Beef
Vaccinating weanlings against pneumonia is a non-negotiable part of good management, according to Kinnegad-based veterinary practitioner Joe O’Keeffe. Joe has...
Now is the time to pregnancy diagnose spring-calving cows, according to CAFRE, the Northern Ireland agricultural advisory service. It advises...
If you want to succeed in any business these days, then a plan is needed. The business of farming is...
Farmers hand over substantial amounts of money in levies to farm organisations though their milk or beef cheques. These voluntary...
Dairy
In a world-first, New Zealand’s Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) has released a new genetics solution which will shorten the period...
A recent farm walk was held on the dairy farm of John and George Hanna, Downpatrick. They demonstrated how the...
Agri-Business
There’s a cow – not an elephant – in the room where New Zealand’s trade performance is discussed. The cow...
Maintaining good quality swards in June is key, according to the Management Notes on grassland management on beef farmers for June...
Last week I had the opportunity of attending the International Cattle Fertility Conference in Westport Co. Mayo. This is the...
Nick McIlroy, Shanghai Office, Bord Bia-Irish Food Board A new report released by Rabobank forecasts Chinese beef imports to grow...
By Dr Norman Weatherup, Senior Grassland Technologist, CAFRE, Greenmount The damp and generally mild conditions over winter permitted considerable grass...
What a week! There has been good growth rates, cows have been milking well and surpluses arising. This week we...
Dr David Graham, Programme Manager for Biosecure Diseases, Animal Health Ireland. The prompt removal of PI cattle by culling of...
Arable
The View from Northern Ireland: Following a good autumn most winter cereal crops are well established with the exception of late...
The View from Northern Ireland: Focus on feed rate not yield per cow. This was the key message from a dairy cow...
Agriland does not like odd numbers – so on that basis alone, let’s wish a cheerful goodbye to 2013 and...
COMMENT: There is considerable interest in the use of total confinement and zero-grazing dairy systems. This interest has spiked in recent...
The View from Teagasc: The demise of the sugar beet crop led many farmers to move from crop rotation to cereal monoculture. Soil...
