Dectomax: The best time for use is now! It’s getting close to that time again when farmers are preparing for housing. Getting sheds rea...

 Beef Protests Beef Protests are still ongoing with no end in sight. Factories are refusing to negotiate and have instead opted to dec...

Farmer on holiday If your significant other is a farmer then you are probably aware of how difficult it can be to organise a getaway. Summer in parti...

The announcement of the 100 million beef fund just before the election was a huge relief for most beef farmers. It seemed that, finally, there was a ...

Cow Fertility The cows are calved and out to grass in all parts of the country. Now you are probably thinking about your animals’ fertility and...

Reseeding Many farmers I know often say that reseeding grassland is only something for big dairy farmers; “I can’t afford that” is ...

Feeding animals is the single biggest cost on any livestock farm. But we can control what we feed animals. Grazed grass is by far cheaper than any oth...

­­ A lot of farmers have been troubled by Coccidiosis, be it with lambs or Calves. Most simply ask a vet or a fellow farmer for advice on how ...

  With marts around the country facing hardships of increased insurance costs and reduced prices,not to mention more farmers deciding to se...

Keeping surplus lambs -Is it worth the Hassle? With lambing in full swing, for a lot of farmers, the question that faces many is what to do with surp...

What is it? Coccidiosis is a disease caused by microscopic organisms called protozoa, which are typically numerous in livestock environments. Animals...

In recent weeks and months we farmers have been getting extremely bad press. Irish and English papers ran with headlines like “Scientists say ea...