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Beef
IFA blasts State approach to TB wildlife controls
Noel Bardon
The IFA is seeking a re-focus towards badger density reduction and the allocation of sufficient manpower to fill vacancies
30 October 2024 Northern Ireland
Tirlán regains control in September league
Tirlán has topped the September milk leagues for a 1m litre producer across high, average and low solids
16 October 2024 Liquid Milk
Reducing the workload on winter milk farms
With calving in full swing on winter milk farms, Aidan Brennan looks at some practical ways farmers can reduce the workload.
A season of missed targets for grass
Remedial action is necessary to ensure that opening grass covers next spring are not compromised.
9 October 2024 Grass & feeding
Agri jobs: Donegal mushroom farm looking for two workers
There is an abundance of jobs on offer in the dairy and mushroom sector both in Ireland and abroad.
21 September 2024 News
Tackling lameness in dairy cows
Thomas Condon reports from a hoofcare event in Moorepark attended by renowned lameness expert Neil Chesterton.
18 September 2024 Breeding & health
Dutch authorities unable to identify source of bluetongue strain
What does the latest research on bluetongue 3 and the efficacy of the virus's new vaccines say?
11 September 2024 News
No bounce in growth just yet
The rain might have made the place green again, but it didn’t do much to increase growth rates.
4 September 2024 Grass & feeding
Keeping the faith in crossbreeding
Reports from the LIC open day at the Breen farm in Emly, Co Tipperary.
4 September 2024 Breeding & health
Simplicity key to success in Timoleague
Labour efficiency and replacement breeding strategies were among the main topics covered at the Carbery Milk Quality farm walk recently.
14 August 2024 Breeding & health
Farmers urged to stay vigilant for bluetongue
Importers must abide by livestock isolation protocols to help ensure the disease is not introduced to Ireland.
26 July 2024 News
Over 32,000 TB reactors removed in year up to June
The Department’s TB figures continue to show a worsening of the disease’s trends in herds.
22 July 2024 News