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Five jobs for Christmas on beef farms

Adam Woods takes a look at some jobs that could be completed on drystock farms over the Christmas festive period.

MANAGEMENT 23 December 2025

Five jobs for Christmas on beef farms

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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

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

Forecast shows high risk of liver fluke in NI

Forecast shows high risk of liver fluke in NI

Forecast shows high risk of liver fluke in NI

NORTHERN IRELAND 22 October 2025

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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 9 April 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 9 April 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 9 April 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 9 April 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 9 April 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 9 April 2025

News in-brief from Northern Ireland

News in-brief from Northern Ireland

The latest news in-brief from across the farming and food industry in NI.

NORTHERN IRELAND 9 April 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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