Calf housing

Calf Series: buying and getting calves back home

In week three of our dedicated calf focus, Martin Merrick talks through purchasing calves and getting them home with as little stress as possible.

MANAGEMENT 25 February 2026

Calf Series: buying and getting calves back home

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Calf series: accommodation and facilities

Calf series: accommodation and facilities

CALVES 11 February 2026

Top tips for first time calf-rearers

Top tips for first time calf-rearers

CALVES 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

BUILDINGS 14 January 2026

Farm buildings: our top five features in 2025

Farm buildings: our top five features in 2025

Farm buildings: our top five features in 2025

BUILDINGS 26 December 2025

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

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 21 May 2025

TAMS costings get major revamp

TAMS costings get major revamp

Martin Merrick and Darren Carty report on the updated TAMS III reference costs, with some items increasing while others have decreased in price.

BUILDINGS 21 May 2025

Long-awaited rise in TAMS reference costs

Long-awaited rise in TAMS reference costs

Many items that had held poor reference costs before now have seen an increase, though machinery and some cattle-handling items saw decreases.

SCHEMES 21 May 2025

Derogation decision delays farm building plans

Derogation decision delays farm building plans

Agri-planners maintain that 2026 could be a bumper year for on-farm investment if derogation is retained.

NEWS 21 May 2025

Improving herd genetic gain with cow tech

Improving herd genetic gain with cow tech

Tyrone dairy farmer Mark Rea held a farm walk last week to demonstrate the role of technology on his 90-cow herd.

NORTHERN IRELAND 21 May 2025

Designing automatic calf feeder accommodation for smaller numbers

Designing automatic calf feeder accommodation for smaller numbers

Martin Merrick looks at possible layouts for farmers rearing between 50-60 calves, with an eye on automatic feeding.

BUILDINGS 21 May 2025

Prepping animal housing for health

Prepping animal housing for health

Power washing and disinfection, along with other maintenance, is one of those necessary jobs to tackle over the summer on animal housing.

ANIMAL HEALTH 21 May 2025

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Ireland’s best-selling water heaters designed for the Irish dairy industry

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