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Spring grazing: The 3 main aims

March 1, 2021

On a recent Teagasc webinar, Donal Patton, a dairy research technologist, based in Teagasc Ballyhaise, outlined the practicalities of spring grazing. In the…

The safety of children on farms should be at the forefront of farmers’ minds

February 28, 2021

Beef

The spring-calving season is well under way on farms across the country with over half a million calves already being born. With this…

Don’t forget to monitor BSC post calving

February 27, 2021

Dairy

Rapid body condition score (BCS) loss post-calving can cause health implications or failure to go back in-calf in the future. BCS loss is…

Are you feeding calves enough milk to obtain maximum growth rates?

February 26, 2021

Beef

During a recent Volac webinar on the dairy heifer – from conception to weaning – it was outlined the importance of not only…

Opportunities and challenges facing spring grazing

February 25, 2021

Dairy

For Irish dairy farmers, grazing grass represents our greatest advantage in livestock and milk production. It costs three to four times less than…

Best practice for stomach tubing

February 21, 2021

Dairy

The calving season is a busy time of year on farms, as calves on many farms are now being born around the clock.…

How to avoid an outbreak of scour

February 20, 2021

Beef

We are entering the thick of the calving season on dairy farms across the country, and as the number of calves on farms…

Don’t get caught out by grass tetany

February 19, 2021

Beef

If it slips under the radar, grass tetany/hypomagnesaemia can suddenly prove very costly to farmers. The transition period post-calving is when animals are…

Posts Tagged: Spring 2021

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