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Consult your vet on a vaccination plan for your suckled calves. This should form part of your herds overall health plan.
Animal health focus for Magherafelt BDG farmers

August 23, 2021

Summer 2021 has seen the welcome recommencement of on farm Business Development Group (BDG) meetings. One of which John Palmer,...
Animals can be held and fed silage in paddocks for a longer period to allow the remainder of the grazing block to recover, try to place feeders in a shaded area and ensure an adequate water supply at all times.
Managing your farm through dry weather conditions – Considerations for beef and sheep farmers

July 22, 2021

Due to the recent dry spell and soaring temperatures in some areas grass quality and quantity has been affected. Farmers...
Key technologies drive BDG farmer’s efficiency
Key technologies drive BDG farmer’s efficiency

June 30, 2021

Steven Campbell farms just outside Bellaghy and is currently running 100 suckler cows. Eighty are west of Ireland Simmental and...
John Egerton, Rosslea, Co. Fermanagh
At long last farms walks resume in Fermanagh

June 30, 2021

18 months after hosting his last farm walk CAFRE Technology Demonstration Farmer (TDF) John Egerton eagerly welcomed a group of...
Stephen Maguire from Maguiresbridge , Co Fermanagh, one of the Beef Grassland Management Technology Demonstration Farmers, pictured in his new calf house.
Beef Technology Demonstration Farmer Stephen Maguire goes in a different direction

June 15, 2021

CAFRE Beef Grassland Technology Demonstration Farmer (TDF) Stephen Maguire from Congo, Maguiresbridge, Co Fermanagh is never one to let the...
Face-to-face courses are back!
Face-to-face courses are back!

May 27, 2021

Responsible Use of Antimicrobials on Beef and Sheep Farms workshops will be available again at local venues from Thursday 10th...
John McHenry from Stranocum , Co Antrim, one of the new Beef Grassland Management Technology Demonstration Farmers, pictured with his CAFRE adviser Rachel Megarrell.
Two new CAFRE Beef Technology Demonstration Farms appointed

May 26, 2021

Technology Demonstration Farms (TDFs) provide a network of local farms which allow other farmers the opportunity to see new technology...
Beef webinar series 2021: Solutions to deliver sustainable beef production
Beef webinar series 2021: Solutions to deliver sustainable beef production

May 7, 2021

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC), Northern Ireland...
Suckler cow and calf 2
Increasing genetic gain in a suckler herd with the use of sorted semen

May 6, 2021

With the breeding season just around the corner suckler farmers will be starting to consider breeding protocols on the farm....
Suckler herd grazing in a field
Catching up on spring grazing

April 29, 2021

Recent research suggests that an extra 1 tonne of utilised grass (dry matter per hectare) will deliver an increase in...
Managing the suckler cow’s return to calf
Managing the suckler cow’s return to calf

March 2, 2021

Cow fertility is one of the main drivers of profitability within a suckler herd.  Optimising fertility increases the number of...
A group of suitable Replacement Heifers
Calving home bred beef heifers at 2 year old – tried and tested on County Down farm

February 24, 2021

Cows don’t last forever and will leave the herd for a number of reasons.  They may be old, sick or...