance tax measures has put many feet on the street in the UK, writes Joe Collingborn.

FARMER WRITES 8 December 2024

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Netherlands a key market for Irish exports

Phelim O’Neill talks to Laura Crowley, who heads the Bord Bia office in the Netherlands and has lived in the country for 20 years, to find out why and how the Dutch market matters for Irish farmers.

Netherlands a key market for Irish exports

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