Rural Life
Animal disease: 'We tend to forget that health is the default for every species'
A University College Dublin (UCD) professor has said that people tend to “forget that the default position is one of...
Rural Life
A University College Dublin (UCD) professor has said that people tend to “forget that the default position is one of...
Dairy
This spring has been very challenging on farms to say the least. The weather hasn’t been playing ball and getting...
Dairy
Lameness is a serious welfare issue affecting almost every dairy farm in the country. Lameness issues on farms are likely...
Dairy
The persistent poor weather conditions, which have made grazing conditions challenging, have resulted in many farmers feeding silage for longer...
Dairy
Michael Casserly, managing director of MCL Agri Supplies, has recently returned from a trip to Brazil where he visited the...
Sheep
With the lambing season approaching for mid-season flocks, it’s time for farmers to start administering vaccinations. In particular, a clostridial...
Sheep
With the breeding season wrapped up on sheep farms across the country, attention now turns to the ewe and her...
Dairy
Almost all dairy and beef farmers will experience a cow aborting or ‘throwing a calf’ at some stage or another....
Agri-Business
Additional reporting by Claire Mc Cormack Additional priority work areas in the dairy and beef sectors are now in the...
Dairy
With the drying-off period only around the corner, one of the key components of setting your cows up for next...
Dairy
The cost of disease is a major drain on farm profitability; particularly when you take into consideration the indirect costs...
Agri-Business
A seaweed production company based in Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo, has today, Friday, April 12, launched a range of products for animal...
Dairy
Lameness is a serious welfare issue affecting almost every dairy farm in the country. It is associated with a decrease in...
Beef
Proposals to impose a 30-day pre-movement Tuberculosis (TB) test on animals have been “strongly rejected” by a farm-lobby group who...
Agri Politics
The Beef Plan Movement has secured its first official meeting with officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
Beef
Pneumonia was one of the leading killers among cattle and sheep during the summer of 2018, according to a surveillance...
Dairy
Johne’s disease is a bacterial disease of cattle, which can have a negative economic impact on farms. It is caused...
Beef
During the winter period, ringworm can start raising its ugly head on animals that have been housed. Ringworm is caused...