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Vet’s Corner: body condition as a silent driver of breeding success

Carrying out a whole-herd BCS assessment can provide major benefits.

NEWS 15 April 2026

Vet’s Corner: body condition as a silent driver of breeding success

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Focus on breeding at Newford open day

Focus on breeding at Newford open day

SUCKLERS 4 March 2026

Dairy Management: how much meal to feed cows this February?

Dairy Management: how much meal to feed cows this February?

MANAGEMENT 18 February 2026

Calving commences as wet weather persists on Tullamore farm

Calving commences as wet weather persists on Tullamore farm

Calving commences as wet weather persists on Tullamore farm

BREEDING & HEALTH 11 February 2026

My Farming Week: Gillian Earle, Cullentra, Ballycanew, Gorey, Co Wexford

My Farming Week: Gillian Earle, Cullentra, Ballycanew, Gorey, Co Wexford

My Farming Week: Gillian Earle, Cullentra, Ballycanew, Gorey, Co Wexford

NEWS 4 February 2026

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Clover delivers cattle worth €75/head more

Clover delivers cattle worth €75/head more

Peter Doyle takes a look back at the 2025 results from the Derrypatrick Suckler research herd in Teagasc, Grange, Co. Meath

GRASS & FEEDING 12 November 2025

Preparing ewes for housing: key steps for a smooth pre-lambing period

Preparing ewes for housing: key steps for a smooth pre-lambing period

As lambing nears, farmers are preparing sheds and flocks for housing. Good planning in nutrition, hygiene and management now helps protect ewe health and boost lamb survival.

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

Dairy management: silage stocks and vaccines

Dairy management: silage stocks and vaccines

It makes sense to ration out how much silage cows in good body condition score get to eat, writes dairy editor Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

Weekend weather: colder temperatures on the way

Weekend weather: colder temperatures on the way

Temperatures are set to drop slightly across the final weekend before Christmas, with some mixed weather also forecast.

NEWS 12 November 2025

Dairy management: body condition scoring and getting ready for spring

Dairy management: body condition scoring and getting ready for spring

Aidan Brennan writes that silage quality for the dry period will have a huge bearing on cow body condition score next spring.

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

Dairy Management: picking bulls and Farm Alert launch

Dairy Management: picking bulls and Farm Alert launch

Aidan Brennan says that farmers should be picking bulls for next season before calving gets busy.

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

Sheep management: breeding progress, genotyped rams and weather management

Sheep management: breeding progress, genotyped rams and weather management

Priority should remain with breeding ewes for at least the first month of gestation to promote optimum development of the embryo(s) and attachment to the wall of the uterus.

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

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A healthy gut is a solid foundation for a pig’s lifetime performance. During the first weeks of life, a piglet’s digestive and immune systems are still developing.

MSD: Healthy foundations for life

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