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Five jobs for Christmas on beef farms

Adam Woods takes a look at some jobs that could be completed on drystock farms over the Christmas festive period.

MANAGEMENT 23 December 2025

Five jobs for Christmas on beef farms

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Sheep Management: inspection ready, reference numbers and pneumonia

Sheep Management: inspection ready, reference numbers and pneumonia

MANAGEMENT 26 November 2025

The Grass Week: muggy and wet weather not ideal for grazing or housing

The Grass Week: muggy and wet weather not ideal for grazing or housing

GRASS & FEEDING 8 November 2025

Beef Management: grazing forage crops, pneumonia and TAMS

Beef Management: grazing forage crops, pneumonia and TAMS

Beef Management: grazing forage crops, pneumonia and TAMS

MANAGEMENT 29 October 2025

Beef Management Notes: getting ready for housing and avoiding pregnant heifers

Beef Management Notes: getting ready for housing and avoiding pregnant heifers

Beef Management Notes: getting ready for housing and avoiding pregnant heifers

MANAGEMENT 24 September 2025

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Beef Management: fertiliser, prepping sheds and reseed management

Beef Management: fertiliser, prepping sheds and reseed management

Martin Merrick details some advice ahead of spreading the last round of fertiliser, prepping sheds to reduce the risk of pneumonia and managing autumn reseeds.

MANAGEMENT 15 January 2025

Five key considerations with animal housing this autumn

Five key considerations with animal housing this autumn

Martin Merrick outlines the key areas that farmers need to focus on when it comes to prepping housing.

BUILDINGS 15 January 2025

Expert offers advice on calf shed design

Expert offers advice on calf shed design

Ray Foy from Teemore Engineering spoke at a calf rearing event in Coleraine last week.

NORTHERN IRELAND 15 January 2025

Providing shelter for ram lambs and safe transport of sheep

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 15 January 2025

Prepping animal housing for health

Prepping animal housing for health

Power washing and disinfection, along with other maintenance, is one of those necessary jobs to tackle over the summer on animal housing.

ANIMAL HEALTH 15 January 2025

Slurry agitation and management warning issued

Slurry agitation and management warning issued

The warning for contractors and their farmer clients comes as the 2025 spreading season begins and the FCI has issued a seven-point summary guide to ensure safety during slurry agitation.

NEWS 15 January 2025

Five key areas to focus on calf housing

Five key areas to focus on calf housing

Housing is a critical factor in getting calves off to the right start in life, and getting all the boxes ticked can be difficult.

CALVES 15 January 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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