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FRS Can Offer a Lifetime of Flexible Work
As we progress into 2023, many people may consider changing jobs or taking a step towards a new career. With offices around the country, FRS Farm Relief are seeking farm ...

Aftercare of a New Stock Bull
With April now here, many farmers will turn their attention to planning for a successful breeding season. When selecting an effective method for breeding, farmers should consider their herd size ...

Choosing the Right Agri Career Path
Agriculture continues to play a big role in the Irish economy. However, with the landscape of farming changing, so too is the education surrounding it. Choosing a career can be ...

Planning Hoof Care Practice Post Calving
There are a number of different causes for infection and disease in the foot including, injury, digital dermatitis, laminitis, or in some cases, it may be congenital. However, the most ...

FRS Network makes €20,000 donation towards victims of Ukraine Conflict
FRS Network and Herdwatch staff at FRS Network HQ in Roscrea standing in solidarity with the people of the Ukraine and donating €20,000 to the Red Cross. Back row: (L to ...

Watching Out for Grass Tetany
At this time of year farmers are busy getting cows out to grass and tending to the new additions to their herd. For both dairy and suckler farmers, there is ...

Saturated Lands Prompts On-Off Grazing
Spring is a busy time on all farms. Traditionally now would be the time farmers start getting cow paddocks ready for the turn out. However, with recent storms and a ...

Helping to Prevent Prolapsing in Flocks
Many mid-season lambing flocks are getting ready to welcome the first new lambs to the farm. One area that farmers need to pay particular attention to is the risk and ...

FRS Network Donate 200 Computers to Local Schools
19 Schools in Tipperary, Laois, Offaly, Kerry, and Clare are enjoying new computers thanks to the commitment of FRS Network to supporting local communities. In March 2020, the FRS I.T ...

Support for the Lions Club Rosemary Project
Pictured (l to r) Mary Fitzgerald, Roscrea Lions Club; Colin Donnery, Group CEO of NCFRS; Lillian Delaney, Lions Club President; Peter Byrne, Former Group CEO of NCFRS and Siobhan Dooley; ...