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farmer booklets



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download fileRed Clover Webinar Slides

farmer booklets10 March 2025
download fileOptiHouse Farmer Booklet

farmer booklets01 June 2023
download fileOptiHouse Calf House Modifications Booklet

farmer booklets01 June 2023
download fileARCZero Farm Walk at Ian McClelland's Farm - Handout

farmer booklets04 May 2023
download fileGRASS COVER ESTIMATION FOR PRECISION GRAZING SYSTEMS

farmer booklets07 March 2023
download fileBeacon Farm Network Beef and Sheep Carbon Benchmarking Report

farmer booklets14 February 2023
download fileCapitalising on Clover Seminar Presentation Slides

farmer booklets12 December 2022
download fileBeacon Farm Network Dairy Farm Benchmarking Report

farmer booklets07 December 2022
download filePlanning for Performance Event Slides

farmer booklets07 October 2022
download fileResults of Autumn survey on how farmers are adapting to and mitigating rising input costs

farmer booklets06 October 2022
download fileImpact of Rising Prices Farm Survey Results

farmer booklets11 May 2022
download fileN Fertiliser Review - Final Report

farmer booklets23 March 2022
download fileSCOPS - Know your Anthelmintic Groups

farmer booklets07 January 2022
download fileiTEMiD Case Study: Analysing Renewable Energy Generation Dairy Farming and Identifying Opportunities for on-Farm Utilisation

farmer booklets08 December 2021
download fileImproving performance within feed-to-yield systems

farmer booklets04 November 2021
download fileRam Compare NI: The effect of sire muscle EBV on lamb performance and carcase quality

farmer booklets26 July 2021
download fileStudies on the use of locally grown field beans and red clover in dairy cow diets

farmer booklets26 October 2020
download fileBOOKLET 2 - A COMPARISON OF FOUR GRASSLAND-BASED SYSTEMS OF MILK PRODUCTION FOR WINTER CALVING HIGH GENETIC MERIT DAIRY COWS

farmer booklets28 September 2020
download fileBOOKLET 3 - DAIRY HERD FERTILITY - EXAMINATION OF EFFECTS OF INCREASING GENETIC MERIT AND OTHER HERD FACTORS ON REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE

farmer booklets28 September 2020
download fileBOOKLET 7 - DEVELOPING IMPROVED HEIFER REARING SYSTEMS

farmer booklets28 September 2020
download fileBOOKLET 8 - THE INFLUENCE OF SUCKLER COW GENETICS AND TERMINAL SIRE ON PERFORMANCE OF THE SUCKLER HERD

farmer booklets28 September 2020
download fileBOOKLET 20 - CONTRIBUTION OF MEAT (BEEF AND LAMB) FROM GRASS-FED RUMINANTS TO THE TOTAL HUMAN DIETARY INTAKE OF LONG CHAIN N-3 POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS

farmer booklets28 September 2020
download fileFlooring options for house, growing and finishing cattle

farmer booklets18 December 2019
download fileCalf Rearing Essential

farmer booklets13 December 2019
download fileFinishing Beef Events 10th & 12th September 2019

farmer booklets19 September 2019
download fileFinishing Lamb Events 3rd & 4th September 2019

farmer booklets12 September 2019
download fileBreeding for Performance (Sheep) Event July 19 Booklet

farmer booklets11 July 2019
download fileBreeding for Performance Event 28 & 29 May 2019

farmer booklets30 May 2019
download fileZero-Grazing: A Best Practice Guide

farmer booklets14 December 2018
download fileCOWS guide to managing liver fluke in bought in cattle

farmer booklets21 May 2017
download fileUsing research to reduce the cost of producing milk

farmer booklets16 December 2016
download fileUsing research to reduce the costs of producing beef and lamb

farmer booklets16 December 2016
download fileSycrhronisation - What can it offer you?

