Preparing your breeding plans for Autumn 2022 calving
Pictured at the sale in Cork Marts Dungarvan are three Simmental bullocks born March 2020 & average weight 485 kilos which made €1,000 each. Photo O'Gorman Photography
Autumn calving suckler herds will start breeding soon. Thankfully most are only being housed in many parts of the country. I housed on Wednesday of this week as grass covers are where I want them to be for closing and I am doing a pre-breeding scan this evening. Any tail clipping, dosing and updating of heat detection collars will be done over next weekend. We plan to start breeding next week and want cows settled on their winter diet before we start. That will have the first calves on the ground at the end of August.
