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New research means that you can now breed dairy and beef animals that have…
Insufficient farm infrastructure is one of the main causes of lameness in dairy herds. This could be anything from poor roadway surfaces, sharp…
The breeding season is fast approaching and preparation is a key component to a successful breeding season. What some farmers fail to realise…
The Duggans run a streamlined, low-cost, spring-calving operation on the undulating slopes of south-east Laois. Eamonn Duggan has been farming full-time here since…
A Co. Waterford vet has advised farmers to allow cows sufficient time when walking on roadways in order to prevent lameness, saying “cows…
With the peak of live calf exports approaching, AgriLand visited Wicklow Calf Company’s export yard where calves were being prepared for the Spanish and Dutch…
Bruce Thompson and his father Ian don’t know themselves since the installation of their new 40-bale Waikato rotary parlour. Bruce is farming just…
Feeding antibiotic milk or ‘waste milk’ can potentially cause antibiotic resistance if fed to young dairy calves. Waste milk is milk held from…
The owners of the two lairage facilities at the French port of Cherbourg are considering further expansion of their premises to take on…
“I feel that lameness needs to be brought up on the agenda. There is a lot of talk about carbon at the minute…
Live cattle exports are vital to the Irish beef industry. In a sector where beef processors have the monopoly, getting cattle out of…
In the aftermath of “disappointing” February price announcements, questions have been asked as to whether Irish milk processors are “under-performing” by the Irish…
Discussions focused on making marts more enticing for finished cattle are taking place between the Irish Co-Operative Organisation Society (ICOS) and the Irish…
With milder conditions in store for this week, farmers should consider turning out some older calves to grass. Early turnout to grass has…
Pat Twomey runs a 170-cow pedigree Holstein-Friesian dairy herd in a compact spring-calving system stocked at 4LU/ha in Feenagh, Co. Limerick. Herd EBI…
Farmers were very disappointed to see a cut in their first big milk cheque of the year when markets would have justified stability,…
Arrabawn has cut its milk price for February supplies, the co-operative has confirmed. Following a meeting of the board, the co-operative has reduced…
It is planned to expand the badger vaccination area incrementally to all parts of the country during the 2019-2022 period. Responding to a…
