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Rebecca Ryan, 21, studied childcare after her Leaving Cert, but later studied a level 5 certificate in agriculture at Ballyhaise Agricultural College, before beginning a level 6 in dairy herd management.

Austin Callaghan, drystock advisor, Teagasc Claremorris writes about suckler cow replacement strategies, calving home-bred heifers from 22-26 months, 36-month-old calving systems and purchasing replacements.

The dairy farmer intends to install a mechanical ventilation system this spring.

A large Simmental-cross calf was born on a dairy farm in Scotland last week.

The Fallons are milking 300 cows on two farms.

Seamus Murray runs a compact calving herd but has aimed to reduce the workload with a number of simple ideas.

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