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Animal Health
Need a Veterinary Prescription? Feirm Supplies Makes It Simple
Need a prescription for wormers, fluke treatments or other prescription-only animal health products? You don't have to organise the whole process yourself. One team. One straightforward process. Less hassle for the farmer.
Farming Advice
Budget 2026 Ireland: What Does It Mean for Irish Farmers?
Budget 2026 delivered an additional €170 million in funding for Ireland’s agriculture sector, bringing the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s total allocation to over €2.3 billion. But what does this actually mean for farmers on the ground? From increased funding for TB eradication and environmental schemes to support for slurry storage, farm modernisation and livestock farming, Budget 2026 introduced several measures affecting Irish agriculture. At Feirm Supplies, we're breaking down the key announcements and what they mean for dairy, beef, sheep and tillage farmers across Ireland.
Feirm News
Meet Rachel Murphy: Head of Marketing at Feirm Co-op
Behind every strong agricultural brand is a team working to make sure farmers understand who they are, what they offer and, most importantly, how they can help. At Feirm Co-op, that responsibility is led by Rachel Murphy, Head of Marketing, who oversees the marketing and communications activity across the wider Feirm Co-op group. From brand strategy and digital marketing to ecommerce, recruitment campaigns, social media and farmer communications, Rachel’s role centres on one goal: making Feirm Co-op and its services easier for farmers and customers to understand, access and engage with.
Farming Advice
Dry Cow Management: Teat Sealers, Hygiene & Drying Off
Drying off is one of the most important management periods in the dairy calendar. What happens at drying off can affect udder health during the dry period and into the following lactation. Good preparation, careful hygiene, appropriate use of teat sealers and dry cow treatments, and clean housing all play an important role. For Irish dairy farmers, dry cow treatment should now be approached on an individual cow basis, with antibiotic dry cow therapy used where there is evidence that it is required and in consultation with your veterinary practitioner.
Farming Advice
How Much Cubicle Lime Do I Need Per Cow?
Keeping cubicles clean and dry is an important part of winter housing management, particularly for dairy cows. But how much cubicle lime should you actually be using? A useful guideline from Teagasc is 1 tonne of lime for every 20 cows over a five-month winter. This works out at approximately 50kg of cubicle lime per cow for a 150-day housing period.
Animal Health
Winter Dosing for Cattle: A Practical Guide for Irish Farmers
Winter housing provides one of the best opportunities of the year to get on top of parasites in cattle. During the grazing season, cattle can pick up stomach worms, lungworm and liver fluke from pasture. Once cattle are housed, exposure to many of these parasites stops, making the winter period an ideal time to assess parasite burdens and, where necessary, treat animals. However, effective winter dosing is no longer simply about giving every animal the same dose at housing. The right approach depends on the parasites present on your farm, the age and type of cattle, previous treatment history, diagnostic results and the stage of the parasite you need to control. Getting it right can protect animal health, feed efficiency and winter performance while also helping to slow the development of anthelmintic resistance.
Farming Advice
Test, Don’t Guess: Faecal Egg Count Testing for Worms & Fluke
Fast, in-house parasite testing for Irish cattle and sheep farmers When was the last time you checked whether your cattle or sheep actually needed a worm dose? For many years, routine dosing at set times throughout the grazing season was common practice. But parasite control is changing.