Calf health

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: additional calf housing

In the next edition of the Twenty Ways to Spend €20,000 series, Daire Cregg looks at the options around building additional calf housing on dairy farms.

NEWS 17 October 2025

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: additional calf housing

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NORTHERN IRELAND 27 August 2025

Innovating for the future of Irish dairy

Innovating for the future of Irish dairy

MOOREPARK 25 June 2025

Dairy management: important time for calf health

Dairy management: important time for calf health

Dairy management: important time for calf health

MANAGEMENT 18 June 2025

Dutch student wins Walsh scholars gold medal

Dutch student wins Walsh scholars gold medal

Dutch student wins Walsh scholars gold medal

NEWS 15 May 2025

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Spring a good time to look at design for labour-friendly calf sheds

Spring a good time to look at design for labour-friendly calf sheds

Aidan Brennan looks at some new design ideas for calf sheds incorporating automatic calf feeders.

INFRASTRUCTURE 26 February 2025

Top 10 dairy-beef calf rearing tips

Top 10 dairy-beef calf rearing tips

Adam Woods takes a look at some calf rearing tips for farmers rearing dairy beef calves

MANAGEMENT 26 February 2025

€20/calf dairy-beef weighing scheme returns

€20/calf dairy-beef weighing scheme returns

The scheme offers farmers a payment of €20 per eligible calf up to a maximum of 50 calves in return for recording and submitting weights to ICBF

NEWS 26 February 2025

Newborns 'flourishing' thanks to Flourish Calf

Newborns 'flourishing' thanks to Flourish Calf

Tipperary dairy and beef farmer pleased by 'unreal' impact of milk replacer.

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 26 February 2025

Top tips for rearing dairy calves

Top tips for rearing dairy calves

Whether rearing dairy calves born on the farm, or buying dairy beef calves, keeping calves healthy is the number one priority, writes Aidan Brennan

ANIMAL HEALTH 26 February 2025

Switch to dairy beef working well in Westmeath

Switch to dairy beef working well in Westmeath

Adam Woods visited Cormac and Bernadette Kelly who farm just outside Kilbeggan in Co Westmeath. They went from a suckler and sheep enterprise to dairy beef.

BREEDING & HEALTH 26 February 2025

UCD Lyons constructs state-of-the-art calf housing and research facilities

UCD Lyons constructs state-of-the-art calf housing and research facilities

Martin Merrick gets a look inside the brand-new calf shed, which will perform the dual role of providing high-welfare accommodation for the 200-cow dairy herd progeny, and research into calves.

BUILDINGS 26 February 2025

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ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

ESB Networks has released its updated farm safety booklet, a practical guide designed to help farmers, contractors and rural communities stay safe while working around electricity.

ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

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