Beef
'Navel infections lead to a large amount of loss around calving time'
At this time of the year with the start of spring-calving approaching it’s a good time for farmers to think...
Beef
At this time of the year with the start of spring-calving approaching it’s a good time for farmers to think...
Dairy
Farmers are facing into the worst spring for milk prices for years as dairy product prices across the globe continue...
Dairy
The IFA is calling for an urgent meeting of the Dairy Forum as co-ops nationwide set their January milk price...
Dairy
Dairy Australia has revised its milk production forecast for 2015/16 and anticipates an overall decrease of between 1% and 2% for...
Beef
Farmers must realise that they need to look after themselves when dealing with livestock. Livestock related accidents accounted for 22% of...
Beef
Incidences of TB levels in cattle herds last year fell on 2014 levels, the latest figures from the Department of...
Dairy
Dairy production is predicted to continue increasing this year, despite current low prices, according to Bank of Ireland. Its Head...
Dairy
Final figures for British calf registrations in 2015 points to the potential for milk production to continue to grow across...
Dairy
Farmers supplying Dutch dairy FrieslandCampina were paid a total of €14.1m for limiting their milk supply between January 1 and...
Dairy
Irish intervention stocks are almost at 4,000t after more skimmed milk powder (SMP) was offered to the measure for the...
Dairy
Detect subclinical mastitis quick and easy this spring in cows and first lactation animals before including their milk in the bulk...
Dairy
ICOS, the umbrella body for the co-operative movement, has launched a new proposal aimed at combating extreme income volatility in...
Dairy
The market returns for Irish dairy products fell again January as dairy markets globally continue in a downward spiral. The...
Dairy
France is to seek measures to curb milk supplies in Europe, according to reports this morning. The French Government has...
Dairy
It is crucial that neither retailers, dairies, regulators, government nor consumers would take locally produced, fresh liquid milk for granted...
Dairy
FrieslandCampina has held its guaranteed price for raw milk supplies for February at €29.25 per 100kg, which is the equivalent...
Dairy
Food commodity prices for January 2016 dropped by 16% on January last year, the latest figures from the Food and Agriculture...
Beef
Now that calving has started on many farms around the country, the ICBF is calling on farmers to register calves...