farmer booklets06 December 2016
download fileCOWS guide to liver fluke

farmer booklets04 October 2016
download fileA comparison of confinement and grazing systems for dairy cows: What does the science say?

farmer booklets12 February 2016
download fileBooklet 31 - Developments in Dairy Cow Fertility Research

farmer booklets12 February 2016
download fileBooklet 32 - A comparison of four intensive grassland based systems of milk production

farmer booklets12 February 2016
download fileBooklet 29 - Developing improved concentrate feeding and grazing strategies for dairy cows

farmer booklets12 February 2016
download fileBooklet 30 - The effect of early lactation concentrate build-up strategies on dairy cow performance

farmer booklets05 March 2015
download fileDiagnosis and Treatment of Lameness in Sheep

farmer booklets17 March 2014
download fileBovIS User Guide (Carcass Benchmarking Application)

farmer booklets16 December 2013
download fileBooklet 28 - Prevalence of BVD in Northern Ireland Dairy and Suckler Herds

farmer booklets16 December 2013
download fileBooklet 27 - The effects of offering concentrates during the dry period on dairy cow performance

farmer booklets29 October 2013
download fileBooklet 26 - Grassland performance and its relationship with profitability on 10 Northern Ireland dairy farms

farmer booklets02 January 2013
download fileBooklet 25 - The affect of applying cattle slurry as a sole source of nutrients over a four year period on the yield and persistency of seven perennial forage crops

farmer booklets02 January 2013
download fileBooklet 24 - A comparison of the performance of Holstein-Friesian and Jersey crossbred cows across a range of Northern Ireland milk production systems

farmer booklets12 November 2012
download fileBooklet 23 - The effect of a number of supplementation strategies on milk production and fertility of high-yielding dairy cows

farmer booklets16 October 2012
download fileBooklet 18 - Reducing phosphorous levels in dairy cow diets

farmer booklets03 September 2012
download fileBooklet 14 - Effects of feeding forage maize and whole crop silages on the performance of dairy cows offered two qualities of grass silage

farmer booklets03 September 2012
download fileBooklet 15 - Maximising beef output from the suckler herd through the production of heavy bulls

farmer booklets03 September 2012
download fileBooklet 6 - The effect of housing system on performance, behaviour and welfare of beef cattle

farmer booklets03 September 2012
download fileBooklet 17 - Comparison of dairy cow management strategies which differ in labour inputs

farmer booklets03 September 2012
download fileBooklet 11: Are international dairy sire genetic evaluations relevant to milk production systems in Northern Ireland

farmer booklets02 September 2012
download fileBooklet 16: The effect of reducing the protein content of the diet on the performance of dairy cows

farmer booklets02 September 2012
download fileBooklet 12 - Holstein Bull Beef

farmer booklets02 September 2012
download fileBooklet 10: The effect of the type of dietary supplement on the performance of the grazing dairy cow

farmer booklets02 September 2012
download fileBooklet 1: The effects of genetics of lowland crossbred ewes and terminal sires on lamb output and carcass quality

farmer booklets02 September 2012
download fileBooklet 4: Developing low cost 'natural-care' systems of sheep production

farmer booklets02 September 2012
download fileBooklet 9: Reducing the organic nitrogen outputs from dairy cows and beef cattle in Nitrate Vulnerable Zones

farmer booklets02 September 2012
download fileBooklet 5: An examination of the factors affecting the cleanliness of house beef cattle in Northern Ireland

farmer booklets02 September 2012
download fileBooklet 19: The effect of applying slurry during the grazing season on dairy cow performance

farmer booklets02 September 2012
download fileImproving milk composition during the winter period through feeding

farmer booklets31 August 2012
download fileBooklet 22: Norwegian Red / Holstein-Friesian on Farm Comparison

farmer booklets28 August 2012
download fileBooklet 13 - Footbath Design & Use

farmer booklets28 August 2012
download fileMaximising Returns from Beef Progeny Sourced from the Dairy Herd

farmer booklets28 August 2012