Agri Health
European Medicines Agency approves 2 new bluetongue vaccines
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the “approval” of two new vaccines to protect against bluetongue disease. The vaccines...
Agri Health
Rural Life
ALONE appeals to public to check in on the elderly during cold snap
ALONE, the national charity that supports thousands of older people across Ireland, is asking the elderly to reach out for...
Sponsored
Opti-Skim trumps calf milk replacer with newest edition
Auctus has now launched the newest edition to its calf milk replacer product range. There are now seven calf milk...
Video
Video: Farmer well-being notice board launch at Ballyjamesduff Mart
Farmer well-being notice board launch at Ballyjamesduff Mart
Beef
DAFM update on backdated bTB balancing payments
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has provided an update on progress regarding the issuing of backdated...
Rural Life
Animal sanctuary owner sentenced for operating 'house of horrors'
A 70-year-old woman has received an eight-month custodial sentence for animal abuse charges imposed on over 50 animals residing in...
Agri Health
'Legen-Dairy' campaign launched to debunk dairy myths
Agri Aware and the National Dairy Council (NDC) have teamed up to launch the ‘Legen-Dairy’ campaign, which aims to debunk...
Agri Health
Farmers in Brussels 'demand an end' to EU-Mercosur free trade deal
Farmers from across Europe gathered on the streets of Brussels today (Wednesday, November 13) to demand an end to the...
Agri-Business
Cattle methane vaccine project receives $9.4m in funding
Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos, has provided $9.4 million (€8.7 million) in funding towards a project examining the viability of a...
Sponsored
How to avoid costly calf registration errors
Are you wondering how you can avoid costly calf registration errors and Bord Bia penalties? As the busy spring season...
Beef
Wildlife or cattle trade controls: Where to next in bovine TB battle?
Large crowds of farmers gathered at the Errigal Country House Hotel in Cootehill, Co. Cavan, on Wednesday, November 6, for...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu confirmed at poultry farm in Yorkshire
The UK government has confirmed a case of bird flu on a commercial poultry farm in Yorkshire today, (Wednesday, November...
Agri Health
Start date for national veterinary prescription system announced
The national veterinary prescription system (NVPS) will come into operation on January 13, 2025, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and...
N.Ireland
The eradication of bTB: Kill the pathogen or the host animals?
The eradication of bTB in the UK and Ireland has been given a fundamentally different focus by prof. Jonathan Rushton,...
Agri Health
Carlow CoCo launches farmer wellbeing programme
Carlow County Council is due to debut a health and wellbeing programme targeting farmers, tomorrow (October 1) at Leinster Marts,...
Agri Health
3 new bluetongue cases confirmed in England
Three new cases of bluetongue have been confirmed in cattle in Essex in England, bringing the total number of affected...
Sponsored
Where might trees fit for a sustainable future?
The Teagasc Forestry One to One Clinics facilitate a discussion on where trees might fit for a sustainable future. Teagasc...
Agri Health
UK sanctions 3 new emergency bluetongue vaccines
Authorities in Great Britain have permitted the use of three unauthorised bluetongue virus (BTV) vaccines within the UK, which will...
Rural Life
Research: 9/10 farmers report 'high stress levels'
New research published by FRS Farm Services found that nine out of 10 farmers say that their stress levels have...
Dairy
Former monk runs 'cow cuddling' service for stress relief
Former monk, Grahame Barritt, has founded Wale’s first cow cuddling therapy service, ‘Cow Companions’, which offers people a chance to...
N.Ireland
'There are still avoidable deaths occurring on NI farms' - Muir
Minister from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), Andrew Muir, has said there are still “avoidable deaths”...