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Calf births could drop by 45,000 head this year
Declan O’Brien
Calf numbers this year could be 100,000 head lower than 2023 if the 2% drop in births comes to pass.
19 January 2025 Calves
Should Commercial Beef Value decide the price I pay for calves?
Adam Woods takes a look at the Commercial Beef Value and its use in making calf purchases this spring.
18 January 2025 Calves
Important calf related dates and scheme compliance
The tagging and registering of calves within the required time frames and complying with BVD legislation is critical for adherence to cross compliance rules and scheme terms and conditions.
Roscommon farmer praises quality of Triple AAA Golden Maverick
Aidan McDonnell, based near Roscommon town, explains how using Triple AAA Golden Maverick has resulted in ‘minimal sickness’ among his herd.
17 January 2025 Advertisers' anouncements
Essential tips for disbudding and castration of calves
Adam Woods outline some tips on budding and castration covered at last week’s AHI walk in Donegal.
15 January 2025 Breeding & health
Rearing dairy beef calves in Castlefinn
Adam Woods reports from the first Animal Health Ireland Calf Care event which took place in Donegal last week.
15 January 2025 Breeding & health
TWENTY20 vision for Irish dairy calves
Mick O'Dowd, Head of Agriculture in Kepak speaks to the Farmers Journal about an initiative targeted at dairy bred calves
15 January 2025 News
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.
15 January 2025 Breeding & health
My Farming Week: Martin Kennedy, Garnafana, Toomevara, Co Tipperary
Meet the father of five who is milking 240 cows in partnership with his parents in north Tipperary.
15 January 2025 News
Suckler calf births slump to 40-year low
Suckler calf birth registrations during 2024 plummeted by 16.5% year-on-year to and reached their lowest annual figure for close on 40 years.
15 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Highest number of births last February
There were 763,046 calf birth registrations in February 2024 equating to approximately one third of all calves born last year.
15 January 2025 Calves
Beef Management: slurry, calf purchases and spring suckler demos
Adam Woods takes a look at the slurry opening dates, calf purchase and previews next week's spring suckler demo.
15 January 2025 Management