Replacement heifers

Suckler replacements: making the right choice

Selecting heifers with strong genetics, fertility and temperament is key to long-term profitability.

MANAGEMENT 16 November 2025

Suckler replacements: making the right choice

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Farmer Writes: shed space juggle

Farmer Writes: shed space juggle

FARMER WRITES 12 November 2025

Juggling horses and heifers in high country

Juggling horses and heifers in high country

BREEDING & HEALTH 8 October 2025

New definitions in the TB action plan

New definitions in the TB action plan

New definitions in the TB action plan

NEWS 10 September 2025

Tidy twenty suckler set up in north Longford

Tidy twenty suckler set up in north Longford

Tidy twenty suckler set up in north Longford

BREEDING & HEALTH 10 September 2025

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Beef Management: finishing cattle at grass, tetany control and weanlings

Beef Management: finishing cattle at grass, tetany control and weanlings

In this week's beef management notes Adam Woods takes a look at finishing cattle at grass, vaccinating calves and tetany control in sucklers.

MANAGEMENT 28 May 2025

Farmer Writes: grass growth going strong, but breeding is hit and miss

Farmer Writes: grass growth going strong, but breeding is hit and miss

It has been a superb year for grass growth on Karen McCabe’s Co Leitrim farm, with the breeding season a little more hit and miss.

DEALER 28 May 2025

Watch: suckler outfits hit €6,650 in Balla mart

Watch: suckler outfits hit €6,650 in Balla mart

Adam Woods reports from last Saturday’s weekly cattle sale in Balla mart in Co Mayo.

MARKETS 28 May 2025

AIM analysis: over 130,000 fewer beef cattle on farms as of 1 June

AIM analysis: over 130,000 fewer beef cattle on farms as of 1 June

The recent fall in the beef kill looks set to continue with cattle numbers falling across almost all age categories.

NEWS 28 May 2025

Teagasc launches new contract rearing guidelines booklet

Teagasc launches new contract rearing guidelines booklet

The booklet was launched in Sligo during a trip organised for farmer clients involved in contract rearing.

NEWS 28 May 2025

Over 400,000 sexed semen straws used this year

Over 400,000 sexed semen straws used this year

Teagasc has said that another 100,000 sexed semen straws need to be used to generate enough dairy replacement heifers to maintain current cow numbers.

NEWS 28 May 2025

Farmer Writes: heifer breeding ticked off the to do list

Farmer Writes: heifer breeding ticked off the to do list

The first round of breeding is complete on the replacement heifers on Tommy Moyles' farm at Ardfield, Clonakilty, Co Cork, and a bit of planning made the job easier than first expected.

FARMER WRITES 28 May 2025

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ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

ESB Networks has released its updated farm safety booklet, a practical guide designed to help farmers, contractors and rural communities stay safe while working around electricity.

ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

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