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Achieving average weaning weights of 112kg does not happen by accident. For Patrick and Valerie Sheehy, it starts with meticulous calf management, high-quality nutrition and invest...
As Ballyvadin Beef Farm Ltd in Fethard, Co. Tipperary purchased in 443 calves over a six-week period, with only 1.5 labour units on the farm, efficiency was key to ensuring the ope...
How the price slide shapes post-weaning and backgrounding decisions.
As autumn calvers begin to dry-off over the coming weeks, farmers will turn their attention to preparing calf facilities, but calf care can start long before the calf is born. Agri...
Choosing the right calf milk replacer (CMR) to meet farm requirements and marrying that with attention to detail is the formula for success on any calf rearing unit. As part of an...
Successful reproductive performance is crucial to the long-term profitability of every dairy farm. Yet the period around calving is about much more than reproductive figures alone....
This week's genetics review looks at how pregnancy testing, foetal ageing and lactation status can be used to group breeder cows and better match their nutritional demands to avail...
The current dry spell is taking a severe toll on grass supplies for farms in many drier parts of the country. The low grass supplies means supplementary feed rates for dairy-beef c...
Continued high attrition rates in the number of farmers rearing calves was highlighted as a “significant challenge” in the Irish dairy-calf-to-beef industry at a recent Teagasc far...
The calf export market is a key outlet for Irish calves bred from the dairy herd, with over 215,000 calves exported from Ireland to date this year. These calves are exported to cus...
Producers face a critical choice as weaning approaches. The decision hinges on market prices, available resources, and individual farm operations.
For Co. Kerry dairy farmer Maurice Harty, getting the most from a high-performing cow starts with making the most of the genetics in the herd. At Ballylongane Pedigree Holstein Fri...
The Department Of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has revealed the key statistics on the numbers of farmers rearing calves and the number that quit rearing calves in 2026....
Managing a paddock system for dairy-beef calves at grass is more challenging in that every time calves are moved, troughs for concentrates and roughage feeders have to be moved als...
Dairy replacement heifers which are below their target weight coming into their first winter, could affect farm profitability by more than €2,000/head. It’s no secret that the cost...
Agriland can reveal a new industry-led project involving approximately 700 dairy-beef calves is currently underway in Ireland. The project has been underway since spring 2026 and i...
Good calving starts months before the first calf ever arrives on farm by preparing the sheds ahead of things getting hectic once again. The autumn months are some of the quietest i...
With updated slurry storage rules barrelling towards us, taking to a ‘flying herd’ system may be a reasonable choice for some farms. The term ‘flying herd’ refers to when a dairy h...
During the mid-season, it is well worth weighing heifers born in late January and early February as they approach the six-month mark. The majority of farms often never weigh heifer...
Two dry seasons have put maternal efficiency under the microscope at Chalambra in Victoria’s Western District. Their experience, alongside commercial results across other systems,...
The Co. Tipperary dairy calf-to-beef demonstration farm has opened its gates to the public today (Wednesday, July 22) with all aspects of financial and physical performance up for...
Once calves begin grazing and developing into functional ruminants, their demand for key trace elements increases significantly. Deficiencies in copper, selenium, cobalt and iodine...
Beef farmers attending a recent industry event on a farm in Co. Monaghan heard that when it comes to looking at the Commercial Beef Value (CBV) of a calf, “what you don’t want to d...
Spring-2025-born bull calves have nearly all been finished from Wesley Browne’s 85-cow suckler herd in Co. Monaghan. This spring’s calves will be introduced to creep feed from next...
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