Press Articles 2011
Rations for finishing cattle - December
Making money from beef finishing is still a challenge
Making money from beef finishing is still a challenge
Opportunity to improve flock health management - November
Brian Hanthorn, the Beef & Sheep Development adviser based in Dungannon, is organising a series of meetings aimed at improving sheep health and performance ...
Brian Hanthorn, the Beef & Sheep Development adviser based in Dungannon, is organising a series of meetings aimed at improving sheep health and performance ...
Practical experiences to improve suckler herd fertility - September
Ralph Lyons, Eskra has a 60 cow Suckler herd with an average Calving index of 377 days compared to the N Ireland average of 400 days ...
Ralph Lyons, Eskra has a 60 cow Suckler herd with an average Calving index of 377 days compared to the N Ireland average of 400 days ...
Sheep Dipping – Take the plunge! - September
If you intend buying sheep dip in the near future or are planning to dip sheep soon you are legally required to have a Certificate of Competence in the Safe Use of Sheep Dips ...
If you intend buying sheep dip in the near future or are planning to dip sheep soon you are legally required to have a Certificate of Competence in the Safe Use of Sheep Dips ...
Family history reveals a dark secret - August
In 2004 the Greenmount Blackface flock adopted a five family breeding policy, each family being a different bloodline ...
In 2004 the Greenmount Blackface flock adopted a five family breeding policy, each family being a different bloodline ...
Compact calving suckler cows - June
At Greenmount Hill farm, Glenwherry, the mating period is only nine weeks with the majority of calves being born in the first four to six weeks of the subsequent calving period...
At Greenmount Hill farm, Glenwherry, the mating period is only nine weeks with the majority of calves being born in the first four to six weeks of the subsequent calving period...
CONTROLLING MINERAL IMBALANCES ON BEEF FARMS - June
Minerals, and vitamins make up a very small portion of an animals’ diet, however, they play an essential role in the overall health, growth and reproduction of livestock...
Minerals, and vitamins make up a very small portion of an animals’ diet, however, they play an essential role in the overall health, growth and reproduction of livestock...
Sward growth struggling to keep up with demand - June
Whilst it was a super start to the 2011 grass season, with grass growth well ahead of the previous year, it all changed in the latter part of May ...
Whilst it was a super start to the 2011 grass season, with grass growth well ahead of the previous year, it all changed in the latter part of May ...
Buying or using a bull for the suckler herd - May
Buying a bull is easy – making sure he gets cows in calf in a compact breeding season and for several years is more difficult...
Buying a bull is easy – making sure he gets cows in calf in a compact breeding season and for several years is more difficult...
Profit from your shearing - April
If ever there was a year for a sheep farmer to pay close attention to the shearing of their sheep ...
If ever there was a year for a sheep farmer to pay close attention to the shearing of their sheep ...
Grass - The Goldilocks Principle - April
Grass growth varies everyday and livestock demand changes gradually over time ...
Grass growth varies everyday and livestock demand changes gradually over time ...
Plan now to boost lamb performance at grass - April
Good grassland management is the key to maximising lamb performance, but can be difficult to achieve on sheep farms ...
Good grassland management is the key to maximising lamb performance, but can be difficult to achieve on sheep farms ...
Ready, Steady, Grow! - It's turnout time for the beef cattle at Greenmount - March
Early turnout is essential to ensure that you remain in control of grass growth from day one ...
Early turnout is essential to ensure that you remain in control of grass growth from day one ...
Sheep have great potential in era of efficiency - January
If the 80’s were about production, the 90’s about subsidies, the noughties about quality, I suspect the next 10 years will be about efficiency ...
If the 80’s were about production, the 90’s about subsidies, the noughties about quality, I suspect the next 10 years will be about efficiency ...
