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Before Bernard Heavey and his family invested in Lely Astronaut milking robots, Christmas morning was a busy time, with an early start to milk the cows through the parlour, wash down and then scrape the barn as well.
The weeks of spring are a critical period for farms in Ireland aiming to get cows back in calf quickly to ensure a compact-calving interval.
It is vital that after all the hard work, farmers have the right conditions ready for the arrival of new calves.
Dairy
UK dairy farmers are beginning to recognise the benefits of using a chlorine-free wash programme as part of their daily cleaning routines.
The pioneering Lakeland Agri / Premier Nutrition Transition Management System (TMS) saves Northern...
"I'm the person that flies with the animals to Africa." This was the straight-forward way John...
“I’m the person that flies with the animals to Africa.” This was the...
Consistency in comfort flooring is essential to ensuring high comfort and reduced stress levels in dairy cows.
It has been well documented that a single missed heat on an Irish grazing farm can cost a dairy...
Applied will show its Applied Varimount 350 PTO Compressor and range of blast machines at next week’s National Ploughing Championships.
The Suffolk Sheep Society will once again be in its usual location at the main entrance of the National Ploughing Championships.
Colin Moore wanted to get back into farming and, in 2007, he decided to start a new poultry venture near Pomeroy.
Farmers are being urged to take a strategic approach to controlling roundworms and lungworms in...
If you are in the market for a tractor this spring, then here are some questions to run by the dealers you speak to that you might not think to ask.
A progressive dairy farming business has made multiple changes to its system over a seven-year period.
Derick, Sylvia and Hall Donnell farm 73ha beside Ballymogorry village, just north of Strabane in...
Beef
One of Northern Ireland's leading meat processors, ABP, is calling for new entries to the ABP...
