Spring Calving

Beef management: silage stocks, first-calving heifers and Christmas wishes

Martin Merrick discusses assessing silage stocks, managing first-calving heifers and taking some time to relax over the Christmas break.

MANAGEMENT 24 December 2025

Beef management: silage stocks, first-calving heifers and Christmas wishes

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Beef Management: planning for Christmas, liver fluke and mineral supplementation

Beef Management: planning for Christmas, liver fluke and mineral supplementation

MANAGEMENT 10 December 2025

Beef Management: condition scoring cows, lice control and withdrawal periods.

Beef Management: condition scoring cows, lice control and withdrawal periods.

MANAGEMENT 3 December 2025

Agri jobs: going rate of €34,000 for three dairy farm assistant roles

Agri jobs: going rate of €34,000 for three dairy farm assistant roles

Agri jobs: going rate of €34,000 for three dairy farm assistant roles

NEWS 29 November 2025

Cows taking a grass taste test in Tyrone

Cows taking a grass taste test in Tyrone

Cows taking a grass taste test in Tyrone

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 October 2025

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Cows are starting to run out of clean grazing

Cows are starting to run out of clean grazing

Castlederg dairy farmer Jessica Pollock still has her spring-calving cows at grass.

FARMER WRITES 20 May 2025

NI dairy farms wanted for Wagyu calves

NI dairy farms wanted for Wagyu calves

An Armagh company wants to set up a network of NI dairy farms to supply Wagyu calves.

NORTHERN IRELAND 20 May 2025

Planning for autumn grass in Tyrone

Planning for autumn grass in Tyrone

David Wright reports from a GrassCheck event held on Cappagh Farm outside Omagh

NORTHERN IRELAND 20 May 2025

Co Down farm on target to get more milk from grass

Co Down farm on target to get more milk from grass

Tom Morrow reports from an AgriSearch event held on the McCracken farm outside Newtownards.

NORTHERN IRELAND 20 May 2025

Solar PV on the menu for drystock and dairy

Solar PV on the menu for drystock and dairy

The IFA and Bord Gáis Energy series of rooftop solar PV events travelled to Longford last week with keen interest from drystock and dairy farms, writes Stephen Robb,

RENEWABLES 20 May 2025

The story of spring calving in 2025

The story of spring calving in 2025

Spring calving generally went well, but there were still a couple of issues, writes John Egerton.

FARMER WRITES 20 May 2025

Less than 13% of farmers able to progress careers – FRS Co-op

Less than 13% of farmers able to progress careers – FRS Co-op

Head of agriculture at FRS Co-op Neil Keane said that the results of a survey have illustrated some of the challenges and opportunities facing Irish farming.

NEWS 20 May 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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