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Beef Management: autumn indoor breeding, TAMS and drafting cattle

Martin Merrick discusses managing autumn calving cows now that we are in breeding season, the upcoming TAMS deadline and drafting cattle for slaughter.

MANAGEMENT 26 November 2025

Beef Management: autumn indoor breeding, TAMS and drafting cattle

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Labour saving tips from our 'Twenty ways to spend €20,000' online series

Labour saving tips from our 'Twenty ways to spend €20,000' online series

AGRI TECHNOLOGY 19 November 2025

Improving herd genetic gain with cow tech

Improving herd genetic gain with cow tech

NORTHERN IRELAND 27 August 2025

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: automated heat detection aids

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: automated heat detection aids

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: automated heat detection aids

BREEDING & HEALTH 15 July 2025

Fewer cows streamline Tipp operation

Fewer cows streamline Tipp operation

Fewer cows streamline Tipp operation

NEWS 11 June 2025

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Dairy Management: managing stemmy grass paddocks

Dairy Management: managing stemmy grass paddocks

Aidan Brennan writes that managing grass quality is going to be tricky over the coming weeks as grass goes to head.

MANAGEMENT 23 April 2025

My Farming Week: Seán Kelly, Kilruane, Co Tipperary

My Farming Week: Seán Kelly, Kilruane, Co Tipperary

Sean Kelly recently picked up the Mr. Personality title 2025, with the young Tipp man having being involved in Macra both locally and nationally for many years now.

NEWS 23 April 2025

Breeding begins with heifers synchronised on Tullamore Farm

Breeding begins with heifers synchronised on Tullamore Farm

The 2025 calving season wrapped up on Tullamore Farm last week, with 75 cows calved down. Attention now turns to the 2025 breeding season, writes Shaun Diver

BREEDING & HEALTH 23 April 2025

MSD Animal Health sells 300,000th SenseHub collar

MSD Animal Health sells 300,000th SenseHub collar

The landmark was reached after Laois dairy farmers Liam and Padraig Hyland bought the live heat detection and early warning health alert collars from sales manager Billy Heffernan.

NEWS 23 April 2025

Beef Management: heat detection, grass growth and worming suckler calves

Beef Management: heat detection, grass growth and worming suckler calves

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.

MANAGEMENT 23 April 2025

Dairy Management: heat detection the main task as breeding season kicks off

Dairy Management: heat detection the main task as breeding season kicks off

With the main breeding season kicking off over the next few days, the key job is to get cows in heat submitted for AI, writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 23 April 2025

Attention to detail in high output dairy

Attention to detail in high output dairy

David Wright outlines the key messages to come from the AgriSearch conference on high output dairy

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 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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