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Beef
Five basics to include in calving kit
Kieran Mailey
Stocking up on the basics before calving time is a must on all suckler farms. Outlined are some examples of things to include in the calving kit.
21 January 2025 Management
Scanning time for autumn-calving suckler herds
Cows calving in early autumn should be settled back in-calf at this point. With a buoyant beef trade, scanning will flag up empty animals which may be better off cashed in.
18 January 2025 Management
Five tips to prepare cows for spring calving
As the spring calving period draws closer, outlined are a few management tasks that can help preparations.
Five tips for early season slurry spreading
As the window for slurry applications opens in mid-Janaury in designated regions of the country, outlined are some tips to spreading in early spring.
11 January 2025 Management
Trailing and flexi shoes - what are the options on the Irish market?
Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott take an in-depth at the slurry tanker-mounted trailing shoe and flexi-shoe systems available on the Irish market.
8 January 2025 Farm machinery
Don't get bogged down with slurry-spreading calculations this spring
When applying slurry through LESS systems, the working width is typically reduced versus the splash plate, and an increased forward speed is required to achieve the same application rate
8 January 2025 Farm machinery
Five tips for moving cattle from a store to finishing phase
Where farmers are considering moving cattle on to a finishing diet as beef price increases, outlined are some tips to follow.
7 December 2024 Management
A look under the bonnet of Ireland’s future AD plants
Stephen Robb profiles some of the large-scale anaerobic digestion plants in development around the country
18 December 2024 Renewables
10 tips for grazing cattle on forage crops over winter
Outwintering cattle on forage crops will be limited to farms on drier land. But where animals have access to such crops, outlined are some tips for grazing.
30 November 2024 Management
Factor late housing into fluke treatments this winter
On farms that are housing cattle later than normal, this should be factored in to your choice of fluke product and when animals will be dosed.
12 November 2024 Management
Five tips for condition scoring cows
Late autumn is a good time to condition score cows and alter feed management over winter so that animals are fit for calving in spring.
9 November 2024 Management
Five tips to keeping the silage clamp face clean
Once the silage pit is open, it is important to keep the clamp face clean to prevent high levels of waste forage accumulating.
2 November 2024 Management