Spring calving

Avoid costly lapses in suckler herd breeding performance

Martina Harrington from Teagasc warns that conception rates can be halved where cows face a major feed shortage in the days after breeding.

BREEDING & HEALTH 22 July 2026

Avoid costly lapses in suckler herd breeding performance

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Vet's Corner: looking after your stock bull during breeding

Vet's Corner: looking after your stock bull during breeding

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My Farming Week: Thomas Kennedy, Collinstown, Co Westmeath

My Farming Week: Thomas Kennedy, Collinstown, Co Westmeath

NEWS 17 June 2026

Watch: beef has a bright future in Wicklow

Watch: beef has a bright future in Wicklow

Watch: beef has a bright future in Wicklow

NEWS 3 June 2026

Bulling heifers are slow to come into heat

Bulling heifers are slow to come into heat

Bulling heifers are slow to come into heat

FARMER WRITES 27 May 2026

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Vet's Corner: Using fixed time AI

Vet's Corner: Using fixed time AI

Ensure that arrangements are in place with the AI technician and have enough help to ensure job goes smoothly.

NEWS 12 February 2026

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 12 February 2026

On-off grazing to the fore in spring 2026

On-off grazing to the fore in spring 2026

David Clarke operates a spring-calving system outside Augher in Co Tyrone

FARMER WRITES 12 February 2026

Dealing with delayed turnout on suckler farms

Dealing with delayed turnout on suckler farms

Adam Woods has some tips and advice for suckler farmers dealing with delayed turnout.

MARKETS 12 February 2026

Poor conditions delaying turn-out on Tullamore Farm

Poor conditions delaying turn-out on Tullamore Farm

This week, Cathal Gormley caught up with Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver to see how he’s getting on this spring.

GRASS & FEEDING 12 February 2026

Grazing still feels quite a long way off

Grazing still feels quite a long way off

Jessica Pollock operates a split calving dairy system outside Castlederg in Co Tyrone.

FARMER WRITES 12 February 2026

Farmers grapple with rising slurry tank levels - FRS Co-op

Farmers grapple with rising slurry tank levels - FRS Co-op

There is growing concern on farms nationwide over the incessant rainfall in recent weeks and its knock-on impact for the rest of the spring.

NEWS 12 February 2026

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Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

Tom Barry, tillage farmer: ‘I farm in Killavullen, north Cork, and I’ve been farming here since 1995’.

Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

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