Calf health

New calf shed means breakfast at 9am on 200-cow Waterford farm

Martin Merrick visits the Howard farm where a major upgrade to calf accommodation took place in spring of this year.

BUILDINGS 11 November 2026

New calf shed means breakfast at 9am on 200-cow Waterford farm

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Have your say on the future of dairy farming

Have your say on the future of dairy farming

DAIRY DAY 9 November 2026

Vet’s Corner: don’t wait until housing, August determines winter calf health

Vet’s Corner: don’t wait until housing, August determines winter calf health

NEWS 5 August 2026

AHI to host four weanling health events in marts

AHI to host four weanling health events in marts

AHI to host four weanling health events in marts

NEWS 17 July 2026

Key lessons from DairyCon 2026

Key lessons from DairyCon 2026

Key lessons from DairyCon 2026

MANAGEMENT 27 May 2026

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Summer scour syndrome deserves more attention than it currently gets

Summer scour syndrome deserves more attention than it currently gets

Dr Michelle McGrath, AHI CalfCare programme manager, explains what summer scour syndrome is, the treatment options and, more importantly, how to prevent it

ANIMAL HEALTH 20 May 2026

Dairy management: grass growth, breeding and calf health

Dairy management: grass growth, breeding and calf health

Aidan Brennan says cold nights and days is impacting grass growth and cow submission rates for AI.

MANAGEMENT 6 May 2026

2026 dairy-beef weighing scheme opened

2026 dairy-beef weighing scheme opened

The scheme offers a payment of €20 per calf up to a maximum of 50 calves for weighing and recording of weights with ICBF

SCHEMES 15 April 2026

Farmer Writes: smooth calving and stolen diesel

Farmer Writes: smooth calving and stolen diesel

Following a smooth calving this year on Padraig Callanan's farm, he went to bring a tractor out of a field to find that the tank had been drained of diesel.

FARMER WRITES 15 April 2026

€4m National Dairy Beef Weighing Scheme opened

€4m National Dairy Beef Weighing Scheme opened

Participants will be required to weigh eligible calves and submit data to the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation.

NEWS 14 April 2026

Calf care series week six: good rearing principles and weaning tips

Calf care series week six: good rearing principles and weaning tips

The stage from birth to weaning is critical in a calf’s life as failure to hit weight and performance targets will have knock on consequences that are hard to rectify

MANAGEMENT 25 March 2026

Weekend weather: mostly dry, with rain on way for Sunday

Weekend weather: mostly dry, with rain on way for Sunday

Met Éireann has forecast a mostly dry weekend, until rain is set to move in on Sunday morning.

NEWS 6 March 2026

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National Dairy Conference: how can Irish dairy farming be made more resilient?

This year has presented numerous challenges to dairy farming including reduced milk prices, summer drought conditions in many areas, and ongoing pressures of production costs and labour availability.

National Dairy Conference: how can Irish dairy farming be made more resilient?

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