Management notes
Adam Woods on 02 Jun 2021
Beef management: BEAM, dosing calves and avoiding pregnant weanlings
In this week's beef management notes, we take a look at dosing, separating bulls and heifers and knowing where you stand with BEAM.
Adam Woods on 26 May 2021
Beef Management: difficult grazing conditions and farm safety ahead of silage season
This week's management notes take a look at difficult grazing conditions, getting ready for kale planting and farm safety ahead of silage season.
Adam Woods on 05 May 2021
Beef Management: grass growth issues, breeding and BPS applications
Adam Woods has advice on grass growth, breeding and getting your BPS form submitted in this week's beef management notes.
Adam Woods on 28 Apr 2021
Beef Management: scheme deadlines and losing focus with late-calving cows
In this week's beef management notes we take a look at some important scheme deadlines coming up, losing focus with late calvers and next weeks Tullamore farm webinar.
on 23 Apr 2021
Weekend weather: highest temperatures of 18°C forecast
The weekend will see bright and dry conditions, with temperatures rising.
Adam Woods on 14 Apr 2021
Beef management: getting ready for breeding, dosing and silage budgeting
Adam Woods takes a look at managing tight grass supplies, silage budgeting, dosing grazing animals and getting ready for breeding.
Darren Carty on 31 Mar 2021
Sheep Management: grass tetany, assessing slaughter suitability and liver fluke
The inclement weather forecast, including wintry showers and fluctuations in temperature, is likely to increase the risk of grass tetany for ewes under nutritional stress and increasing milk yield.
Darren Carty on 28 Mar 2021
Assessing the suitability of sheep for transport and slaughter
Animals that have been transported to a processing facility and which are subsequently deemed as having being unfit to travel will also be deemed unfit for slaughter and be condemned.
Adam Woods on 24 Feb 2021
Beef Management: weather conditions, BDGP letters and BEEP weighing
In this week's beef management notes, we take a look at dealing with the latest weather conditions and BEEP and BDGP requirements in 2021.
Barry Cassidy on 19 Feb 2021
Weekend weather: mild but wet conditions ahead
Temperatures will reach into the low teens this weekend, but there are plenty of showers forecast too.
Adam Woods on 17 Feb 2021
Getting ready for grazing, calving records and dairy beef webinar
In this week's beef management notes beef editor Adam Woods takes a look at getting out to grass, keeping calving records and has details on an upcoming dairy calf to beef webinar on farmersjournal.ie
Adam Woods on 10 Feb 2021
Beef Management: BEAM changes, calving questions and looking after yourself
Adam Woods takes a look at the recent BEAM changes, calving questions and looking after yourself ahead of a busy calving and lambing season
Niall Hurson on 05 Feb 2021
Weekend weather: bitterly cold and wintry spell ahead
It will turn even colder into next week, with sharp to severe frost and ice, Met Éireann predicts.
Adam Woods on 13 Jan 2021
BDGP Application deadline and getting ready for calving 2021
Adam Woods takes a look at the upcoming BDGP application deadline, getting ready for calving and factory prices vs mart prices.
Adam Woods on 06 Jan 2021
Slurry season opening, managing in cold weather and having a COVID-19 plan
In this week's beef management notes, Adam Woods take a look at slurry spreading, managing in cold weather and having a plan in place for COVID-19
Adam Woods on 09 Dec 2020
Beef Management: drafting, clipping cattle and clean water yards
In this week's beef management notes Adam Woods takes a look at getting drafting right this winter, clipping cattle and diverting clean water away from slurry tanks
Adam Woods on 02 Dec 2020
Beef management: BEAM confusion, grazing brassicas and injection sites
Adam Woods sheds some light on the current BEAM confusion, grazing kale and taking care.
Darren Carty on 02 Dec 2020
Investigating unusual cases of scratching sheep
Increased reports of sheep scratching, despite being treated for external parasites, has raised more queries as to the potential cause.
Niall Hurson on 13 Nov 2020
Weekend weather: mild with intermittent showers
The weekend will remain mild with a mix of intermittent showers and sunny spells, Met Éireann has said.
Adam Woods on 11 Nov 2020
Beef management: pneumonia, fluke control and keeping the stock bull right
Adam Woods takes a look at pneumonia issues on farms, keeping on top of fluke dosing and looking after the stock bull in thsi week's management notes.