Daily liveweight gain
Peter McCann on 02 Feb 2021
Dairylink: calf performance varies across farms
Average daily liveweight gain ranges from 0.53kg to 0.83kg/calf/day across Dairylink Ireland farms.
Aidan Brennan on 20 Jan 2021
What to look for in a milk replacer
Aidan Brennan discusses the prices and specifications of milk replacer on the Irish market for 2021.
Kieran Mailey on 13 Jan 2021
BETTER Farm NI: 20% more liveweight weaned on farm
During phase three of the BETTER Farm NI programme, the liveweight weaned on-farm increased by 20%. CAFRE programme adviser Darryl Boyd reports.
Darren Carty on 02 Nov 2020
Adhering to recommended stocking rates central to animal performance
Overstocking pens will result in the intake potential of some animals being compromised and will dent potential performance.
Declan Marren on 11 Oct 2020
Weighing stock at housing time
With cattle starting to be housed across the country, it is the perfect time to weigh stock and assess your herd's performance.
Darren Carty on 03 Oct 2020
Comprehensive guidelines on finishing lambs indoors
Following on from this week’s management notes, we revisit the Teagasc updated management guidelines on finishing lambs indoors.
Kieran Mailey on 16 Sep 2020
NI Sheep Programme: Rams at the ready for early lambing
Breeding is about to start for the 200 early lambing ewes at Tynan Abbey, run by Kate Kingan and Peter Mant. Kieran Mailey reports.
Darren Carty on 19 Jul 2020
Newford update: 2019-born heifers averaging 485kg liveweight
The first two heifers in the group were drafted at weighing on 14 July and achieved an average carcase weight of 280kg and a sale price of €1,119.
Declan Marren on 18 Jul 2020
THRIVE dairy calf to beef weekly roundup
This week, we take a look at the current target weight for this year's calves and steps to take if calves are under-performing.
Kieran Mailey on 01 Jul 2020
NI Sheep Programme: dry spring boosts lamb performance
With good grazing conditions throughout the spring, Clement Lynch gives an update on how lambs have performed on his Co Derry hill farm.
Darren Carty on 17 Jun 2020
Sheep management: managing working dogs, blowfly protection and lamb castration
It is important not to overwork dogs on hot days, as it can quickly result in heat stroke or exhaustion.
Kieran Mailey on 03 Jun 2020
NI Sheep Programme: silage season and weight-recording lambs
First-cut silage is under way on the farms, while the farmers continue to weigh lambs to monitor performance at grass.
Kieran Mailey on 20 May 2020
NI Sheep Programme: weighing up lamb performance in Fermanagh
Roy and Marilyn Mayers have started to weigh lambs from eight weeks of age in an effort to identify the most maternal ewes in their flock.
Kieran Mailey on 13 May 2020
Ten steps to managing grassland in May
May is one of the hardest months to manage grassland as covers will build and swards start to head out. Kieran Mailey outlines some steps to managing grazing swards in the month ahead.
Kieran Mailey on 13 May 2020
Watch: weighing lambs and parasite control in NI sheep programme
Co Down sheep farmer Paraic McNeill has been weighing lambs to record performance from birth to eight weeks, as well as treating animals for nematodirus.
Contributor on 29 Apr 2020
BETTER Farm NI: spring calving draws to close at CAFRE
Programme adviser Darryl Boyd gives an update on calving and cattle management from CAFRE's suckler herd at the Abbey Farm.
Adam Woods on 24 Apr 2020
Breeding kicks off on Tullamore Farm
Adam Woods was on Tullamore Farm this week and he caught up with Shaun Diver to go through the 2020 breeding plan.
Kieran Mailey on 15 Apr 2020
BETTER Farm NI: spring calving draws to a close
Spring calving is drawing to a close for Declan Rafferty and Aidan Quinn.
Kieran Mailey on 04 Apr 2020
Five cattle management tasks for spring turnout
As cattle go out to grass, the workload will start to ease. But there are a few management tasks that are worth taking the time to carry out just as animals leave the shed.
Aidan Brennan on 27 Jan 2020
Dairy management: are heifers at target weight?
Aidan Brennan asks what weight maiden heifers should be at and how best to manage them over the coming months.