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Q-Bed saves mixed Armagh farm time and money

Since moving to a Q-Bed 324 cubicle bedder, Armagh farmers Samuel and Thomas Dickson have cut labour and bedding usage by a third and witnessed an improvement in cow cleanliness, writes Gary Abbott.

FARM MACHINERY 30 December 2025

Q-Bed saves mixed Armagh farm time and money

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Beef management: lime, closing paddocks and silage testing

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Twenty ways to spend €20,000: ride on cubicle bedder

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: ride on cubicle bedder

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Protected urea and drop in finishing ages will help lower emissions – Teagasc

Protected urea and drop in finishing ages will help lower emissions – Teagasc

Protected urea and drop in finishing ages will help lower emissions – Teagasc

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Farmers Writes: stock out and slow grass growth

Farmers Writes: stock out and slow grass growth

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Roscommon contractor celebrates 50 years of lime spreading

Roscommon contractor celebrates 50 years of lime spreading

Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to Elphin in Co Roscommon to catch up with Padraig Berine who was busy spreading lime, now his 50th year at the job.

FARM MACHINERY 1 January 1970

Home Farm: Lime levels being counted

Home Farm: Lime levels being counted

We don’t use that much lime, but it’s noticeable that even on just one farm that pH levels vary from one field with a pH of over 7.5 while a small grass paddock was analysed at 5.5.

VIEWPOINTS 1 January 1970

Kilwaughter launches soil health hub

Kilwaughter launches soil health hub

The granulated lime supplier has created a dedicated online resource for farmers.

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 January 1970

Tillage management: seed, lime and fertiliser

Tillage management: seed, lime and fertiliser

The weather is wet now, but there is planning to be done, from ordering seed to checking soil tests for lime requirements and ordering fertiliser.

HUSBANDRY 1 January 1970

Bobman cubicle bedder saves 13 hours a week on Meath dairy farm

Bobman cubicle bedder saves 13 hours a week on Meath dairy farm

Co Meath dairy farming duo Elaine and Kevin Keaveny tell us how the purchase of a Bobman cubicle sweeper/bedder has impacted their farm.

FARM MACHINERY 1 January 1970

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