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Calf births could drop by 45,000 head this year
Declan O’Brien
Calf numbers this year could be 100,000 head lower than 2023 if the 2% drop in births comes to pass.
18 January 2025 Management
Five tips to prepare cows for spring calving
As the spring calving period draws closer, outlined are a few management tasks that can help preparations.
15 January 2025 Markets
Beef Trends: quotes rocket on back of big demand
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.
Highest number of births last February
There were 763,046 calf birth registrations in February 2024 equating to approximately one third of all calves born last year.
15 January 2025 Calves
Beef Management: slurry, calf purchases and spring suckler demos
Adam Woods takes a look at the slurry opening dates, calf purchase and previews next week's spring suckler demo.
15 January 2025 Management
Six drystock jobs for January
Adam Woods takes a look at some jobs that could be completed on drystock farms over the next month
8 January 2025 Management
Beef quotes start 2025 on bright note
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.
6 January 2025 Markets
Farmer Writes: 2024 over and out
There were some good spells along the way, but I don’t think anyone can deny that the summer of 2024 was just horrible, whether you were a farmer or not, writes James Strain.
3 January 2025 News
Through the camera lens on Tullamore Farm
A look at the last 12 months on Tullamore farm and some of the highlights on the Irish Farmers Journal beef and sheep demonstration farm.
1 January 2025 Management
Five tips for a mid-winter fodder budget
The end of the year is a good time to update the fodder budget for the farm.
29 December 2024 Management
New Mercosur deal tops the agenda of re-elected ICSA leader Seán McNamara
The EU-Mercosur free trade deal is among the key issues the newly re-elected leader of the ICSA will target in his second term.
23 December 2024 News
My Farming Week: Martin Warde, Windfield Road, Menlough, Co Galway
Martin Warde is the chair of the Galway Wool Co-op and a passionate breeder of the Galway sheep.
23 December 2024 News