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Longford farmers set for Carrick-on-Shannon Winter Fair

The members of the Midland and Western Livestock Improvement Society, Carrick-on-Shannon are busy preparing for their 17th Annual Winter Fair with the show on Sunday, November 27 and the sale on Monday, November 28. The judging on Sunday, November ...

20 Nov 2022 at 08:01

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Longford Leader Farming: Should I feed meals to my cattle this Autumn?

... but the amount you feed will depend on the availability of grass ahead of your stock, so it can vary from farm to farm. WEANLINGS Suckler farmers will see a definite return when feeding meals to their calves prior to and after weaning. Not only farmers...

12 Sept 2021 at 18:00

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Inclusion of IBR testing in National Beef Welfare Scheme a serious mistake

...declared at the point of sale. The inclusion of this measure has the potential to interfere with the normal marketing of WEANLINGS from herds in the programme, devaluing animals and exposing suckler farmers to potential liability for purchaser’s losses....

11 Sept 2023 at 09:02

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Investigation into Bord Bia QA proposals needed

...wants to get them to give up so that climate targets will be easier to meet.” “It is well known that best markets for WEANLINGS are live exports, or WEANLINGS that have potential for fatstock sales, or fancy weanling heifers with future breeding...

23 Jan 2024 at 11:00

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Longford Farming: Getting Winter Ready

On Thursday 14th September at 6:30pm John O’Hanlon, Tipper, Ballymahon, Co Longford will host a beef farm walk organised by Teagasc and Animal Health Ireland. Previously John operated a suckler to weanling system but changed in recent years to ...

12 Sept 2023 at 07:04

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Longford Leader Farming: Managing your weanlings this autumn to comply with BEEP-S

... for farmers who selected that option. Meal Feeding Farmers who chose the meal feeding option are required feed their WEANLINGS for four weeks before weaning and two weeks after weaning. Table 1 below illustrates examples of the six-week window....

15 Sept 2020 at 10:00

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Longford Leader Farming: BEEP-S deadline fast approaching

...if you are selected for an inspection. Meal Feeding Farmers who chose the meal feeding option are required feed their WEANLINGS for four weeks before weaning and two weeks after weaning. You must keep your own records to show date of commencement...

03 Nov 2020 at 12:30

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Fears that several marts will not be able to cope with Level 5 restrictions

...– with some managers worried that their broadband may not be strong enough to meet demand- especially as thousands of WEANLINGS are set to be sold in the coming weeks," concluded Senator Murphy. Also read: Roscommon GAA player tests positive for...

21 Oct 2020 at 23:51

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Longford Leader Farming: Importance of weanling management over winter period cannot be understated

The target weight gain for WEANLINGS over the winter is 0.6kgs /head /day. Over a 150 day winter, this amounts to 90kgs of weight gain. In many cases however, WEANLINGS fall well short of this target. The following are some factors which should be...

17 Oct 2020 at 13:00

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Fifty years not out as Granard Mart celebrates Golden Anniversary

...he described how livestock were touted from week to week and year to year. Two marts were held on a weekly basis with WEANLINGS and suckler cows being traded on Monday evenings in addition to the cattle, bullocks and heifers that exchanged hands on...

18 Oct 2020 at 12:00

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Longford bred bull fetches record price at Aubrac sale

A Longford bred bull sold for a new record price for an Aubrac bull at the Irish Aubrac Cattle Society’s annual sale at GVM Tullamore, on Saturday, October 24. Ashbrook Othello, owned by Michael Hanlon of Ashbrook Aubracs, Ballinrooey, Dring, ...

04 Nov 2020 at 14:00

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Longford Leader Farming: Mohill Mart weekly sale prices

There was a big entry of cattle for this time of year and a fine yard of quality store bullocks\heifers were on offer on the day. Sample prices from the most recent sale: bullocks l 470 kg - €1,150 l 480 kg - €1,170 l 420 kg - €1,110 l 435 ...

08 Sept 2020 at 09:00

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