Dairy
Will you be scanning or milk pregnancy testing?
As the 2025 breeding season wraps up, many farmers will be eager to pinpoint which cows are in calf and...
Scanning
Beef
Making a start on scanning autumn-calvers
As we enter the first week of spring, it is time for farmers that are operating an autumn-calving system to...
N.Ireland
Pre-lambing checklist: How to make life easier come lambing time
With the lambing season fast approaching for many mid-season flocks, now is the time to make sure you have everything...
Sheep
What are my options when it comes to empty ewes?
As we edge closer to the lambing season, the next job for many farmers across the country will be to...
Dairy
The root of disappointing scan results revealed
Embryo deaths due to twinning, along with the dry cow – fresh cow transition, are the two main causes of...
Sheep
Scanning results for March lambing flocks improve on 2016
March lambing flocks this year are averaging close to 1.9 or two lambs per ewe this year, compared to 1.8...
Dairy
Empty rates in cows fall threefold as farmers improve heat detection skills
The percentage of empty cows in a herd at the end of the year has fallen to between 6-7% in the...