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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...
read morePreparing 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...
read moreSuccessful 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...
read moreEimear 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...
read moreMetabolic 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...
read moreWinter 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...
read moreOptimate 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%...
read moreTop 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...
read moreManaging 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,...
read moreGroQuik® germination dressing excels on commercial farm trial
The application of a biological seed stimulant is a key step in exploiting the potential of grass; something which has been adopted by Agritech from...
read moreOptimise Dairy Herd Performance This Autumn
For many parts of the country, grass quality has been somewhat of a struggle and now that some welcome rain has arrived, it is important that our...
read moreMake Replacement Heifers A Priority
As the next generation of milking cows. it is important that we do not lose focus on achieving replacement heifer target weights over the autumn....
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