Weaning

Farmer Writes: I won't make the same mistake with my heifers this winter

Heifer weanlings were down the bottom of the priorities on Tommy Moyles' farm in west Cork last winter and he wants to improve their performance this winter.

FARMER WRITES 28 October 2026

Farmer Writes: I won't make the same mistake with my heifers this winter

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Researcher sets out science behind feeding and weaning

Researcher sets out science behind feeding and weaning

WINTER INDOOR MANAGEMENT 24 October 2026

Beef Management: SCEP, weaning and Beef Welfare

Beef Management: SCEP, weaning and Beef Welfare

MANAGEMENT 16 September 2026

Farmer Writes: getting cows and calves ready for this week's TB test

Farmer Writes: getting cows and calves ready for this week's TB test

Farmer Writes: getting cows and calves ready for this week's TB test

FARMER WRITES 2 September 2026

My Farming Week: balancing 27 suckler cows with shift work

My Farming Week: balancing 27 suckler cows with shift work

My Farming Week: balancing 27 suckler cows with shift work

NEWS 2 September 2026

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Beef Management: early weaning, culling cows and purchasing weanlings

Beef Management: early weaning, culling cows and purchasing weanlings

The priority with any first-calving cows and also older cows that have raised their calves and are shy on condition should be early weaning to protect body condition.

MANAGEMENT 26 August 2026

Study finds what holds back NI dairy calves

Study finds what holds back NI dairy calves

Results from the study by the Agri Food and Biosciences Institute and Queen’s University Belfast have been published in the scientific journal Animals.

NORTHERN IRELAND 26 August 2026

Beef Welfare Scheme: three actions to qualify for up to €75/calf

Beef Welfare Scheme: three actions to qualify for up to €75/calf

Farmers can receive a payment of up to €75 per cow-calf pair up to a maximum of 45 calves born between 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2026

SCHEMES 20 August 2026

Beef Management: managing grass, autumn-calving cows and first-calved heifers

Beef Management: managing grass, autumn-calving cows and first-calved heifers

Martin Merrick discusses managing tight grass and fodder supplies, calving commencing in autumn-calving herds and preferential treatment of first-calved heifers.

MANAGEMENT 5 August 2026

Focus on the basics lifts performance in Wexford

Focus on the basics lifts performance in Wexford

Addressing BCS, getting on top of lameness, controlling parasites and improving grass productivity has underpinned higher output and increased lamb performance

NEWS 29 July 2026

Pneumonia vaccinations vital for African weanling market - exporter

Pneumonia vaccinations vital for African weanling market - exporter

Poor pneumonia protocols on suckler farms could put the valuable north African market for weanlings at risk and result in exporters steering clear of unvaccinated stock, a Cork Marts event heard.

MARKETS 28 July 2026

Focus on basics lifts performance in Wexford

Focus on basics lifts performance in Wexford

Addressing BCS, getting on top of lameness, controlling parasites and improving grass productivity has underpinned higher output and increased lamb performance.

NEWS 24 July 2026

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