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  • How Livestock Farmers Can Reduce Methane Waste From Manure Management
  • Country Life: Technograzing and virtual fences on a Taranaki farm
  • Viastar seeking farm manager for 800-head cattle unit in Kildare

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agrifarming.in /2 weeks ago

How Livestock Farmers Can Reduce Methane Waste From Manure Management

Manure management is one of those constant challenges on a livestock farm. Between the odor, storage headaches and environmental concerns, it often feels like a problem you just ha...

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rnz.co.nz /1 week ago

Country Life: Technograzing and virtual fences on a Taranaki farm

Introducing virtual fencing and other technology has helped the Hardwick-Smith family double the profitability of some parts of their sheep and beef business.

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agriland.ie /1 week ago

Viastar seeking farm manager for 800-head cattle unit in Kildare

Irish-based livestock sourcing and supply company Viastar is seeking a farm manager to oversee the day-to-day running of its cattle farm in Co. Kildare, which caters for up to 800...

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mytunbridgewells.com /6 days ago

How To Plan A Livestock Barn For Efficiency

Livestock barns bring together animal movement, feeding routines, water access and climate control within a single structure. Coordinating these elements becomes more demanding as...

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dutchnews.nl /5 days ago

Farmers face livestock cuts as nitrogen plan falls short

Dutch farmers are still facing a compulsory cut in the number of animals they can keep as livestock, after the...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Inside a New Zealand family farm milking 1,000 cows

Hayley and Gareth Lewis are milking 1,000 cows in Methven, New Zealand with their three children Harry, Mack, and Neve. The couple spent 13 years sharemilking with Dairy Holdings,...

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agriland.ie /6 days ago

Stockperson sought for lairage handling up to 2,000 cattle/week

A career opportunity has come available for experienced stockperson at a cattle-lairage facility handling up to 2,000 head of cattle/week. Irish-based beef processing and exporting...

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beefcentral.com /1 month ago

EU strategy shows shift in approach to livestock, industry still cautious

A recently released strategy recognising livestock as “critical infrastructure” in the European Union has been lauded as a major shift in the continent’s approach to agriculture –...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Is production a fair-trade off for a low-input system?

Irish farms are constantly evolving in an effort to be as efficient and as profitable as possible, while complying with advancing rules and regulations. When EU milk quotas were ab...

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bbc.co.uk /1 month ago

Farmwatch

2017 was an annus horribilis at Lopemede Farm.

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Watch: Meath 640-ewe sheep farm hosts ICM lamb production event

The farm of Bernard Fox in Ballivor, Co. Meath, hosted the Irish Country Meats (ICM) on-farm lamb production event on Thursday evening, August 6. Large crowds of farmers attended t...

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agriland.ie /2 weeks ago

Housing cattle early due to dry spell grass deficit on Meath beef farm

When grass regrowths stalled in late July on the farm of Micheal and Kieran Dunne in Trim, Co. Meath, the father and son farming duo made the call to house more older cattle. Micha...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Labour efficiency at heart of calf rearing on demo farm

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...

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agriland.ie /3 weeks ago

Could a ‘flying herd’ work for you?

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...

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uploadarticle.com /1 week ago

Best Layout Ideas For Animal And Livestock Metal Housing

Good livestock housing starts with structure, not fencing or equipment. Animals respond quickly to space,... The post Best Layout Ideas For Animal And Livestock Metal Housing appea...

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agriland.ie /5 days ago

The key role of sheep within hill farming systems

Research is confirming that sheep play a key role in helping to maximise the resource represented by hill farming systems. This includes the grazing of blanket bogs at specific tim...

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agriland.ie /1 week ago

Video: Catch up at the mart – drought, sheep and rising cost of feed

Rain may have arrived in many areas, but farmers at Tullow Mart in Co. Carlow say the recent spell of dry weather has resulted in producers selling livestock early or having to buy...

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agrifarming.in /5 days ago

Feed Cost Calculator – Calculate Livestock, Poultry & Fish Feed Costs

Quick summary: Feed is often one of the largest operating expenses in livestock, poultry, and fish production, yet many people still estimate it with rough guesswork. The Feed Cost...

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zootecnicainternational.com /3 weeks ago

Sustainable animal welfare implementation for more efficient poultry farming

Over the last decades, there have been increasing attempts to implement animal welfare standards within the food production systems, aiming to prevent unnecessary suffering for ani...

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agriland.ie /5 days ago

Watch: Could livestock be vaccinated to reduce emissions?

Could livestock be vaccinated to reduce emissions? This is just one question being explored by scientists in the bid to address climate change and help agriculture reduce its carbo...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

How Johne’s disease is continuing to impact farm production

Young stock are at the greatest risk of contacting Johne’s disease, a notifiable disease in Ireland, but farmers can take measures to minimise the exposure to disease. Johne’s dise...

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beefmagazine.com /1 month ago

FAO’s Global Plan of Action for Sustainable Livestock Transformation approved

Members adopt framework to address the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainability

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Managing forward cattle as grass growth stalls on ABP Demo Farm

Like most drier parts of the country, grass growth rates have all but stalled on the ABP Demo Farm in Co. Carlow. Agriland recently caught up with ABP’s agri-sustainability manager...

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agriland.ie /4 days ago

Keeping roughage and concentrates in the diet when paddock grazing

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...

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