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Management: calf health is a priority at this stage of the season

With over half the cows calved on a lot of farms, calf sheds are filling up and hygiene is becoming even more important, writes Daire Cregg.

MANAGEMENT 25 February 2026

Management: calf health is a priority at this stage of the season

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Preparation is key for a smooth lambing

Preparation is key for a smooth lambing

LAMBING 4 February 2026

Dairy Management: last minute calving checks

Dairy Management: last minute calving checks

MANAGEMENT 2 February 2026

Five areas of focus on health management this spring

Five areas of focus on health management this spring

Five areas of focus on health management this spring

SPRING PLANNING 1 February 2026

Dairy Management: heavy rain and floods hamper slurry plans

Dairy Management: heavy rain and floods hamper slurry plans

Dairy Management: heavy rain and floods hamper slurry plans

MANAGEMENT 28 January 2026

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AgriSearch CalfCheck to support calf rearing

AgriSearch CalfCheck to support calf rearing

AgriSearch has launched CalfCheck, a new video series providing farmers with practical, science-based guidance on rearing calves

NORTHERN IRELAND 30 December 2025

Preventing common calf health problems

Preventing common calf health problems

Getting calves off to the right start matters. Colostrum quality, calving hygiene and early disease prevention play a major role in reducing calf mortality.

ANIMAL HEALTH 30 December 2025

Focus: bluetongue on the mind of many this spring

Focus: bluetongue on the mind of many this spring

With spring being the most precarious month for things to go wrong from an animal health point of view, the added burden of Bluetongue is another issue with deeper ramifications.

ANIMAL HEALTH 30 December 2025

Beef Management: colostrum management, slurry and calf accommodation

Beef Management: colostrum management, slurry and calf accommodation

Colostrum needs to be carefully managed and it must be ensured that calves receive adequate amounts in the first two hours of life.

MANAGEMENT 30 December 2025

Calf care focus on Galway dairy farm

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 30 December 2025

Beef Management: calving preparation, slurry and grazing infrastructure

Beef Management: calving preparation, slurry and grazing infrastructure

Martin Merrick runs through some key management practices ahead of the busy calving period and the opening of the slurry spreading closed period.

MANAGEMENT 30 December 2025

Beef Management: weighing weanlings, scour vaccines and lice

Beef Management: weighing weanlings, scour vaccines and lice

Martin Merrick outlines some management tasks regarding weanling weights, vaccines and live control that will need to be done on farms in the next week or so.

MANAGEMENT 30 December 2025

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Raising healthy calves on the McCloy-Peoples’ Farm in Donegal

Just outside Ramelton, Co Donegal, Bert McCloy and his son-in-law Jason Peoples run a busy dairy farm milking around 200 cows.

Raising healthy calves on the McCloy-Peoples’ Farm in Donegal

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