The cost of rearing 100 calves to 12 weeks of age is close to €60,000, according to Teagasc DairyBeef 500 programme advisor ...

Dairy farms have expanded steadily since the 1970s and now compete for economic strength with beef cattle operations.

A new €1 million state-of-the-art dairy calf rearing centre will have its official opening at 11a.m today at UCD Lyons Farm.

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Chair for the day was Tracey Roan, NFUS and the Scottish Dairy Hub, and calf rearer in her own right ... mix of science and practical education to all interested in rearing healthy, happy calves.” ...

A small grassland farm is turning profits from sheep, sucklers and dairy heifer rearing for a dairy breeding ... from a farming background, he milked cows from age 14 and became a herd manager ...

A new €1m ‘state-of-the-art’ centre that will apply cutting-edge research to benefit and improve the health and rearing of dairy calves has been opened at University College Dublin (UCD) Lyons Farm.