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Beef management: feeding weanlings, batching cows and autumn breeding

Martin Merrick discusses front-loading feed in to weanlings, acting now rather than later with poor-condition cows and getting the scanner in to check on autumn calvers not yet cycling.

MANAGEMENT 4 November 2026

Beef management: feeding weanlings, batching cows and autumn breeding

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Scanners seeing effects of drought on cow empty rates

Scanners seeing effects of drought on cow empty rates

NEWS 30 September 2026

Summer heatwave slashes conception rates in dairy cows

Summer heatwave slashes conception rates in dairy cows

NEWS 26 August 2026

Sucklers brought back on track in the Belfast Hills

Sucklers brought back on track in the Belfast Hills

Sucklers brought back on track in the Belfast Hills

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 June 2026

Beef Management: nitrate poisoning, breeding and summer scour

Beef Management: nitrate poisoning, breeding and summer scour

Beef Management: nitrate poisoning, breeding and summer scour

MANAGEMENT 20 May 2026

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Vet's Corner: pre-breeding scanning for the spring season

Vet's Corner: pre-breeding scanning for the spring season

Mineral deficiencies can be a problem on some farms and these together with the different options for supplementation can be discussed with your vet.

NEWS 8 April 2026

My Farming Week: Hannah Ryan, Ballylooby and Araglin, Co Tipperary

My Farming Week: Hannah Ryan, Ballylooby and Araglin, Co Tipperary

Hailing from Tipperary, Hannah Ryan has always had a grá for pigs and is a member of the Irish Pig Health Society and the IFA pig committee.

NEWS 8 April 2026

Mixed reports on 2026 sheep scans

Mixed reports on 2026 sheep scans

Some scanners have reported lower flock sizes in yards than had been there last year, while others are seeing their farmers hold numbers.

NEWS 28 January 2026

Twin lamb disease: identifying and reducing risks this spring

Twin lamb disease: identifying and reducing risks this spring

Martin Merrick and Darren Carty outline some of the causes, risks, treatments and preventions associated with twin lamb disease, one of the major causes of fatalities in ewes.

MANAGEMENT 28 January 2026

Farmer Writes: back to reality in a cold and wet January

Farmer Writes: back to reality in a cold and wet January

Lucy Christie was home in Scotland over the Christmas and new year period.

FARMER WRITES 24 January 2026

Planning ahead for ‘extras’ at lambing

Planning ahead for ‘extras’ at lambing

Derek Robinson has counted up what money his pet lambs returned in 2025

FARMER WRITES 14 January 2026

Tullamore Farm update: ewes scan at 1.88 lambs per ewe joined

Tullamore Farm update: ewes scan at 1.88 lambs per ewe joined

Ewe lambs meanwhile scanned at just over one lamb per ewe joined to rams in a three and a half week breeding season.

TULLAMORE FARM 7 January 2026

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Fire advice for older people living alone in rural Ireland

As the evenings draw in, a few simple precautions can help older people living alone stay safe. Winter is when fires are lit, heaters are on and people spend more time indoors, which increases risk.

Fire advice for older people living alone in rural Ireland

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