Sucklers
Kieran Mailey on 26 Jan 2022
Top tips for calving the suckler cow
Kieran Mailey outlines some tips for managing cows during spring calving.
Kieran Mailey on 25 Jan 2022
Top safety tips for calving time
Working with cows at calving time can pose a safety risk to farmers. Outlined are five tips to making the calving shed a safer place.
Kieran Mailey on 22 Jan 2022
Five essential items for every calving kit
Calving aids are essential items on suckler farms and having the right kit available will be a big help when cows calve down.
David Wright on 21 Jan 2022
DAERA clarifies suckler headage scheme rules
The proposed scheme comes with conditions around age at first calving and calving interval.
Kieran Mailey on 19 Jan 2022
Beef-sired calf births up 3.4% in 2021
The number of beef-sired calf births registered in NI increased by 3.4% during 2021.
David Wright on 19 Jan 2022
New suckler payments – what needs to change?
The current eligibility criteria for a suckler scheme don’t work in practice. David Wright reports.
Rachel Donovan on 05 Jan 2022
My Farming Week: Ciara Ryan, Killeen, Templederry, Co Tipperary
Camogie and farming-mad Ciara Ryan is farming sucklers and sheep with her mother in north Tipperary.
David Wright on 29 Dec 2021
Revisions required to proposed suckler scheme
The current eligibility criteria for sucklers would exclude many animals even in efficient herds.
David Wright on 15 Dec 2021
Less options now in lowland areas
For those lowland farmers with sucklers, the alteratives are perhaps not as attractive as some might think
Karen McCabe on 13 Dec 2021
Farmer Writes: the three Fs are costing a fortune
Suckler farmer Karen McCabe has been reviewing her spending and it makes for uncomfortable reading.
Photo Desk on 12 Dec 2021
Watch: this week in photos - farming through Storm Barra
Our top photos from the past week include sucklers getting fed in Westmeath, West Cork Ploughing Association's match in Clonakilty, Raphoe Mart's fatstock show and some of the scenes from Storm Barra.
Rachel Donovan on 09 Dec 2021
New beef research appointments at Teagasc Grange
The two new research scientists will be focusing on sustainable grazing systems and driving suckler performance on farms.
Karen McCabe on 04 Dec 2021
Farmer Writes: record sale prices and a well earned holiday
Farmer writer Karen McCabe discusses housing cattle, the importance of taking a break from the farm and sale success.
James Strain on 01 Dec 2021
Farmer Writes: 30 years since we had a Friesian cow
Trying to get a calf to suck from a bottle when you want it to takes a lot of patience and in this case a Friesian cow was the only answer, writes James Strain.
Adam Woods on 30 Nov 2021
In pictures: sucklers hit €2,600 in Carrigallen
Adam Woods reports from the Monday night sale in Golden Vale Marts, Carrigallen, Co Leitrim.
Amy Forde on 29 Nov 2021
Beef Market Taskforce to be wound up – Minister
"The beef taskforce has now satisfied its remit with all the finite actions concluded."
Caitríona Morrissey on 26 Nov 2021
Young Cavan farmer sells sucklers on Late Late Toy Show
William Woods was the young farmer featured on Ryan Tubridy's festive show.
Caitríona Morrissey on 20 Nov 2021
How to extend your BDGP contract for 2022
Minister McConalogue has announced an extension of BDGP contracts for next year.
Kieran Mailey on 16 Nov 2021
Beef management: Keep an eye for repeat breeding in autumn-calving herds
For autumn-calving suckler herds in the midst of breeding, keep a close eye for cows potentially coming back in to heat.
Gerald Potterton on 10 Nov 2021
Farmer Writes: farmers’ roles as carbon sink managers being recognised
Our role as carbon sink managers is now being recognised and certainly carbon farming will be of almost equal importance as food farming, writes Gerald Potterton.