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Beef
3,500 weanlings to set sail for Israel next week
Adam Woods
Adam Woods has the latest on the weanling export trade, including news of a big load of weanlings departing for Israel next week.
24 May 2023 News
Farmer Writes: improved weather brings a flurry of field activity
The greatly improved weather has brought a flurry of field activity and hopefully the current damp and warm soil could make up for some of the lost time, Gerald Potterton writes.
24 May 2023 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: picking out cull cows and show heifers
Karen McCabe writes of the difficulties in selecting cows for the cull list and the right heiferfor the commercial show ring.
A simple trial and a ‘complete handling’
Robert McConaghy milks cows and finishes beef cattle on his farm outside Ballymoney, Co Antrim.
24 May 2023 Farmer Writes
Tirlán keeps hold of top spot for April
Tirlán makes it two months in a row on top of the NI milk league having paid the highest price for April.
24 May 2023 Northern Ireland
My Farming Week: Micheál O’Mahony, Bandon, Co Cork
Michaél O’Mahony runs Tony O’Mahony Agri Plant & Haulage with his father Tony and two brothers.
24 May 2023 News
Tirlán paying higher prices for milk solids
Tirlán continues to dominate the league tables in NI for 1m litre suppliers.
24 May 2023 Northern Ireland
Five tips for farm safety at silage time
Fieldwork is reaching peak levels and with the aim to get silage in as quickly as possible in dry conditions, safety can be overlooked.
23 May 2023 Grass & feeding
UK sheep meat trade flips in Quarter 1
A complete turnaround in the UK sheep meat trade in Quarter 1 2023, as exports increase while imports fall, the opposite of the same period last year.
21 May 2023 News
Five tips for cutting first-cut silage
As silage season kicks off across Ireland, outlined are five tips to keep in mind.
20 May 2023 Management
Poultry welfare proposals could ‘quadruple’ chicken costs – IFA
Costs would surge if poultry stocking rates are dropped and low limits set for broiler growth rates, Sweetnam said.
19 May 2023 News
Feeding 72% DMD silage instead of 67% DMD could save 1kg of meal a day – Teagasc
If a farmer was feeding 50 weanlings over 140 days, this would save seven tonnes of ration.
19 May 2023 Grass & feeding