Scanning
Kieran Mailey on 09 Oct 2021
Beef management: five jobs to carry out after housing
Wet weather is speeding up the rate of housing on cattle farms and with animals inside, outlined are five jobs for herd owners to carry out.
Photo Desk on 19 Sep 2021
Watch: This week in photos - 2021 Ploughing Championships and Moorepark Open Day
All the action from the 2021 National Ploughing Championships in Co Laois, Moorepark '21 Open Day in Co Cork and more!
Darren Carty on 18 Sep 2021
Getting the timing right for mineral supplementation under SWS
Ewes can be supplemented via a number of methods, including dosing, blousing, mineral lick buckets or a combination of these.
Darren Carty on 12 Sep 2021
Newford update: suckler cows record positive breeding performance
Pregnancy scanning took place this week and revealed an in-calf rate of 94%, with 57% of cows holding to first service.
Kieran Mailey on 24 Aug 2021
Beef management: time to take the stock bull away from spring-calving cows
Breeding should be finished for spring-calving herds, so think about taking the bull away from animals where it is safe to do so.
Bill O'Keeffe on 11 Aug 2021
Farmer Writes: grass growing again as farmers are bombarded with new rules
It’s great to be looking at green fields again, rather than yellow or brown ones, writes Bill O'Keeffe.
Aidan Brennan on 04 Aug 2021
Superb grass growth in Limavady
Aidan Brennan gets an update on John Oliver’s Limavady farm from CAFRE adviser David Mackey.
Adam Woods on 23 Jun 2021
Way Out West: quality over quantity for Mayo suckler farmer
This week in our Way-Out West series Manus Connolly is in Co Mayo, where he visits suckler farmer Michael Oliver. Michael Farms 44 acres near Swinford, Co Mayo.
Adam Woods on 09 Jun 2021
Beef Management: the grass surge, bloat issues and slurry safety
Adam Woods takes a look at managing grass in the current growth surge, how to deal with bloat issues and has a few tips on slurry safety on a busy week on farms.
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.
Derek Robinson on 21 Apr 2021
Lambing ewes that you don’t see on TV
Derek Robinson is coming to the end of 2021 lambing on his Co Down farm
Bill O'Keeffe on 07 Apr 2021
Farmer Writes: moving calving forward to minimise peak milk fallout
We are moving calving forward by 10 days in our case, which will move peak production forward into late March or early April, writes Bill O'Keeffe.
Niall Hurson on 25 Mar 2021
My Farming Week: Glyn Egan, Barnastooka, Kilgarvan, Co Kerry
Meet the Kerry sheep farmer who recently returned home from Australia to take over the family farm.
on 04 Mar 2021
Agricultural science case study videos: Joanne Devaney (Video 5)
This week, we have the fifth case study video from sheep farmer Joanne Devaney, as part of the Irish Farmers Journal agricultural science study guides 2020/2021 for Leaving Certificate students.
James Strain on 01 Mar 2021
Farmer Writes: mixed emotions at scanning time
Donegal suckler farmer James Strain describes a mix of emotions during a busy Saturday on his farm.
Kieran Mailey on 28 Feb 2021
NI Sheep Programme: pre- and post-lambing management webinar
Lambing management will be the topic of discussion during a webinar on Thursday 4 March, starting at 7.30pm.
John Sleigh on 24 Feb 2021
Biffen's ready for Spring work at Arnage
The Biffens have their farm in good order for calving, lambing and planting this spring.
Darren Carty on 17 Feb 2021
Pregnancy scanning is a key management tool for hill farmers
Teagasc’s Frank Campion outlines the scanning performance of flocks participating in the Teagasc BETTER Farm sheep programme and explains why this task is so important to complete.
Kieran Mailey on 16 Feb 2021
Beef management: time to scan autumn-calving cows
Mid- to late-February is a good time to scan autumn-calving cows. Barren animals should be marked for culling and replaced with in-calf heifers later in the year.
Kieran Mailey on 10 Feb 2021
NI Sheep Programme: positive scanning results for mid-season lambing
With scanning completed on the mid-season lambing flocks, ewes are now being housed for pre-lambing management.