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Managing suckler cows during the pre-breeding period is very important to maximise your

Managing Dairy Cows during the Pre-breeding season

With calving over now and an improvement in the weather, it is giving us a great chance to get hay and silage saved

For as long as I can remember, this has been one of the driest spells of weather from early April up until now.

Since my last piece a lot has been going on at the home farm, then again that's the case with most farms around the country.

According to Teagasc, the goal is to get 90% of cows served in the first 3 weeks of the breeding season.

There’s been a lot of talk recently about all the technology that is coming online on Irish farms over the next few years

Like many farms around the country, Farm life is hectic with many new arrivals putting added pressure on both the housing and slurry storage facilities.

Calving is in full swing at the minute with 22 cows calved and a Nitrates inspection in the middle of the hustle and bustle!