Agri-Business
DAFM: More clarity needed on EU animal transport proposals
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said that negotiations on draft European Commission animal transport proposals...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said that negotiations on draft European Commission animal transport proposals...
Dairy News
Almost 94% of calves born from January 1 to March 20, 2024 have been verified to a sire under the...
Agri-Business
The newly appointed chair designate of Bord Bia has said that there is a opportunity for Ireland to enhance its...
Dairy News
The Irish Cattle Breeders Federation (ICBF) has said that 448,123 calves have been genotyped to date under the National Genotyping...
Dairy Technical
The disbudding of calves is taking place on many farms, but farmers are reminded that thermal cauterisation is the only...
Dairy
Many farmers do not plan to buy dairy bred calves this spring, according to the results of an ad-hoc 24...
Dairy
Latest feedback from calf sales suggest that in many instances “well-fed and stronger-types” are currently in demand throughout the country....
Veterinary
XLVets Ireland has said there was an 80% increase in reports of calf birth defects in the first two months...
Rural Life
A dairy farmer in Co. Kerry has told Agriland how his uncle, who is a priest, has encouraged him to...
Dairy Technical
The disbudding of replacement heifer calves is a job that is looming on many dairy farms, and should be completed...
Agri Politics
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has welcomed proposed changes to nitrates excretion rates but has hit out at...
Other
A young farmer from Cornwall in the UK, was shocked to find his room destroyed by five calves, who broke...
Beef
The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) is urging the investigation of any birth deformities seen in calves...
Dairy Technical
On many dairy farms, calves are sold-off farm starting from around two-weeks-of-age, so presenting them in good health is important....
Beef
A motion to review the imports of calves to the Netherlands was recently passed in the Dutch House of Representatives....
Rural Life
The odds were “defied” after a set of triplet heifer calves were born on a farm in Co. Monaghan this...
Dairy Technical
The importance of good hygiene and biosecurity measures cannot be underestimated in the calf shed during the calving period. To...
Beef News
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has asked farmers to report calves with any sort of defect or deformity through its...