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Suckler Farming

Managing replacement suckler heifers in lead-up to breeding

Beef

2 months ago

Managing replacement suckler heifers in lead-up to breeding

Most well-run suckler herds producing replacement heifers will focus closely on the key management areas of these replacement heifers.

Listen: Growing a suckler herd to 300 cows on 770ac in Scotland

N.Ireland

3 months ago

Listen: Growing a suckler herd to 300 cows on 770ac in Scotland

Based in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Duncan Morrison is a farmer who, at 25-years-old, made the move to establish his own suckler herd.

Ensuring safety at calving on suckler and dairy farms this spring

Beef

4 months ago

Ensuring safety at calving on suckler and dairy farms this spring

The spring calving season is fast approaching on both suckler and dairy farms across Ireland and is...

Explainer: Myostatin and its relevance to the suckler herd

N.Ireland

2 years ago

Explainer: Myostatin and its relevance to the suckler herd

Suckler farmers are in the business for breeding and producing livestock and will know the importance of genetics in the success of...

Reducing stress on suckler-bred stock when weaning

N.Ireland

2 years ago

Reducing stress on suckler-bred stock when weaning

This time of the year is when suckler farmers usually wean calves from their cows and reducing...

N.Ireland

3 years ago

NI open day set to showcase Shorthorn-cross suckler herd

Ballynahinch, Co. Down-based commercial suckler farmer Barry Fitzsimons is set to show how a switch...

NI open day set to showcase Shorthorn-cross suckler herd

N.Ireland

4 years ago

The effect of myostatin on suckler progeny

Myostatin is a term some suckler farmers will be quite familiar with, while others may have never...

The effect of myostatin on suckler progeny

N.Ireland

4 years ago

New suckler payment for Northern Ireland could be worth up to £160/cow

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is indicating that the new suckler payment for Northern Ireland will be set between £140 and £160/cow.

New suckler payment for Northern Ireland could be worth up to £160/cow

Agri-Business

5 years ago

Benchmarking data reveals real performance of NI livestock farms

CAFRE has just published a selection of benchmarking trends that relate to the performance of Northern Ireland’s (NI) livestock farms.

Benchmarking data reveals real performance of NI livestock farms

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