13+ hour, 9+ min ago  (292+ words) Cattle tolerate short-term feed shortages far better than water shortages. Even mild water restriction rapidly reduces feed intake, rumen function, milk production and liveweight gain. Warm weather amplifies water issues, with demand increasing sharply during the recent hot spell. Typical…...

12+ hour, 57+ min ago  (262+ words) Silage contractors have defended the hike in harvesting charges this year and insisted that the increases were not solely linked to the surge in diesel prices. The Association of Agricultural and Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) pointed out that the…...

7+ hour, 7+ min ago  (459+ words) Speculation about the next CAP, challenging beef price and the eve of a World Cup in an authoritarian state. That's where we were at this point in the year 2018 BC (before COVID-19) and while much has changed in the intervening…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (278+ words) More dairy farmers are considering whether or not to sell some of their beef-cross calves now or hold on until the autumn, according to a number of mart managers. There has been extremely strong demand from shippers for Angus- and…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (202+ words) I see there's going to be at least one farmer playing in the Fifa World Cup that kicks off across the pond this week. Australia's Aiden O'Neill could be classed as a part-time beef farmer. The Socceroos midfielder worked on…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (325+ words) A versatile and adaptable farm is currently on the market in Coraweelis, Ashfield, Cootehill, Co Cavan. For sale by private treaty with Sherry Fitz Gerald Declan Woods, the 70ac non-residential holding has all the infrastructural hallmarks of an established operation. A…...

14+ hour, 23+ min ago  (413+ words) Irish Farmers Journal Grazing: Heavy rain in early summer is either a blessing or a curse depending on soil type. With two to three times the normal rainfall so far in June, those on heavier soils are beginning to suffer…...

14+ hour, 23+ min ago  (240+ words) More dairy farmers are considering whether or not to sell some of their beef-cross calves now or hold on until the autumn, according to a number of mart managers. There has been extremely strong demand from shippers for Angus- and…...

10+ hour, 29+ min ago  (1100+ words) Taking on some expert advice has helped to ensure a suckler herd in the Belfast Hills has turned around cow fertility on the farm. Father and son, Eugene and Martin Cunningham currently run 75 mainly Simmental-bred cows on around 240 acres of…...

14+ hour, 23+ min ago  (430+ words) Correcting paddocks: The spurt in growth over the last three weeks, combined with the natural cycle of the grass plant to stem out in late May/early June, have left many paddocks heavy and stemmy in nature. While cattle will…...