Breeding cows
Kieran Mailey on 23 Oct 2021
Five tips for managing autumn cows through the breeding season
As breeding is about to start for most autumn-calving suckler herds, follow the outlined tips to manage cows.
Kieran Mailey on 19 Oct 2021
Beef management: time for pregnancy scanning spring-calving cows
Farmers operating spring-calving suckler herds should be thinking about pregnancy scanning cows.
Jack Kennedy on 08 Sep 2021
Lee Strand suppliers aiming high near Tralee
The Keane family dairy farm has invested a lot of time, money and hard work into getting cubicles and slurry storage up to speed for a growing herd.
Kieran Mailey on 02 Jun 2021
Options for replacing an injured stock bull
With breeding under way on suckler farms, Kieran Mailey outlines the options for replacing an injured or infertile stock bull.
Kieran Mailey on 15 May 2021
Five tips for monitoring breeding activity in suckler herds
As breeding gets under way on suckler farms, outlined are five tips to check the level of breeding activity with cows and stock bulls.
Adam Woods on 07 Apr 2021
Tullamore Breeding Webinar Q&A: managing AI and focusing on maternal traits
Adam Woods takes a look at some of the questions and answers that came in at Tuesday night’s Tullamore farm series breeding webinar.
Declan Marren on 16 Feb 2021
Watch: Creeve Charolais herd dispersal hits €6,150 for cow-and-calf outfit
Adam Woods reports from the Creeve Charolais herd dispersal held in Elphin on Monday night.
Kieran Mailey on 13 Jan 2021
BETTER Farm NI: 20% more liveweight weaned on farm
During phase three of the BETTER Farm NI programme, the liveweight weaned on-farm increased by 20%. CAFRE programme adviser Darryl Boyd reports.
Kieran Mailey on 31 Oct 2020
Beef management: five tips for autumn breeding
With the breeding period getting under way for many autumn-calving herds, Kieran Mailey outines some tips to help get cows back in-calf.
Adam Woods on 30 Sep 2020
Elphin weanling trade: 'It's hard to beat the quality'
Adam Woods was in Elphin mart on Monday and he spoke to farmers about the weanling trade, breeding good quality cattle, who was buying, support payments and the future of suckling.
Shane Murphy on 30 Sep 2020
BDGP: has it delivered for everyone?
Shane Murphy speaks with technical director of the ICBF Andrew Cromie about the BDGP which will finish its first phase in 2020.
Phelim O'Neill on 19 Sep 2020
Plough On: a decade of change in beef with more to come
A decade of market expansion and processing success, but poor farm incomes remain a feature of Irish beef production, writes Phelim O’Neill.
Aidan Brennan on 01 Jul 2020
Watch: Royal County cows in top spot
Aidan Brennan travels to Co Meath to visit the highest EBI dairy herd in the country.
Kieran Mailey on 24 Jun 2020
Strong demand for suckler and dairy stock
There has been an upturn in buying demand for suckler cows and calves and freshly calved dairy stock at marts in NI
Tommy Moyles on 03 Jun 2020
Farmer Writes: dangerous stunts undermine our sector
Tommy Moyles has been musing about the power of social media while he watches for cows in heat and silage being made on his farm in west Cork.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 08 May 2020
Weekend weather: Saturday showers in store
Have a look ahead at the weekend weather and find out what jobs to get done on the farm.
Adam Woods on 29 Apr 2020
Playing the matchmaker on Tullamore Farm
Adam Woods profiles the Tullamore Farm breeding plan and looks at how bull selections are made
Adam Woods on 24 Apr 2020
Breeding kicks off on Tullamore Farm
Adam Woods was on Tullamore Farm this week and he caught up with Shaun Diver to go through the 2020 breeding plan.
Kieran Mailey on 15 Apr 2020
Ten tips for breeding management
Kieran Mailey outlines some tips for managing spring-calving cows through the breeding period.
Contributor on 13 Nov 2019
Farmer Writes: farming one million acres in a three year drought
Australian cattle farmer Gillian Fennell writes about her farm, three year drought and ill-informed internet trolls.