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Beef Management: front loading concentrates, Teagasc Beef conference and more

Martin Merrick discusses the benefits of front loading feed to weanlings, what's coming up at this years Beef Conference as well as looking at your profits and tax liabilities.

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

Beef Management: front loading concentrates, Teagasc Beef conference and more

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AFBI study suggests role for by-product feeds

AFBI study suggests role for by-product feeds

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 November 2025

New app developed for managing feed orders and nutrition

New app developed for managing feed orders and nutrition

NEWS 3 November 2025

Cows taking a grass taste test in Tyrone

Cows taking a grass taste test in Tyrone

Cows taking a grass taste test in Tyrone

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 October 2025

Intensively finishing lambs – what to consider?

Intensively finishing lambs – what to consider?

Intensively finishing lambs – what to consider?

WINTER INDOOR MANAGEMENT 27 October 2025

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Winter feeding period critical for weight gains

Winter feeding period critical for weight gains

Adam Woods takes a look at what’s inside this week’s special winter-feeding focus.

GRASS & FEEDING 21 September 2025

Balancing concentrates with silage quality and target gains

Balancing concentrates with silage quality and target gains

Martin Merrick reports from the recent farm walk hosted by Future Beef farmer John Barry where prepping for winter was the topic of the day.

WINTER FEED 21 September 2025

Self-propelled Siloking feeder hits Irish farms for first time

Self-propelled Siloking feeder hits Irish farms for first time

Peter Thomas Keaveney got to see the first and only Siloking SelfLine 4.0 System 500+ 2519 self-propelled diet feeder in Ireland, as it embarks on a country-wide demonstration tour.

NEWS 21 September 2025

Farmer Writes: silage bridging grass deficit

Farmer Writes: silage bridging grass deficit

Hopefully, we’ll get a bounce in growth soon and be able to ease off the silage again, but if it doesn’t come, we’ll keep the feed going into the cows to maintain performance.

FARMER WRITES 21 September 2025

Managing a 300-cow split-calving herd Meath

Managing a 300-cow split-calving herd Meath

Daire Cregg recently visited the Eivers farm to see how they're managing a split-calving herd with one third of the cows producing winter milk.

MANAGEMENT 21 September 2025

Good weather comes at the right time

Good weather comes at the right time

Daire Cregg looks at the current grass situation on farms across the country.

GRASS & FEEDING 21 September 2025

Irish grain reducing the carbon footprint from dairy and beef

Irish grain reducing the carbon footprint from dairy and beef

Increasing Irish grain in animal feed can significantly reduce the carbon output of the beef and dairy industry here

NEWS 21 September 2025

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Udder Vital Bolus can be used for animals with somatic cell count problems and during the transition period.

Udder Vital Bolus to support vitality and resilience

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