Dairy
Pat and Geraldine Ahern run a dairy enterprise on 28ha in Bridepark, Conna, Co. Cork. Over the past...
Farmers have struggled to turn stock out to grass over recent weeks and forage and fodder reserves...
Sheep
Energy is the first limiting factor in the late pregnancy diet of a ewe. However, protein also has...
Farming in Easkey, Co. Sligo, the Dunphy family has overseen a major expansion of their dairy farm...
Ensuring that newborn lambs receive adequate supplies of colostrum is critical, according to...
The board and senior management of New Zealand’s Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) have...
638 herd owners have registered as part of phase one of the Irish Johne’s Control Programme,...
The vast majority of March-lambing flocks are in the throes of lambing and looking after the...
Agri-Business
Ornua paid out over €4.8 million in directors’ fees and global executive remuneration in 2017,...
Beef
The Schmallenberg virus (SBV) – a low-impact disease, with the potential to cause...
Easter is fast approaching and processors have little over seven full processing days before they...
Beef buyers have moved to stabilse the market somewhat over recent days and the trade has failed to...
Calving may be in full swing on many dairy farms, but the breeding season is only a matter of weeks...
The inclement weather of late is having an adverse effect on grazing conditions on many farms,...
