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Opening up the gates to better farm safety and animal welfare

More farmers are interested in what way new builds should be set up regarding barriers and gates, while plenty more are retrofitting older sheds.

BUILDINGS 4 March 2026

Opening up the gates to better farm safety and animal welfare

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Compact JCB loader a gamechanger for busy Galway dairy farm

Compact JCB loader a gamechanger for busy Galway dairy farm

FARM MACHINERY 4 March 2026

Farmer Writes: five sets of twins arrive

Farmer Writes: five sets of twins arrive

FARMER WRITES 18 February 2026

Dairy Management: last minute calving checks

Dairy Management: last minute calving checks

Dairy Management: last minute calving checks

MANAGEMENT 2 February 2026

Q-Bed saves mixed Armagh farm time and money

Q-Bed saves mixed Armagh farm time and money

Q-Bed saves mixed Armagh farm time and money

FARM MACHINERY 30 December 2025

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Farm buildings: our top five features in 2025

Farm buildings: our top five features in 2025

Martin Merrick looks back at some of our most popular features in the farm buildings pages of 2025.

BUILDINGS 23 July 2025

Top-class finish to Kilkenny cubicle shed

Top-class finish to Kilkenny cubicle shed

Tom Phelan and his family have recently seen their 84-cubicle space shed completed to an exceptionally high standard.

BUILDINGS 23 July 2025

Dairy Management: EBI changes, grazing and getting ready for winter

Dairy Management: EBI changes, grazing and getting ready for winter

Aidan Brennan goes through some of the key changes in the EBI that will affect the genetic merit figures for all herds.

MANAGEMENT 23 July 2025

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: ride on cubicle bedder

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: ride on cubicle bedder

In a series looking at potential investment ideas for dairy farms, Daire Cregg looks at the potential advantages of a cubicle bedder to reduce labour on farm.

NEWS 23 July 2025

Five key considerations with animal housing this autumn

Five key considerations with animal housing this autumn

Martin Merrick outlines the key areas that farmers need to focus on when it comes to prepping housing.

BUILDINGS 23 July 2025

Watch: smart moves on the Wild Atlantic Way

Watch: smart moves on the Wild Atlantic Way

John Casey is farming with father Michael and wife Orla along the coast at Causeway in Co Kerry.

MILK QUALITY 23 July 2025

Farm yard design with the future in mind

Farm yard design with the future in mind

Martin Merrick reports from the Patterson farm walk, where future developments while keeping a functioning yard are the key considerations.

BUILDINGS 23 July 2025

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Advice for supporting gut health

Taking a preventative approach to scours and supplying calves with targeted health products during digestive disturbance are essential for sustained growth.

Advice for supporting gut health

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