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Providing shelter for ram lambs and safe transport of sheep

Producers should be mindful that an excessive spike in the body temperature of rams has the potential to lead to fertility issues in rams .

MANAGEMENT 11 July 2025

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Prepping animal housing for health

Prepping animal housing for health

ANIMAL HEALTH 21 May 2025

Slurry agitation and management warning issued

Slurry agitation and management warning issued

NEWS 21 January 2025

Five key areas to focus on calf housing

Five key areas to focus on calf housing

Five key areas to focus on calf housing

CALVES 15 January 2025

Creating a lean-to: the dos and don’ts

Creating a lean-to: the dos and don’ts

Creating a lean-to: the dos and don’ts

BUILDINGS 18 December 2024

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Beef Management: pneumonia cases on the rise and managing cashflow

Beef Management: pneumonia cases on the rise and managing cashflow

Adam Woods takes a look at managing cashflow on a drystock farm and what to do in the face of a pneumonia outbreak.

MANAGEMENT 9 October 2024

Five tips for managing creep pens

Five tips for managing creep pens

Providing calves that are suckling cows with a clean, dry bedded creep area is good practice during the housing period.

MANAGEMENT 9 October 2024

Pneumonia outbreaks, SCEP training, minerals and mart roadshows

Pneumonia outbreaks, SCEP training, minerals and mart roadshows

Adam Woods takes a look at pneumonia outbreaks, pre calving minerals, and the next dates in the Irish Farmers Journal suckler marts roadshow.

MANAGEMENT 9 October 2024

Sheep management: SWS payments, grass management and weather

Sheep management: SWS payments, grass management and weather

Mild weather and lower rainfall levels is greatly enhancing grass utilisation, but beware of problems with higher temperatures in housed sheep.

MARKETS 9 October 2024

Challenging conventional livestock housing in Ireland

Challenging conventional livestock housing in Ireland

Dr. Jamie Robertson, a Scottish farm buildings expert who is critical of many livestock building designs both here and in the UK.

WINTER INDOOR MANAGEMENT 9 October 2024

Five tips for reducing pneumonia risk in cattle

Five tips for reducing pneumonia risk in cattle

As mild weather increases the risk of pneumonia in housed cattle, outlined are some tips to help reduce the risk of such problems on farm.

MANAGEMENT 9 October 2024

Beef management: housing, dehorning and loading safety

Beef management: housing, dehorning and loading safety

In this week's beef management notes, Adam Woods takes a look at safety at loading time, dehorning calves and looking after stock once they have been housed .

MANAGEMENT 9 October 2024

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Netherlands a key market for Irish exports

Phelim O’Neill talks to Laura Crowley, who heads the Bord Bia office in the Netherlands and has lived in the country for 20 years, to find out why and how the Dutch market matters for Irish farmers.

Netherlands a key market for Irish exports

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