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After a very challenging harvest in 2012 following the difficult weather conditions we are all hoping that 2013 will be a lucky year for all Irish Farmers. Taking advantage of the dry frosty spell of weather we at John O’Connells have been very busy getting land ready for Spring Barley and...

We have all been told that the Rumen is vital to a healthy productive animal so here is a quick run down on some interesting points about the Rumen.   The rumen allows the animals to get the majority of their nutrients from forages and other Roughages. Non ruminant animals...

With increased demand for our feedstuffs over the last few years and as further commitment to operating a top quality reliable transport system, we have taken delivery of a new DAF CF tractor unit supplied by McAuiliffes Kerry Truck sales in Castleisland. It is fitted with the latest clean engine emmisions...

What are our Grazing options in 2013?   Now that we can be planning to get cows out on grass what are our options to boost profits in 2013?   Here at John O’Connell feeds we have been working hard to formulate a new range of feed for cows at...

Springtime is a very busy time for farmers with cows calving, fertiliser being spread and a lot of farm activity happening when the weather allows. This is a time when we all can over do things and end up with back problems. The key to avoiding these very painful problems...

We are delighted to announce that we have upgraded our pelleting process to handle increased high cereal formulations. As further proof of our commitment to using only the best raw materials in our feeds we have successfully trialled and fitted some new equipment to pellet high cereal diets such as those...

  The early signs of Calving 2013 have again highlighted many issues with cows at calving. Calving has barely started but some herds are experiencing significant problems. Cows are calving down both thin and worst of all weak.   At the moment knackeries are reporting a huge increase in business....

This spring many chickens have come home to roost. The poor quality forage that most farmers were forced to make last summer is causing serious trouble with many farmers. With silage samples coming in with as low as 58DMD and 8% protein this is having a very negative effect on animals...