Weight gain

Patiently waiting for spring turnout

Derek Robinson has decided not to finish some older cattle out of the shed.

FARMER WRITES 8 April 2026

Patiently waiting for spring turnout

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Beef Quality Awards: CBV suckler finisher finalists

Beef Quality Awards: CBV suckler finisher finalists

NEWS 12 November 2025

Winter feeding period critical for weight gains

Winter feeding period critical for weight gains

GRASS & FEEDING 22 October 2025

Beef management: lime, closing paddocks and silage testing

Beef management: lime, closing paddocks and silage testing

Beef management: lime, closing paddocks and silage testing

MANAGEMENT 15 October 2025

Superior Angus genetics paying off for AAQB suppliers

Superior Angus genetics paying off for AAQB suppliers

Superior Angus genetics paying off for AAQB suppliers

NORTHERN IRELAND 8 October 2025

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Farmer Writes: always learning on the farm

Farmer Writes: always learning on the farm

The yard is a bit quieter these days compared to summers past as selective dosing has reduced the workload on Tommy Moyles' farm at Ardfield, Clonakilty, Co Cork.

FARMER WRITES 21 April 2025

Farmer Writes: weighing up options to finish dairy beef

Farmer Writes: weighing up options to finish dairy beef

If Derek Robinson is to secure a £75 headage payment, his dairy beef bullocks will need to be finished over the winter.

FARMER WRITES 21 April 2025

Home Farm: Winter barley wobbles

Home Farm: Winter barley wobbles

Our two-row winter barley is showing definite signs of having had enough wind and rain after the continuous downpours at the end of last week.

VIEWPOINTS 21 April 2025

More lambs weighed and breeding winding down on Tullamore Farm

More lambs weighed and breeding winding down on Tullamore Farm

Farm manager Shaun Diver and Rachel Gallagher give an update on what’s been going down this week on Tullamore Farm.

TULLAMORE FARM 21 April 2025

Weaning dairy calves, breeding dates and spraying docks

Weaning dairy calves, breeding dates and spraying docks

In this week's Beef Management Adam Woods takes a look at weaning dairy beef calves, setting breeding dates for calving 2026 and controlling docks in 2nd cut silage.

MANAGEMENT 21 April 2025

Home Farm: downpours threaten silage plans

Home Farm: downpours threaten silage plans

We are now feeding the remaining beef cattle with silage made at least two if not three years ago as we get to the end of the pit.

VIEWPOINTS 21 April 2025

Farmer Writes: strong beef price can only be seen as a good thing

Farmer Writes: strong beef price can only be seen as a good thing

I would like to see the people who put in the hard work of breeding and calving cows getting well paid for it, because God knows we’ve done it long enough for nothing.

FARMER WRITES 21 April 2025

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