Farmer on holiday If your significant other is a farmer then you are probably aware of how difficult it can be to organise a getaway. Summer in parti...
The announcement of the 100 million beef fund just before the election was a huge relief for most beef farmers. It seemed that, finally, there was a ...
Cow Fertility The cows are calved and out to grass in all parts of the country. Now you are probably thinking about your animals’ fertility and...
Feeding animals is the single biggest cost on any livestock farm. But we can control what we feed animals. Grazed grass is by far cheaper than any oth...
A lot of farmers have been troubled by Coccidiosis, be it with lambs or Calves. Most simply ask a vet or a fellow farmer for advice on how ...
With marts around the country facing hardships of increased insurance costs and reduced prices,not to mention more farmers deciding to se...
Keeping surplus lambs -Is it worth the Hassle? With lambing in full swing, for a lot of farmers, the question that faces many is what to do with surp...
What is it? Coccidiosis is a disease caused by microscopic organisms called protozoa, which are typically numerous in livestock environments. Animals...
In recent weeks and months we farmers have been getting extremely bad press. Irish and English papers ran with headlines like “Scientists say ea...
Loneliness On the 13th of June 2018 the Loneliness Taskforce published a report on the state of loneliness in Ireland. In the report they state that ...
Last week we shared signs 11 signs that you're a dairy farmer. This week we have another ten. If you haven't experienced at lease eight of th...
As humans there are some things that we all experience in our lives. However there are others that you can only understand if you have lived and/or wo...
