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Longford Leader Farming: The suckler cow of the future? Five key areas to improve on

In order for it to survive into the future it is my opinion that there are five the main KPI’s (Key performance Indicators) areas that we need to focus on or will be asked to focus on. 1. Calving Interval – The national calving interval over the ...

25 Sept 2021 at 13:00

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Longford Leader Farming: Compulsory bovine EID must be fully funded

At an additional cost of €1.05-€1.10, Mr Farrell said that compulsory bovine EID tagging adds over €2.5m in direct costs to suckler and dairy farmers for tags alone, before the purchase of readers is factored in. “While there are management ...

22 Aug 2021 at 17:00

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Longford Leader Farming: Colostrum – Liquid Gold

It is the busiest time of the year by far on farms and probably one of the most dangerous giving the potential aggressive nature of animals at this time. Given the workload, it is important to do basic things right in order to prevent ...

08 Feb 2022 at 10:00

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Longford Leader Farming: Keeping summer mastitis at bay

It affects dry cows and heifers in both dairy and beef herds. It is caused by a bacteria and is spread by flies. Cows can appear dull and have discomfort in their udder when infected. The infected quarter will be swollen, hard and ...

18 Aug 2020 at 09:00

Farming

Longford Leader Farming: Environmental advice on suckler farming efficiency

There are over 6000 cattle farms in Roscommon and the majority of those have suckler cows. There is a theory that suckler cows are bad for the environment and that they are not profitable. But I would argue that in general they ...

10 Jul 2020 at 16:00

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Longford Leader Farming: How to deal with late calving cows?

Achieving a 12 weeks calving season is a realistic target for most suckler farms, with 80% cow calved within 8 weeks. To achieve these targets it is important to pay close attention to those late calving cows. Cows may fail to ...

29 Jun 2020 at 09:00

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Longford Leader Farming: ICSA calls for 5% BEAM Nitrates reduction to be scrapped

“Several marts have cancelled sales that were scheduled to take place this week due to the worsening Covid situation and we are likely facing many more weeks, if not months, of disruption to trading. When you add difficulties ...

19 Jan 2021 at 08:00

Farming

The best way to deal with late-calving cows

Achieving a 12 week calving season is a realistic target for most suckler farms, with 80% cows calved within 8 weeks. To achieve these targets, it is important to pay close attention to those late calving cows. Cows may fail ...

22 Jun 2019 at 15:00

Farming

Suckler cow package must be available to all farmers - INHFA

Speaking in advance of the Beef Market Taskforce meeting scheduled for January 09, the President of the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) Colm O’Donnell has stated that the €40 million available to the ...

08 Jan 2020 at 13:00

Farming

‘Suckler cow is the backbone of beef sector’, says IFA chief

He stated: “The suckler cow is the backbone of Ireland’s quality €3bn beef sector and is crucial to the survival of rural Ireland, particularly in the west, where 80% of the cows are sucklers. “IFA is determined to ...

23 Mar 2020 at 21:00

Farming

Longford Leader Farming: Condition scoring your cows

There has been a lot of negative press about the role of the suckler cow in the last number of months. It is my view point that she still has a big role to play on a lot of the farms in the west of Ireland ...

21 Dec 2019 at 11:00

Farming

BEEP payments to continue

The Minister confirmed that starting on Sunday, payments to the value of €13,239,560 would be issued to 13,290 farmers,bringing the total paid to farmers in the pilot scheme to €15,306,280. Minister Creed ...

06 Dec 2019 at 16:35

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