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Preventing pneumonia at weaning time

Cathal Gormley outlines best advice when weaning suckler calves and what to do when purchasing weanlings this autumn.

ANIMAL HEALTH 30 August 2026

Preventing pneumonia at weaning time

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Explaining the ins and outs of selective dry cow therapy

Explaining the ins and outs of selective dry cow therapy

ANIMAL HEALTH 29 August 2026

No surge in cull cows at mart sales

No surge in cull cows at mart sales

NEWS 26 August 2026

'Over the course of 10 months, TB took absolutely everything'

'Over the course of 10 months, TB took absolutely everything'

'Over the course of 10 months, TB took absolutely everything'

NEWS 26 August 2026

Grass + Beef: big variation in a small country

Grass + Beef: big variation in a small country

Grass + Beef: big variation in a small country

GRASS & FEEDING 26 August 2026

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10 common questions from drought affected farmers

10 common questions from drought affected farmers

Daire Cregg and Brendan Horan answer some of the big questions asked at recent discussion group meetings in Munster and Leinster last week.

MANAGEMENT 12 August 2026

Dairy Management: rain arrives but don't ease off feeding yet

Dairy Management: rain arrives but don't ease off feeding yet

With rain finally arriving, farms will need to continue feeding in order to build farm cover, writes Daire Cregg.

MANAGEMENT 12 August 2026

Watch: cool Cork cow is Diageo Baileys champion for 2026

Watch: cool Cork cow is Diageo Baileys champion for 2026

Claiming the supreme champion at this year's Diageo Baileys Champion Cow Competition was the acclaimed cow Coolroehouse Abbott Ann, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 12 August 2026

'I have enough silage for winter, but next spring is the worry'

'I have enough silage for winter, but next spring is the worry'

If we have to keep feeding at this level right through to the end of the month, which I think is very likely, we will end up with a deficit, writes Padraig Callanan.

FARMER WRITES 12 August 2026

Drought advice: planning, culling and winter feed key for dairy farmers

Drought advice: planning, culling and winter feed key for dairy farmers

For farms faced with a shortage of soil moisture and lack of rainfall, there a number of steps that can be taken now to make the back end of the year a success, writes Daire Cregg.

MANAGEMENT 12 August 2026

Bluetongue escalation could add downward pressure to British milk supply

Bluetongue escalation could add downward pressure to British milk supply

The Met Office recorded the driest and sunniest July on record for England and Wales, with 71% of England now in drought.

NEWS 12 August 2026

Drought costing over €3m per day

Drought costing over €3m per day

Farmers forced to ramp up supplementary feeding as drought takes hold.

NEWS 12 August 2026

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Limerick farmer wins Kinisla Milk Quality Award

The winner of the 2026 Kinisla Milk Quality and Sustainability Awards was announced at a ceremony in Limerick, on Tuesday.

Limerick farmer wins Kinisla Milk Quality Award

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