Agri-Business
Bandon District Court has imposed a fine on Cork Co-Operative Marts Ltd for animal welfare breaches dating from 2023.
Dairy
Research has concluded that there is an "urgent need" to optimise feeding strategies before, during and after the transport of calves.
Rural Life
Two transporters of bobby calves have pleaded guilty to animal cruelty relating to rough handling...
Government, farm organisations and farmers have been under pressure when it comes to calf health and welfare with recent investigations...
With its 2024 calf sales underway, Cork Marts has told farmers it is looking to clamp down on calf welfare issues.
An MEP has written to an EU commissioner saying new rules on animal transport could "end Ireland's unfettered access" to the single market.
The ICMSA has said that any measures to tighten rules around young calf movements should "protect integration" between the sectors.
The department and Bord Bia will enter a data sharing agreement relating to information on farms that are sending young calves to slaughter.
A New Zealand farmer who was found responsible for the death of 610 calves has been placed on home detention for seven months.
Herd genotyping is one of the "most obvious" ways that dairy farms in Ireland can ensure optimum calf welfare.
The CEO of Tirlán has said that calves are a "central part" of the dairy sector and the production cycle, and have to be taken care of.
Milk suppliers who fail to comply with an upcoming ban on calf slaughter will likely see their membership of the SDAS suspended.
Dairy Technical
There has been and will continue to be an increased focus on the quality of non-replacement calves from dairy herds.
Dairy News
Fonterra updated it terms of supply to stop the practice of calf slaughtering on farms for non replacement animals...
The Calf Stakeholder Forum is working through a plan to stop the slaughter of young dairy bull calves from 2024.
A letter issued by Department of Agricultural Food and the Marine (DAFM) has advised farmers to move away from calf slaughter.
The discovery of a large number of dead calves on a farmland in Co. Limerick has prompted a 'mood of disgust' said local councillor John Egan
An investigation into the discovery of a large number of dead calves in Co. Limerick is underway, the department of agriculture has confirmed.
There are calls for a "full investigation" to be conducted after a considerable number of dead calves were discovered on a farm in Limerick.
Beef News
A proposal has been put to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue,...
Beef Technical
Any farmer who buys or sells weanlings will be well aware of the detrimental effect a case of...
Video
In this week’s Buildings Focus, AgriLand visited the farm of Pierce Breen to check out his new calf housing facilities.
Agri Politics
As the 2021 calving season continues, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has penned a letter to dairy farmers around the country.
