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Breeding season is progressing reasonably well. One frustration has been seven cows returning bulling at around the 40-day mark after AI.
VAT change costs farmers €61.5m
Flat quotes for finished cattle take a big jump
Grain harvest starts in Cork
Suffolk ewe crowned interbreed champion in Corrandulla
Coupled payments on the table
After numerous rounds of the field I was beginning to feel like a riding-school pony until I spotted a flash of a yellow tag in the dark gripe behind a wall of rushes.
Aidan Brennan argues the case for cutting surplus paddocks in less than ideal conditions, to keep grass on track.
With a couple of heifer calves born recently, we finally bucked the trend of bull calves we’d been having.
Buyers are asking more questions around fertility and health status now, so having all testing done and paperwork in order definitely helps when trying to move stock.
While growth rates are good overall, a share of farmers are still reporting a lag in regrowth on recently grazed paddocks. Martin Merrick and Cathal Gormley report.
One heifer has escaped twice now but each time she was stopped in her tracks by the temptation of a lovely sweet lawn and an open gate was found.
For both safety and the protection of the environment, pits need to be checked over and repairs carried out before being filled with grass this silage season.
How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field After more than two decades working with GPS technology, Tipperary contractor and dealer Robert O’Shea has witnessed precision farming become an increasingly important part of everyday farm management
