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View from China: A moment of introspection for China's beef giants
Contributor
The evolution of China’s domestic beef industry continues to be an interesting experiment in animal husbandry.
4 September 2024 Management
Dairy Management: lameness, scanning and whether to milk or cull empties
Wet and muddy roadways further soften hooves, heightening the risk of lameness.
28 August 2024 Northern Ireland
Ration prices unchanged for September
Livestock rations in Northern Ireland will no changes on price quotes going into September.
Dairy Management: cash flow, vaccines and nitrates
Aidan Brennan outlines the importance of cash flow forecasts when margins are tight on dairy farms.
21 August 2024 Management
Will it pay to feed meal this autumn?
The economic return from feeding extra concentrate to milking cows this autumn.
21 August 2024 Grass & feeding
Beef Management: Beef Welfare Scheme queries and buying weanlings
Adam Woods takes a look at some questions that came in this week on the new Beef Welfare Scheme along with looking for value when buying weanlings.
14 August 2024 Management
Feed and fertiliser steady for August
There is no sign of any price changes to feed and fertiliser at the outset of August in NI.
31 July 2024 Northern Ireland
Dairygold imposes €4/t feed penalty
Weekend deliveries of compound feed attract €4/t surcharge at southern co-op.
17 July 2024 News
July price freeze for livestock rations
Local feed mills indicate prices for livestock rations will hold steady for July.
26 June 2024 Northern Ireland
Lower grass growth rates a major risk to feed security and costs
Joe Patton, Ciaran Hearne and Michael O’Donovan from Moorepark look at some of the impacts of lower than normal growth rates and what farmers can do about it.
19 June 2024 Grass & feeding
Exploring lower cost fencing options for sheep
An escalation in input prices in recent years has put a greater focus on driving performance from a grass-based system, but some fencing options have also become more costly.
24 April 2024 Infrastructure
Carbery lifts March milk price and gives weather bonus
Carbery and the four west Cork co-ops have announced a weather support bonus.
19 April 2024 News