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Vet's Corner: worm control in calves at grass

Wormer treatments should be targeted based on discussion with your vet.

NEWS 27 May 2026

Vet's Corner: worm control in calves at grass

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Vector impresses on Italian beef farms

Vector impresses on Italian beef farms

BUILDINGS 20 May 2026

Be ready to turnout once conditions allow

Be ready to turnout once conditions allow

MANAGEMENT 11 March 2026

Clover swards deliver a €170/ha higher margin

Clover swards deliver a €170/ha higher margin

Clover swards deliver a €170/ha higher margin

SUCKLERS 8 March 2026

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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‘Exceptional’ weight gains on Foyle beef unit

‘Exceptional’ weight gains on Foyle beef unit

An annual open day was held on the Foyle finishing unit in Co Tyrone last Friday.

WINTER FEED 1 January 1970

Over £900 required to cover cost of calves

Over £900 required to cover cost of calves

On average it will cost £260 to rear a beef calf until sale or turnout in March 2026

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 January 1970

Farmer Writes: weighing up options to finish dairy beef

Farmer Writes: weighing up options to finish dairy beef

If Derek Robinson is to secure a £75 headage payment, his dairy beef bullocks will need to be finished over the winter.

FARMER WRITES 1 January 1970

Calf studies show benefit of more milk replacer

Calf studies show benefit of more milk replacer

A calf rearing event organised by Trouw Nutrition took place in Coleraine on Tuesday. Peter McCann reports

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 January 1970

Putting multispecies swards to the test in Sligo

Putting multispecies swards to the test in Sligo

The father-and-son partnership of Philip and Jonathan Higgins run 200 ewes and 340 Jersey heifers on 90ha with a firm focus on optimising output from a forage-based diet.

MANAGEMENT 1 January 1970

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National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

Kildare dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit