Spring Calving
Rachel Donovan on 26 Nov 2021
Agri jobs: assistant manager needed for 260-cow Laois herd
An exciting position has presented itself for the right person on a dairy farm in Co Laois.
Rachel Donovan on 05 Nov 2021
Exciting dairy jobs on offer in farming this week
As we approach the busy spring calving period, farms are eager to fill positions, especially in the dairy sector.
Kieran Mailey on 30 Oct 2021
Five tips for managing body condition in spring-calving suckler herds
Cows should be assessed for body condition after housing and grouped depending on nutritional needs. Outlined are five tips to managing body condition.
Kieran Mailey on 19 Oct 2021
Beef management: time for pregnancy scanning spring-calving cows
Farmers operating spring-calving suckler herds should be thinking about pregnancy scanning cows.
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.
Kieran Mailey on 25 Sep 2021
Beef Management: five jobs for autumn
The grazing season is coming to a close. But before cattle are housed, Kieran Mailey outlines a few management jobs to prioritise in the coming weeks.
Kieran Mailey on 21 Sep 2021
Beef management: preventing tetany in autumn grazing
Autumn grazing usually combines lush grass and variable weather conditions, both of which pose a risk of tetany to lactating cows.
on 08 Sep 2021
How to bank your 2021 BEEP payment
Manus Connolly takes a look at what farmers need to do to guarantee this year’s BEEP payment.
Contributor on 08 Sep 2021
Making dairy farms a more attractive place to work
Marion Beecher, Beth Dooley and Abigail Ryan discuss what needs to be done to improve working conditions on dairy farms
Jack Kennedy on 08 Sep 2021
Testing terrain in Reenascreena, west Cork
Pretty typical of west Cork dairy farming, on this farm you have to contend with roads, high ground and a fragmented land base.
Jack Kennedy on 08 Sep 2021
McCarthy family unit delivering in Limerick
A developed family farm is taking it to another level on the Cork and Limerick border.
John Sleigh on 08 Sep 2021
Angus takes top spot
Figures from BCMS show that Angus cross calves were more popular than Limousin cross calves in the first half of 2021.
Kieran Mailey on 08 Sep 2021
My farming week: Gerard Donnan, Kilkeel, Co Down
Co Down beef and sheep farmer is starting to buy in his autumn crop of dairy bred calves and the breeding season for his ewes is close to finishing.
Ellen Durkin on 03 Sep 2021
Agri jobs: herd manager in Meath and dairy farm worker in Tipperary
This week, there are a number of jobs up for grabs in the dairy industry, from farm workers to second-in-charge positions.
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.
John Sleigh on 04 Aug 2021
Suckler farming in the Scottish hills
Kate Rowell runs a 750ha hill farm at Peebles, Scotland, alongside her husband Ed. With 85 cows and 700 ewes, Kate outlined the system to John Sleigh.
Kieran Mailey on 03 Aug 2021
Beef management: Changeable weather increases tetany risk
Suckler farmers should be alert for grass tetany in cows suckling a calf as weather becomes more changeable.
John Sleigh on 21 Jul 2021
Growing forage rape and kale hybrids this winter
This week, John Sleigh takes a look at forage crops after winter barley in Scotland.
Noel Bardon on 09 Jul 2021
Agri jobs: machinery operator, milker and heifer rearer needed
The demand for dairy workers remains strong. An assistant worker is required for a dairy farm in Kildare while a milker is needed for a 160-cow herd in Waterford.
Kieran Mailey on 29 Jun 2021
Beef management: Pay attention to repeat breeding activity
Breeding acitivity should be starting to tail off in spring-calving herds. But if herd owners notice a high level of cows coming back in heat, there may be a problem with the stock bull.