One for the machinery fans dung (or FYM if you're posh) going out on the farm in #Tipperary and new water pipe getting put down in #Newforddemo this week

Few old slats being put to good use on #Newforddemo

Few people been asking about the calving set up on the new farm. Here's a quick tour of the calving shed. Previously all one 120 ft by 40 ft open shed. Converted in last few weeks to cater for calving cows on #Newforddemo

#calving24 in full swing in #Newforddemo with over 30 calved and all going well. Creep area working well. #sucklers

Few half reared calves born on #Newforddemo last night. All between 12 and 18 days overdue so jack was at the ready

In the latest from Newford Farm, calving activity has been in full swing over the last month🐮🐄 49% of the herd has calved within 23 days (as of 21st February), with the first cow calving on the 29th of January. The average weight of all calves born to-date is 42 kg #NewfordDemo

Our very own Joey on #Newforddemo 😂 #friends

The sun was shining in this morning at #NewfordFarm on this newborn Whitecliff Orwell calf out of an 11th calver cow, who calved without assistance after a long 294 day gestation. #NewfordDemo ☀️🐄

At #NewfordFarm 68% of the herd has calved within the first 5 weeks (as of 3rd March),with the first cow calving on the 29th January. 66 cows out of 91 in-calf animals have calved(up to 6th March). The later calving cows have received their Rotavec Corona vaccination.#NewfordDemo

Welcome to the new home for all Dawn Meats updates from both Newford Suckler Demonstration Farm and Tipperary Dairy Calf to Beef Demonstration Farm. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter/X and Instagram to not miss out! 🐄🌱 #NewfordDemo #TipperaryDemo

At #NewfordFarm,Calving activity has been in full swing over the last number of weeks. 68% of the Newford herd calved within the first 5 weeks (up to 3rd March) with the first cow calving on the 29th of January. 75 cows out of 91 in-calf animals have calved (up to the 15th March)

Class of '24 at #NewfordDemo are doing well and glad to have a good bed of straw under them on days like today 🌧️ Pictured - Grange Grangewood Royal Oak heifer, Laurel heifer, and a Whitecliffe Orwell heifer. 🐄 #NewfordFarm

Handy bit of kit for making sure calves are getting good quality colostrum. Anything above 22% is good quality. This Lapon calf should get all she needs from mammy for the best best start 👍🏼 Dawn Meats Demonstration Farms #Newforddemo

Eyes on the prize now with just 1 cow left to calve after this addition last night #newforddemo

All over for another year 🐂 #calving24 #Newforddemo

Late night checks are back on #Newforddemo with breeding starting this week.

No such thing as kissing and not telling when you’ve a teaser bull with a chin ball around the place 🙈 #newforddemo

This week we welcomed the Teagasc Authority for a visit to Newford Suckler Beef Demonstration Farm. It was great to chat through the progress made so far this year at the farm's new home in Co. Roscommon 🐮👏 #NewfordDemo

Read below as Newford Suckler Demo Farm manager Stephen Frend, discusses the day-to-day management of the suckler herd and chats through the background, progress, challenges and goals with the first of monthly updates Irish Independent independent.ie/farming/beef/h…

A relatively quiet shed on #Newforddemo given that the first group of calves were weaned today… weaned at 300 kg with an ADG of 1.22 kg since birth. Slightly back on other years but with the year that’s in it we’ll take it 😅