Sire selection for the autumn-calving herd
As we get nearer to the autumn calving season, it may be time to start considering looking at what bulls are suitable for your breeding strategy. It can be hard to even consider th...
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As we get nearer to the autumn calving season, it may be time to start considering looking at what bulls are suitable for your breeding strategy. It can be hard to even consider th...
As winter milking herds gear up for dry-off, a plan must be put in place to ensure the herd has the optimum dry cow diet. Although many autumn calving farms also have a spring calv...
As we move into autumn, farmers with split season calving or full winter milk herds will be focusing on calving and having the correct equipment in the yard. Calving is far from a...
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...
By this stage of the season, the majority of autumn calving cows should be dried off, leaving farmers to focus on dry-cow management. There is no doubt that the drought has made fe...
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...
Farming 70ha in Co. Roscommon, Oliva Hynes operates a spring-calving suckler system, bred 100% to artificial insemination (AI). With the breeding season well underway, sire choice...
Suckler farms that take early weaning preparation steps can reduce the level of stress and animal health issues on their farms when weaning time arrives. Timely vaccination plans a...
The average calving interval has reduced down from 388 days in 2022 to 383 days in 2026, according to the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF). It has also highlighted to farmer...
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....
Having the appropriate paddock size will be critical over the autumn following a tough couple of months. Grass is growing again, and the majority of the country will have fresh gra...
Now it is 10 weeks on from May 1, the majority of farms will have wrapped up breeding or will be finishing during the week, meaning it may be time to ‘pull the bull’. Deciding when...
Many farmers will have cows that experienced heat-induced stress in the recent heatwave, with symptoms ranging from mild dehydration to heat stroke. However, for autumn calvers the...
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...
Farms often see thermoduric bacteria rising in the backend of the year, especially those in the south-east still dealing with drought conditions. The heat-resistant bacteria is abl...
A more balanced calving pattern within the dairy sector is needed if Irish agriculture is to confront the challenge of climate change. Putting the vast majority of our eggs within...
The best time to scan cows is approximately 30 days after the last cow in the herd has been served, according to most recommendations. Suckler herds that finished breeding in early...
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....
Holstein Friesian breeders are been urged to secure their place in the prestigious Diageo Baileys Irish Champion Cow Competition ahead of judging next month. Breeders have three we...
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture experts are urging the state’s pasture managers to gear up for winter by planting cool-season grasses in the fall.
Winter beef finishers have started to move out to marts to commence buying store cattle for the 2026/2027 season. Winter beef finishing is a high cost and higher-risk business as o...
A dairy farm manager in Co. Meath has experienced a career first with the arrival of a rare set of triplet heifer calves. Patrick Dunne, who manages the pedigree Fleckvieh herd on...
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...
A pedigree Galloway cow has stunned breeders by giving birth to four healthy calves – three bulls and a heifer – in what could be a remarkable first for the historic breed. Politic...
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