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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 30 December 2025

Dairy Management: training heifers and dosing cows

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Five jobs for Christmas on beef farms

Five jobs for Christmas on beef farms

MANAGEMENT 23 December 2025

Beef Management: planning for Christmas, liver fluke and mineral supplementation

Beef Management: planning for Christmas, liver fluke and mineral supplementation

MANAGEMENT 10 December 2025

Risk of fluke treatment happening too early

Risk of fluke treatment happening too early

Risk of fluke treatment happening too early

NORTHERN IRELAND 19 November 2025

Careful consideration around fluke dosing this autumn

Careful consideration around fluke dosing this autumn

Careful consideration around fluke dosing this autumn

WINTER INDOOR MANAGEMENT 22 October 2025

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Forecast shows high risk of liver fluke in NI

Forecast shows high risk of liver fluke in NI

The climate-based model used to predict liver fluke infestations, known as the Ollerenshaw Index, is currently above 400.

NORTHERN IRELAND 2 July 2025

Beef Management: parasite control, SCEP targets and autumn grazing

Beef Management: parasite control, SCEP targets and autumn grazing

Martin Merrick details some advice around parasite control at housing, SCEP targets for the end of the month and finishing off grazing.

MANAGEMENT 2 July 2025

Farmer Writes: A good nose can detect a bad dose

Farmer Writes: A good nose can detect a bad dose

The weighing scales really showed up the impact rumen fluke can have on performance as wet weather forced Tommy Moyles to bring some of his cows and calves back from an out farm earlier than planned.

FARMER WRITES 2 July 2025

Farmer Writes: weather changes plans

Farmer Writes: weather changes plans

After having it so good for most of the summer, the weather took a turn in west Cork over the last 10 days and Tommy Moyles had to adapt plans on his farm at Ardfield, Clonakilty accordingly.

FARMER WRITES 2 July 2025

Liver fluke levels drop following mild 2025

Liver fluke levels drop following mild 2025

Figures from AHI’s Beef Health Check programme show the average percentage of animals seen with previous liver fluke damage was 5.6% in 2025 to date.

NEWS 2 July 2025

Antiparasitic prescription rules need a ‘serious rethink’ – ICSA

Antiparasitic prescription rules need a ‘serious rethink’ – ICSA

It comes after Minister Martin Heydon announced that the measure’s introduction would be pushed back until 1 December 2025.

NEWS 2 July 2025

Worms are changing on livestock farms, says expert

Worms are changing on livestock farms, says expert

The National Sheep Association's Sheep NI event took place on the McFarlane family farm in Dungiven on Tuesday.

NORTHERN IRELAND 2 July 2025

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Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs

Ryan Bole is part of J Wilson Contracts in Co Antrim. Available for all kinds of work from slurry to reseeding, sowing to silage, today they are ploughing for potatoes with two Amazone ploughs.

Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs

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