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Northern Ireland
Lamb quotes surge to 670p/kg at 23kg
Kieran Mailey
Competition for a limited supply of slaughter fit lambs is growing and factory quotes are on the rise at factories in NI.
Lamb quotes surge to 670p/kg at 23kg
 
 
Tillage Management: costs, returns and oilseed rape
Tillage
Tillage Management: costs, returns and oilseed rape
Cattle and supermodels
News
Cattle and supermodels
10 tips for grazing cattle on forage crops over winter
Beef
10 tips for grazing cattle on forage crops over winter
Deciding what liver fluke product to use
Sheep
Deciding what liver fluke product to use
TOOLS & CALCULATORS


BEEF
10 tips for grazing cattle on forage crops over winter
Grazing
10 tips for grazing cattle on forage crops over winter
Outwintering cattle on forage crops will be limited to farms on drier land. But where animals have access to such crops, outlined are some tips for grazing.
DAIRY
Reducing the workload on winter milk farms
Winter milk
Reducing the workload on winter milk farms
With calving in full swing on winter milk farms, Aidan Brennan looks at some practical ways farmers can reduce the workload.
SHEEP
Deciding what liver fluke product to use
Liver fluke
Deciding what liver fluke product to use
The recent liver fluke warnings has cast a spotlight on treatment and selecting the optimum product to use at this stage of the year.
ANIMAL HEALTH
Over 32,000 TB reactors removed in year up to June
Animal health
Over 32,000 TB reactors removed in year up to June
The Department’s TB figures continue to show a worsening of the disease’s trends in herds.


TILLAGE
Tillage Management: costs, returns and oilseed rape
Oilseed rape
Tillage Management: costs, returns and oilseed rape
There is still fieldwork to be done, but there is also a need to do up costs and returns estimates for the 2025 season.
MACHINERY
MTU Tralee hosts sustainable slurry event
Slurry
MTU Tralee hosts sustainable slurry event
Munster Technological University (MTU) Tralee held a Sustainable Slurry Solutions event drawing together over 70 attendees across two days.
BUILDINGS
Challenging conventional livestock housing in Ireland
Animal health
Challenging conventional livestock housing in Ireland
Dr. Jamie Robertson, a Scottish farm buildings expert who is critical of many livestock building designs both here and in the UK.
FARM SAFETY
TAMS III tranche five closing date near as tranche three approvals near end
Farm safety
TAMS III tranche five closing date near as tranche three approvals near end
The closing date for tranche 5 is fast approaching, though the next tranche will open shortly after.


VIDEOS


FARM PROGRAMMES
Tullamore Farm: bulls set sail for Italy and students fly in from Kansas
Management
Tullamore Farm: bulls set sail for Italy and students fly in from Kansas
Shaun Diver has the latest update from the Irish Farmers Journal beef and sheep demonstration farm in Tullamore.
Tullamore Farm: grazing comes to a close as cull cows start to move
Management
Tullamore Farm: grazing comes to a close as cull cows start to move
Shaun Diver has the latest update from Tullamore Farm, including this week's TB test, cull cow carcase weights and feeding wholecrop silage.
Tullamore Farm: grazing comes to a close as cull cows start to move
Management
Tullamore bulls - decision time: finish or sell weanlings?
Adam Woods takes a look at the 2024-born bull weanlings on Tullamore Farm as the farm decides whether to finish or sell on.
Tullamore Farm: sheep mating progresses as suckler herd weaning completed
Tullamore Farm
Tullamore Farm: sheep mating progresses as suckler herd weaning completed
Farm manager Shaun Diver gives an update on what’s happening on Tullamore farm, as breeding progresses well in the ewe flock while the last of the beef calves have been weaned.
Getting through the first SBLAS audit SPONSORED
Getting through the first SBLAS audit
Damien Murray, Origin Green Producer Liaison & Standard Co-Coordinator gives a step by step guide for new suckler members of SBLAS facing their first audit.
Famous 'Sheep Shepherd' duo trusts Tribamec DuoSPONSORED
Famous 'Sheep Shepherd' duo trusts Tribamec Duo
Tribamec Duo combines Chanelle Pharma’s established products - Animec Oral solution for sheep and Tribex 5% oral suspension for sheep. The unique blend equips it to combat a range of sheep parasites.
Be on your guard for scouring calvesSPONSORED
Be on your guard for scouring calves
Calf scour is the most common disease of dairy-bred calves, but by maximising immune function and minimising your calves’ exposure to the problem, you can make your rearing unit more resilient.
Bennettsbridge Limestone’s Cubicle Lime: boosting cow comfort and milk yield SPONSORED
Bennettsbridge Limestone’s Cubicle Lime: boosting cow comfort and milk yield
Bennettsbridge Limestone’s Cubicle Lime is a unique disinfectant-style product which has been formulated using a blend of superfine limestone powder and hydrated lime.