Autumn calving

Beef Management: BCS of sucklers, autumn breeding and straw

Martin Merrick discusses correcting cow BCS early, breeding in autumn calving herds and straw supplies heading in to the winter.

MANAGEMENT 5 November 2025

Beef Management: BCS of sucklers, autumn breeding and straw

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Cows are starting to run out of clean grazing

Cows are starting to run out of clean grazing

FARMER WRITES 15 October 2025

Beef Management: reducing stress at weaning, autumn breeding and winter health

Beef Management: reducing stress at weaning, autumn breeding and winter health

MANAGEMENT 8 October 2025

Getting winter ready on Tullamore Farm

Getting winter ready on Tullamore Farm

Getting winter ready on Tullamore Farm

MANAGEMENT 24 September 2025

Planning for autumn grass in Tyrone

Planning for autumn grass in Tyrone

Planning for autumn grass in Tyrone

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 September 2025

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Dairy Management: feeding cows supplement and dealing with mastitis

Dairy Management: feeding cows supplement and dealing with mastitis

Aidan Brennan looks through the various ways of feeding supplement when in a grass deficit situation.

MANAGEMENT 22 January 2025

Farmer Writes: constant buffer feeding amid severe drought

Farmer Writes: constant buffer feeding amid severe drought

With the prospect of another two weeks of a predicted heat wave, cows are about to go onto full winter rations on Joe Collingborn's farm.

FARMER WRITES 22 January 2025

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

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 22 January 2025

Rapid progress made after switch to dairy

Rapid progress made after switch to dairy

Natasha Ferguson reports from the Ulster Grassland Society spring farm walk held in Co Down.

NORTHERN IRELAND 22 January 2025

End of the suckling era on Duggan farm in Portlaw

End of the suckling era on Duggan farm in Portlaw

The Teagasc spring grass walk on the Duggan family farm in Portlaw in Co Waterford.

BREEDING & HEALTH 22 January 2025

Farmer Writes: urea to follow slurry for early growth

Farmer Writes: urea to follow slurry for early growth

Castlederg dairy farmer Jessica Pollock is keen to get grass growing and cows out grazing.

NORTHERN IRELAND 22 January 2025

Milk prices maintained for December supplies

Milk prices maintained for December supplies

Tirlán and Carbery have maintained their base prices for December while Kerry Dairy Ireland has increased its base price 0.47c/l, excluding VAT.

NEWS 22 January 2025

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PGI boosting value of all beef in Italy

Francesca Perfetto heads Bord Bia’s office in Milan, Italy, and tells the Irish Farmers Journal about promoting Irish food and drink in her country.

PGI boosting value of all beef in Italy

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