I Wouldn’t Like to Tell Too Many Folk About It — It Does a Real Job for Me — Allan Jackson | Headlind Livestock Services
Allan Jackson has worked with 21 breeds of cattle and sheep over a career spanning more than five decades. He has shown champions at the
If You Can Get the First Three or Four Months Right, It’s a Different Animal Growing Up — Christian McSweeney on BioBalance, Co. Cork
Christian McSweeney farms full-time with his father near Blarney,in Co. Cork. They milk Holstein-Friesian cows, calving all year round, and rear their own replacements and
BioBalance Is Like Paying Insurance for Your Calf the Day He’s Born — Steven Beamish, Skibbereen
Steven Beamish milks 120 cows in partnership with his father Harry near Skibbereen, Co. Cork. The herd is a Fleckvieh-Holstein cross on a split-calving system,
You’re Content Walking Away — David Bergin on BioBalance, South Tipperary
David Bergin farms between Rosegreen and Fethard in South Tipperary with his father Dennis. He sources his Natural Stockcare products through Star Fuels and Farm
It’s the Best Money We’ve Ever Spent — Brendan Ryan on BioBalance, the Postbiotic Transforming Calf Health in Limerick
Scaling a dairy enterprise brings opportunity — but it also brings pressure. More cows means more calves, more labour demands, more exposure to health challenges,
This Year, the Calves Are the Healthiest I’ve Had in a Long Time — Aidan Quinlan, Kerry
Aidan Quinlan, a dairy farmer in Co. Kerry, calves in a compact window from February to mid-March and with compact calving the workload with calves
The Performance of the Calves Was Very Encouraging — William’s BioBalance Success Story
Getting replacement heifers off to the right start is one of the most important — and most underestimated — investments on a dairy farm. Research
They’re Glowing — The Clonagh Herd’s Natural Stockcare Success Story
For most farmers, showing cattle is a sideline. For Garrett and Lyndsey Behan, who run the Clonagh pedigree herd from Ballyfin, Co. Laois, it is
Once You Give It to Them, They Look Well — Twin Plus & Cobalt B12, Co. Mayo
Spring 2024 was one of the toughest in recent memory for sheep farmers across the west of Ireland. Saturated ground, poor grass growth, and earlier-than-usual