For those of you that are not quite ready yet it might be an idea to have a look at the calving situation on your farm. Are the calving facilities cleaned, disinfected and ready for action? Most vets agree that the first few calves through the calving facilities every year...
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Farming Independant Calving article
Charles Chavasse – 14 January 2014 For a cow to have a long and productive life, good health during the first few weeks on the farm are essential. In recent years there has been much research to show that animals that remain disease-free grow faster and reach target weights for...
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New Year, new possibilities!!
2014 is upon us and with it brings a whole new year and lots of new opportunities. I find it is a great time to look back on the previous year and see what has gone well and also what did not go well in the farm business. What would...
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Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all our customers and we hope 2014 brings us all a prosperous year....
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Feed Price reductions
Good news again from John O’Connell Feeds that we can announce price reductions across our range of feeds for October. thank fully our suppliers have passed down some of the reduction in world market prices and we are eager to pass them on to our customers. We still have the...
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Farm Safety Tips
Farming continues to be one of the most dangerous occupations in Ireland. In light of this here are a couple of farm safety guidelines. 1. Pto guards. Simple advice this. Make sure they are fitted, in good condition and clipped on. And for heavens sake don’t ever go near a...
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Winter Housing preparation and feed bin maintenence
Now that Autumn is upon us and the days are just starting to draw in it is time to concentrate on getting ready for the winter housing period. There are always lots of jobs to be done to improve housing and fix problems that made life difficult last year. Unfortunately...
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Product Improvements for Autumn 2013
With grass supplies getting scarcer by the day we have made some small improvements to our products to ensure maximum returns for our customers. Thankfully the availability of top quality locally grown Barley has helped us to include this in our diets to provide a good wholesome energy and starch source...
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Major Mill upgrade
We have just completed a major mill upgrade at our production facility in Castlemahon. Due to the increasing demand for our feed over the last few years we decided to take the step to further upgrade the Mill to keep us at the leading edge of safe and efficient production. As...
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Tips to maximise Mid to late season grass growth
1 ensure a good topping policy. After grazing paddocks should be topped to remove the seed heads. 2. Measure grass on a set day every week. Looking at it from the window of the tractor is not enough it should be walked. If grass supplies are tight consider applying fertiliser...
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