Grassland Management Advice – March 2023
Where are we regarding grass currently? Grazing conditions on many farms in February were better than ever expected, however inclement weather...
Early rumen development in calves
Maeve Regan discusses the importance of early rumen development in calves and how to aid the transition from pre-ruminant to ruminant. ...
Transition cow management in 2023
The efficiency of grass-based systems is hugely influenced by the calving pattern on farms, and subsequently requires excellent reproductive...
Colostrum is (still) king
The importance of colostrum and the 3-2-1 rule are well known, however conversations still arise about how best to avoid disease outbreak in the...
Preparing For Calving 2023
The focus on most dairy farms is now shifting towards preparing for the 2023 calving season. The management of calves in the first weeks of their...
Successful calf rearing – Getting the basics right
The ultimate goal of calf rearing is to set up a heifer to achieve target weights over her lifetime in order to maximise profitability. These...
Eimear Diamond appointed Commercial Director for AGRITECH-NI
We are delighted to announce Ulster native, Eimear Diamond as our Commercial Director for our newly formed sister company, AGRITECH-NI Ltd. As one...
Metabolic Disorders: Think Prevention > Cure
Prevention of metabolic disorders next spring will hinge around management decisions that will be made over the next number of weeks. When costs...
Winter Feed Planning
Over the last number of weeks, growth has slowed significantly in many areas due to soil moisture deficits. This has resulted in many of us...
Optimate leads to improved herd fertility results in Co. Cork
“Overall, we were very happy with herd fertility. We used sexed semen across the board with our replacement heifers, where we achieved 60%...
Top tips to avoid a stressful weaning process
Most spring-calving suckler herds will be aiming to sell calves at weanling sales over the coming months. However, to have a healthy animal with...
Managing Through Soil Moisture Deficits
We are currently experiencing a huge variation in growth rates across the country. Average growth rates in drier areas have fallen dramatically,...