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Calf care focus on Galway dairy farm

As part of the CalfCare on-farm event series, visitors flocked to the Treacy farm in Galway to hear the top tips when it comes to calf management writes Daire Cregg

CALVES 14 January 2026

Calf care focus on Galway dairy farm

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Beef Management: calving preparation, slurry and grazing infrastructure

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Beef Management: weighing weanlings, scour vaccines and lice

Beef Management: weighing weanlings, scour vaccines and lice

MANAGEMENT 30 December 2025

Time to get calf-rearing preparations under way

Time to get calf-rearing preparations under way

Time to get calf-rearing preparations under way

MANAGEMENT 30 December 2025

Keep calves on transition milk, says NI vet

Keep calves on transition milk, says NI vet

Keep calves on transition milk, says NI vet

NORTHERN IRELAND 26 November 2025

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Calf studies show benefit of more milk replacer

Calf studies show benefit of more milk replacer

A calf rearing event organised by Trouw Nutrition took place in Coleraine on Tuesday. Peter McCann reports

NORTHERN IRELAND 19 February 2025

Farmer Writes: all cows calved

Farmer Writes: all cows calved

It took longer than expected for our last two cows to finally calve, and while we were tempted to leave them outdoors for calving, with the hot weather we didn’t want to end up with overheated calves.

FARMER WRITES 19 February 2025

Johne’s plans not implemented on NI dairy farms

Johne’s plans not implemented on NI dairy farms

Participation in a Johne’s control programme has been a requirement under the Red Tractor quality assurance scheme since October 2020.

NORTHERN IRELAND 19 February 2025

Top 10 dairy-beef calf rearing tips

Top 10 dairy-beef calf rearing tips

Adam Woods takes a look at some calf rearing tips for farmers rearing dairy beef calves

MANAGEMENT 19 February 2025

My Farming Week: Jim Hogan, Ballyegan, Birr, Co Offaly

My Farming Week: Jim Hogan, Ballyegan, Birr, Co Offaly

Jim has 25 ewes lambing at the minute and also has 40 bee hives on his farm in Birr Co Offaly.

NEWS 19 February 2025

Top tips for rearing dairy calves

Top tips for rearing dairy calves

Whether rearing dairy calves born on the farm, or buying dairy beef calves, keeping calves healthy is the number one priority, writes Aidan Brennan

ANIMAL HEALTH 19 February 2025

Beef Management: preventing and treating scour in calves and mart demos

Beef Management: preventing and treating scour in calves and mart demos

This week, we take a look at preventing and treating scours. There's also an upcoming livestock demo in Carrigallen Mart in Co Leitrim.

MANAGEMENT 19 February 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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