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Beef Management: Calf rearing and silage fertiliser
Adam Woods
Adam Woods takes a look at calf rearing and silage fertiliser in this week's Beef Management.
27 March 2024 News
Time 'for a change' as Wicklow family exits dairying
Why have Wicklow dairy farmers Mervyn and Dorothy Fairbrother decided to sell their cows?
13 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Milking ‘happy medium’ cows in Dundonald
The NI Institute of Agricultural Science recently visited the dairy unit at Blakiston Houston Estates in Co Down.
Nothing rocky about Creed's success
Shanon Kinahan recently spoke to Blonde breeders, the Creed family, from Co Cork on all things farming, family and shows.
6 March 2024 Pedigree
Camera at the Mart: high EBIs call for top prices in Thurles
Shanon Kinahan was in Thurles Mart last Friday, where the Ashberry herd held a production sale in conjunction with Doyle Hunt and Hunt.
28 February 2024 Markets
Over 50,000 fewer cattle aged six to 18 months on farms on 1 January 2024
The latest animal identification and movement data showed over 34,000 extra cattle on farms aged from 24 to 36 months of age.
25 February 2024 News
Land demand will result in ‘significant change’
If targets for certain sectors are to be achieved, “we will see significant land use change somewhere and enterprise substitution”, Frank O'Mara has warned.
14 February 2024 News
Fall in sucklers to continue – Teagasc boss
Suckler beef is going to remain the dominant enterprise in a large part of the country, albeit with some fall in numbers, Teagasc's Frank O'Mara has said.
14 February 2024 News
Positive outlook for 2024 beef trade
Adam Woods reports from the Bord Bia meat marketing seminar held in Naas, Co Kildare.
31 January 2024 Markets
Drinagh takes dairy-beef to another level.
A west Cork co-op including myostatin as a topic for a meeting wasn't in the Dealer's bingo card for 2024. Were they looking to take dairy beef breeding to another level wonders the Dealer?
24 January 2024 Dealer
Beef Trends: dairy influence causing concern
Adam Woods has the latest on this week's beef trade, including where the latest factory quotes are at.
24 January 2024 Markets
Agri jobs: dairy farm assistant needed on 240-cow farm in Co Offaly
This week’s jobs include opportunities on dairy farms and on a suckler farm in Scotland.
20 January 2024 News