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Laois suckler farmer <strong>Adrian Dowling<\/strong>, accuracy\n          was never the problem \u2014 time was. Herdwatch changed how paperwork fits\n          into everyday farm life, and now he says\n          <strong>&#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t go back to any other way.&#8221;<\/strong>\n        <\/p>\n        <div class=\"hw-meta\">\n          <span class=\"hw-pill\">Ballyfin, Co. Laois<\/span>\n          <span class=\"hw-pill\">Suckler Farming<\/span>\n          <span class=\"hw-pill\">Four-Way Family Partnership<\/span>\n          <span class=\"hw-pill\">Bord Bia QA Scheme<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Content -->\n    <div class=\"hw-content\">\n\n      <p>\n        Adrian Dowling farms near Ballyfin, Co. Laois, in a four-way partnership\n        with his parents and brother. The farm sits at the foothills of the Slieve\n        Blooms, with roughly half its land extending onto the mountain itself. It\n        is a well-run suckler operation \u2014 built steadily over more than two\n        decades \u2014 and Adrian has always taken his records seriously.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <p>\n        The issue was never accuracy. It was time.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"hw-quote\">\n        &#8220;I was always confident my records were right. But paper records take time, and if you don&#8217;t do it straight away, you can forget.&#8221;\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"hw-image\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n          src=\"https:\/\/herdwatch.com\/en-ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_1561.jpeg\"\n          alt=\"Adrian Dowling suckler farmer Ballyfin Co Laois with cattle on farm\"\n          style=\"max-width: 560px; margin: 0 auto;\"\n        \/>\n        <div class=\"hw-caption\">Damien, Tommy and Adrian Dowling with stock on their Co. Laois suckler farm.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <h2>A family suckler farm built over time<\/h2>\n\n      <p>\n        The suckler enterprise was established by Adrian&#8217;s father in the late\n        1990s and early 2000s. It started with just\n        <strong>seven in-calf Charolais-cross heifers<\/strong> bought from a\n        dairy herd. Over the years, steady investment followed \u2014 slatted housing,\n        dry sheds, and calving facilities were added as the herd developed.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <p>\n        The most recent shed, built in 2020, incorporated calving pens and a\n        handling crush. Meanwhile, the land base grew too. From an original 16.5\n        acres, the farm has expanded through purchases, reclamation, and long-term\n        rental. Today, the family farms <strong>63 acres<\/strong>, with recent\n        opportunities allowing them to buy previously rented mountain ground.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <h2>Breeding, docility, and doing the job right<\/h2>\n\n      <p>\n        The farm breeds its own replacements and sells cattle mainly as stores,\n        along with a small number of cull cows each year. The herd currently calves\n        <strong>17 cows annually<\/strong>, with plans to increase to 20.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <p>\n        Breeding decisions are carefully considered. The herd carries mixed\n        genetics \u2014 Limousin, Charolais, and Simmental crosses \u2014 and AI is used\n        extensively. Adrian selects bulls with strong replacement and terminal\n        traits. Above all, however, one characteristic takes priority.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"hw-quote\">\n        &#8220;Docility is the number one trait for me. Any animal that&#8217;s flighty or hard to handle gets culled.&#8221;\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"hw-quote\">\n        &#8220;With small numbers, breeding is so important. You need cows that work for you.&#8221;\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div style=\"display:flex; gap:24px; align-items:flex-start; margin:26px 0; flex-wrap:wrap;\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n          src=\"https:\/\/herdwatch.com\/en-ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_1575-1.jpeg\"\n          alt=\"Dowling family suckler herd on the Slieve Blooms Co Laois farm\"\n          style=\"width:300px; flex-shrink:0; border-radius:14px; display:block;\"\n        \/>\n        <div>\n          <p style=\"margin-top:0;\">\n            The farm breeds its own replacements and sells cattle mainly as stores.\n            Mixed genetics \u2014 Limousin, Charolais, and Simmental crosses \u2014 make up\n            the herd. AI is used extensively, with Adrian selecting bulls that\n            balance replacement and terminal traits. Docility, however, always\n            comes first.\n          <\/p>\n          <p style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">\n            The herd currently calves <strong>17 cows annually<\/strong>, with\n            plans to increase to 20 as the farm continues to develop.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <h2>Why he moved away from paper records<\/h2>\n\n      <div style=\"display:flex; gap:24px; align-items:flex-start; margin:26px 0; flex-wrap:wrap;\">\n        <div>\n          <p style=\"margin-top:0;\">\n            Before Herdwatch, all farm events were recorded in a notebook at home.\n            That information was then transferred into the official Department herd\n            book. Adrian was diligent. However, certain tasks were taking far more\n            time than they should.\n          <\/p>\n          <p style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">\n            He first heard about Herdwatch from a neighbour. When he joined Bord\n            Bia shortly afterwards, he researched it further. The decision was\n            quickly made.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n          src=\"https:\/\/herdwatch.com\/en-ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_7268-portrait-scaled.png\"\n          alt=\"The Dowling family Adrian Sheila Tommy and Damien on their Co Laois farm\"\n          style=\"width:220px; flex-shrink:0; border-radius:14px; display:block;\"\n        \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"hw-caption\" style=\"margin-top:-18px; margin-bottom:22px;\">The Dowling family \u2014 Adrian, Sheila, Tommy and Damien.<\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"hw-quote\">\n        &#8220;Registering calves was one of the worst jobs. It used to take ages, and dates could be written down wrong. Now it&#8217;s super quick.&#8221;\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"hw-quote\">\n        &#8220;I knew straight away it made sense.&#8221;\n      <\/div>\n\n      <h2>Recording in real time \u2014 as the job gets done<\/h2>\n\n      <p>\n        Today, Herdwatch is used daily on the Dowling farm. Adrian records\n        everything on his phone while he is doing the work \u2014 treating cattle,\n        weighing stock, checking due dates. In other words, there is no catching\n        up later.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"hw-quote\">\n        &#8220;Recording treatments there and then is extremely useful. If you leave it, that&#8217;s when mistakes happen.&#8221;\n      <\/div>\n\n      <p>\n        The features he relies on most include:\n      <\/p>\n\n      <ul class=\"hw-feature-list\">\n        <li>Calf registrations<\/li>\n        <li>Medicine treatments &amp; remedy purchases<\/li>\n        <li>Weighing &amp; performance reports<\/li>\n        <li>Field mapping &amp; silage records<\/li>\n        <li>Movement certs &amp; herd compliance reports<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\n      <p>\n        Having everything in one place has also transformed how he handles\n        inspections. As a result, audits are no longer something he has to\n        prepare for over several stressful days.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"hw-quote\">\n        &#8220;I can have all my Bord Bia reports ready in about an hour now. 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