by Jane Marks | Jan 24, 2022 | Farm Services News & Articles
With February approaching, many farmers are now getting to into the swing of their 2022 calving season. The aim with any calving season is to produce a herd of strong and healthy young animals. With already knowing the importance of the ‘Golden Hour’ for newly born...
by Jane Marks | Jan 12, 2022 | Farm Services News & Articles
As many farms are preparing for or are in the early stages of calving, now is the time to refresh on calf health. With workload expected to increase, it is important to know what to do and take action once the calf is born. Farmers should take this time to familiarise...
by Jane Marks | Jan 5, 2022 | Farm Services News & Articles
Pictured at presentation of the book ‘From Farm Relief Services to FRS Network – The Journey over 40 Years’ written and compiled by Peter Byrne, CEO of FRS Network are: Larry Leahy – FRS Operators Representative; Francis Fitzgerald – National Chairman, FRS...
by Jane Marks | Dec 24, 2021 | Farm Services News & Articles
FRS Farm Relief Services are seeking new farm workers to join the growing team. Being an FRS operator is a flexible role, which suits people in many areas such as young people looking for experience, those with spare capacity outside of their own farm, dry stock...
by Jane Marks | Dec 23, 2021 | Farm Services News & Articles
As the year comes to a close, the term ‘resolutions’ will start to be mentioned more frequently. Usually, they are thought of in the context of health and fitness and life changes, however, they also can be applied to better business practices. Most farmers now have...
by Jane Marks | Dec 23, 2021 | Farm Services News & Articles
The labour market has changed greatly in recent years. It is getting harder to find staff to work on farms as competition from other sectors intensifies. Within agriculture, we are seeing an increasing gap between between what farmers want and what farm workers want....