Gearoid's Farming Week: Suckler Farming in West Clare

I come from Labasheeda a West Clare village situated alongside the Shannon estuary. I farm alongside my father Gerard and

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How Many Calves Were Registered in Your County On An App?

Calving season 2017 marked the third year that farmers can register calves through the Herdwatch app. The Herdwatch team project 250,000 calves will be registered through the app this year with over

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Helen's Farming Week: Calving time on a Dairy herd

I farm at home along with my Mam (Geraldine) and my Dad (Patsy). We own 96 acres and we lease a further 30 acres 4 miles from the home farm.

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Less Farm Paperwork Leads to A More Harmonious Marriage

As a farmer’s wife, Rosie knows all too well what farming life is like and how life on the farm operates,

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The Herdwatch Birthday Bash is back!

This week marks our 3rd Birthday - no presents please ;-) To celebrate we have a very special offer this Tuesday and Wednesday (Feb 7th & 8th 2017) 

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Calves registered before the kettle is boiled

Denis Burke is a dairy farmer from Kilmaine Co. Mayo. This west of Ireland farmer milks 130 spring calving Friesian cows. Denis would openly admit he is not the best when it comes to technology.

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Donegal Farmer Turns Cross Compliance into a Management Tool

Danny McGee is a Suckler farmer from Milford in north-west Donegal. Danny keeps a herd of 20 Charolais cows and sells their calves as weanlings in Milford Mart.

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To all the Banas and Vincents

UPDATE 23/12/2016: We just donated €1,000 to 2 great causes: €500 to St Vincent de Paul + €500 to UNICEF, not bad for a day's work #proud ;-) THANK YOU for your support, and #happychristmas

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Taking the Pain out of Cross Compliance paperwork

John O’Sullivan is a spring calving dairy farmer from Ballygree near Castleisland, Co. Kerry. John’s farm is a one-person operation, with little time for paperwork and calf registration and less time

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Making Farm Paperwork a thing of the past

Mike Noonan is a spring calving Dairy farmer from Glenville, Co. Cork. In 2014 Mike went into a partnership with his in-laws, David and Breda Forde.Keen to bring something new to this venture, Mike

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