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Beef Management: fodder supplies, calf health and lice

Martin Merrick gives some key advice surrounding managing diminishing fodder supplies and animal health this spring.

MANAGEMENT 18 February 2026

Beef Management: fodder supplies, calf health and lice

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Why this German farmer made a switch from cattle to miscanthus

Why this German farmer made a switch from cattle to miscanthus

FEATURE 21 January 2026

Dairy Management: spreading slurry and preparing for calving

Dairy Management: spreading slurry and preparing for calving

MANAGEMENT 21 January 2026

Calf housing: the key areas to focus on

Calf housing: the key areas to focus on

Calf housing: the key areas to focus on

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Q-Bed saves mixed Armagh farm time and money

Q-Bed saves mixed Armagh farm time and money

Q-Bed saves mixed Armagh farm time and money

FARM MACHINERY 30 December 2025

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Weekend weather: colder temperatures on the way

Weekend weather: colder temperatures on the way

Temperatures are set to drop slightly across the final weekend before Christmas, with some mixed weather also forecast.

NEWS 22 August 2025

Almost 3,000 Uruguayan cattle stranded at sea over ear tag issues

Almost 3,000 Uruguayan cattle stranded at sea over ear tag issues

A vessel carrying 2,901 cattle from Uruguay has been stranded off the Turkish coast since 22 October 2025.

NEWS 22 August 2025

Calculating straw requirements this winter period

Calculating straw requirements this winter period

Even with straw supplies and quality being good this year, straw in the shed is like money in the bank, writes Martin Merrick.

WINTER FEED 22 August 2025

Sweeper demo at Dairy Day

Sweeper demo at Dairy Day

Aidan Brennan examines the importance of good cubicle hygiene and looks ahead to a demonstration at Dairy Day.

WINTER INDOOR MANAGEMENT 22 August 2025

Teagle straw blower feeding and bedding 500 animals in Tipperary

Teagle straw blower feeding and bedding 500 animals in Tipperary

Peter Thomas Keaveney catches up with Tipperary man Luke Williamson who made a move to his first straw blower in 2018, and today, simply couldn’t be without the machine.

NEWS 22 August 2025

Teagle to debut new Tomahawk 6100H ‘compact’ straw blower

Teagle to debut new Tomahawk 6100H ‘compact’ straw blower

The new Tomahawk 6100H which has been designed for loaders with a lift capacity of 1.2-1.3t, will make its debut at the Ploughing.

NEWS 22 August 2025

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: ride on cubicle bedder

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: ride on cubicle bedder

In a series looking at potential investment ideas for dairy farms, Daire Cregg looks at the potential advantages of a cubicle bedder to reduce labour on farm.

NEWS 22 August 2025

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Amazone Avant delivers strength, speed and reliability in tough Irish conditions

Tom Garaghty works with Oliver Conroy Plant and Agri, a, Co Westmeath-based slurry, silage and tillage contractor, long-time Amazone customers who previously operated the AD-P and Centaya drills.

Amazone Avant delivers strength, speed and reliability in tough Irish conditions

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