John Joyce: The stress of a Bord Bia audit is a price worth paying for being in the scheme
We recently had our Bord Bia Quality Assurance audit, and everything went well, with just a few pointers to brush up on.
Source: independent.ie
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Gerry Giggins: Beef farmers should hark back to '98 and look to exploit niche markets
Now that we’re nearing the end of harvest, winter beef finishers will be turning their thoughts to the three main things that affect their profitability: store prices, feed prices and finished beef prices.
Source: independent.ie
Eamon O'Connell: They were only dosed a few weeks ago. It can't be lungworm… or can it?
Hurrying back home one morning last week, I rounded a sharp corner on a back road and was greeted by an oncoming herd of cows, travelling at a decent trot and unaccompanied by an farmer.
Source: independent.ie
Eamon O'Connell: What to do if you're not happy with your scan results: identify the problem and ensure it doesn't happen again
This is the one time of year that the stereotype of a large-animal vet is fulfilled — most of the day is spent with my arm in a green glove, shoulder-deep in a cow’s rear end. Classy.
Source: independent.ie
John Heney: The MACC report and its deeply complex and seemingly irrational nature
It has been many years since I stopped using heavier stocking rates on my farm. Now, each time I move my cattle onto fresh grass, I am struck by what a truly environmentally-friendly enterprise fattening cattle could be if we only fully utilised the unique natural advantages we are blessed with in Ireland.
Source: independent.ie