Management

ICBF Beef Quality Awards: dairy farmer finisher

Martin Merrick and Tommy Moyles take a look at the final award winners for the inaugural CBV awards; dairy farmer finishers.

MANAGEMENT 3 December 2025

ICBF Beef Quality Awards: dairy farmer finisher

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Price fluctuations hot topic at Teagasc National Dairy Conference 2025

Price fluctuations hot topic at Teagasc National Dairy Conference 2025

MANAGEMENT 3 December 2025

Beef Management: condition scoring cows, lice control and withdrawal periods.

Beef Management: condition scoring cows, lice control and withdrawal periods.

MANAGEMENT 3 December 2025

Sheep management: bluetongue virus, ewe condition and clean livestock policy

Sheep management: bluetongue virus, ewe condition and clean livestock policy

Sheep management: bluetongue virus, ewe condition and clean livestock policy

MANAGEMENT 3 December 2025

Dairy Management: picking bulls and Farm Alert launch

Dairy Management: picking bulls and Farm Alert launch

Dairy Management: picking bulls and Farm Alert launch

MANAGEMENT 3 December 2025

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Managing replacement heifers this winter

Managing replacement heifers this winter

Replacement heifers are the future of the herd. Giving them time and attention now will pay dividends in the future.

MANAGEMENT 26 November 2025

EU orders recall of Brazilian beef due to banned hormone presence

EU orders recall of Brazilian beef due to banned hormone presence

Banned hormones have been found in Brazilian beef imported into Europe earlier this month.

NEWS 26 November 2025

850,000 samples genotyped so far in 2025

850,000 samples genotyped so far in 2025

Aidan Brennan looks at some of the statistics from the National Genotyping Programme and asks what's going to happen when the programme ends.

TAGGING 26 November 2025

Tullamore Farm: breeding coming to an end in sheep flock

Tullamore Farm: breeding coming to an end in sheep flock

Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver gives an update on ewe breeding performance and what’s been happening on Tullamore Farm this week.

TULLAMORE FARM 26 November 2025

ICBF Beef Quality Awards: dairy beef finisher

ICBF Beef Quality Awards: dairy beef finisher

Adam Woods and Martin Merrick profile the winners of the dairy beef section for ICBF’s Beef Quality Awards.

MANAGEMENT 26 November 2025

Using MyAgfood.ie to plan numbers and monitor nitrates figures

Using MyAgfood.ie to plan numbers and monitor nitrates figures

The new facility has valuable features including projecting nitrates figures, checking the age of animals at a future date and herd categorisation capabilities

MANAGEMENT 26 November 2025

Beef Management: autumn indoor breeding, TAMS and drafting cattle

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

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Udder Vital Bolus to support vitality and resilience

Udder Vital Bolus can be used for animals with somatic cell count problems and during the transition period.

Udder Vital Bolus to support vitality and resilience

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