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Beef Management: heat detection, grass growth and worming suckler calves
Martin Merrick
Martin Merrick gives advice on heat detection in the busy breeding season, managing grass growth going forward and the best approach for dealing with worms in suckler calves.
14 April 2025 Management
Dairy management: high risk for grass tetany
Cold and wet weather when cows are close to peak milk production is a high risk time for grass tetany, writes Aidan Brennan.
26 March 2025 Dealer
A good dose for farmers
Emma Brennan, Mia Kiernan, Kate McKeon, Emma Gantley, Aoife Cadam and Kelly Davis will take their product, It’s a Dose, to the National Student Enterprise Finals.
Longford students launch product to assist with dosing cattle
Idea for product was developed after one of the girls noticed her father struggling to manage both a dosing gun and a bottle while treating cattle.
24 March 2025 News
Beef management notes: slurry, fertiliser and cattle grading
Adam Woods takes a look at some tips and advice for drystock farms in this week's beef management notes.
5 February 2025 Management
Do cattle need a mid-winter lice treatment?
Lice is a parasite affecting housed cattle and, more often than not, animals will need a follow-up treatment midway through winter.
7 January 2025 Management
Five jobs for the Christmas holiday period
If additional family help is available over the Christmas period, make a plan to complete some of the bigger jobs on farm.
22 December 2024 Management
Lambs die from dosing gun injuries
In one case, a regional veterinary office found a bolus lodged in a cut in the dead lamb’s throat.
22 December 2024 News
Farm inputs to check before Christmas holidays
Agri merchants, feed mills and vets will close for the Christmas holidays, so do a quick stock check now to make sure you don't run out of essential items next week.
17 December 2024 Management
Irish Farmers Journal suckler roadshow comes to Clare
Adam Woods reports from the first three suckler roadshows to take place around the country and previews the last two in Clare and Kerry.
13 November 2024 Management
Factor late housing into fluke treatments this winter
On farms that are housing cattle later than normal, this should be factored in to your choice of fluke product and when animals will be dosed.
12 November 2024 Management
Five tips for reducing pneumonia risk in cattle
As mild weather increases the risk of pneumonia in housed cattle, outlined are some tips to help reduce the risk of such problems on farm.
5 November 2024 Management