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Beef management: managing grass, worming and weaning dairy beef calves

Martin Merrick gives advice on grassland management as growth increases above demand, thinking critically about worming and the correct protocol on weaning dairy beef stock.

MANAGEMENT 29 April 2026

Beef management: managing grass, worming and weaning dairy beef calves

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Nematodirus egg hatching has already peaked

Nematodirus egg hatching has already peaked

BREEDING & HEALTH 15 April 2026

Stone-clad sheep shed impresses in Malin

Stone-clad sheep shed impresses in Malin

BUILDINGS 11 March 2026

Sheep Management: liver fluke, abortion control and religious festival dates

Sheep Management: liver fluke, abortion control and religious festival dates

Sheep Management: liver fluke, abortion control and religious festival dates

MANAGEMENT 14 January 2026

How can Farm Alert help with calf-health this spring?

How can Farm Alert help with calf-health this spring?

How can Farm Alert help with calf-health this spring?

CALVES 14 January 2026

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Take care disbudding and drenching this Christmas

Take care disbudding and drenching this Christmas

Farmers tackling routine jobs over the Christmas break are being urged to take extra care, after AFBI reports revealed serious injuries linked to common tasks.

MANAGEMENT 4 November 2025

Dairy Management: training heifers and dosing cows

Dairy Management: training heifers and dosing cows

Aidan Brennan says its important to train in-calf heifers to the milking parlour and surroundings prior to calving.

MANAGEMENT 4 November 2025

Lamb dies and receives broken bone from dosing gun injury

Lamb dies and receives broken bone from dosing gun injury

Two lambs and a heifer brought to Athlone regional veterinary office last summer had died from injuries caused by a dosing gun.

NEWS 4 November 2025

Farmer Writes: preparing for the new wormer prescription system

Farmer Writes: preparing for the new wormer prescription system

Many farmers appear blissfully unaware that prescriptions will now be required for a wide range of antiparasitic treatments, writes farmer James Strain.

FARMER WRITES 4 November 2025

Liver fluke forecast shows high risk in midlands, west and north

Liver fluke forecast shows high risk in midlands, west and north

Abattoir examinations showed an average of 34% of herds with at least one animal with liver fluke damage so far this year.

NEWS 4 November 2025

Farm-specific engagement required to reduce anthelmintic resistance

Farm-specific engagement required to reduce anthelmintic resistance

Getting the basics right is the first of a number of key steps to reducing resistance to wormers, according to Nuffield Ireland scholar Nick Cotter.

NEWS 4 November 2025

Farmer Writes: strong interest from farmers at suckler mart event in Donegal

Farmer Writes: strong interest from farmers at suckler mart event in Donegal

James Strain writes about a recent health, nutrition and management event held at Inishowen Livestock Mart in Donegal.

FARMER WRITES 4 November 2025

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Bigger is better for Armagh farmer and his 52-foot rake

Michael Donnelly has been lifting grass since 2003. Based near Coagh, Co Tyrone, he milks 800 cows on his home farm and produces around 3,000 acres of grass silage annually.

Bigger is better for Armagh farmer and his 52-foot rake

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