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 17 October 2025

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

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TAMS costings get major revamp

TAMS costings get major revamp

BUILDINGS 10 September 2025

Long-awaited rise in TAMS reference costs

Long-awaited rise in TAMS reference costs

SCHEMES 10 September 2025

Derogation decision delays farm building plans

Derogation decision delays farm building plans

Derogation decision delays farm building plans

NEWS 3 September 2025

Improving herd genetic gain with cow tech

Improving herd genetic gain with cow tech

Improving herd genetic gain with cow tech

NORTHERN IRELAND 27 August 2025

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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 15 January 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 15 January 2025

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 15 January 2025

Planning calf accommodation to future proof your farm

Planning calf accommodation to future proof your farm

Calf housing is becoming ever more popular on farms looking to future proof the business while reducing labour, writes Martin Merrick.

BUILDINGS 15 January 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 15 January 2025

New calf house reduces labour by 75%

New calf house reduces labour by 75%

The five-bay shed has seriously reduced labour, with the option being to install auto calf feeders in the future.

CALVES 15 January 2025

Gearing up for 1.6m births in three months

Gearing up for 1.6m births in three months

This week’s focus inside the Irish Farmers Journal is all about preparing for calving over the next few weeks.

BREEDING & HEALTH 15 January 2025

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