Beef
Live animal exports were worth an estimated €480 million in 2025, up 40% when compared to the previous year.
Rural Life
A judget has told Ennis District Court that it is very hard for him to "unsee" pictures provided to the court of the neglect of animals.
N.Ireland
The results from the June 2025 Agricultural Census have been released today,...
There will be no cattle classes at this year’s Royal Ulster Winter Fair because of 'uncertainty regarding bluetongue' according to the RUAS.
Temperatures have being everything but consistent over the last few weeks, creating a risk of pneumonia in housed cattle.
Teagasc is urging farmers to remain vigilant following news of a suspected case of bluetongue on a...
Samples taken from suspected cases of bluetongue in Co. Down are "subject to confirmatory testing" from laboratories in Germany and England.
By Chris McCullough A mystery surrounds the next destination for livestock ship Spiridon II...
The Department of Agriculture issued a map outlining the predicted risk of disease caused by liver fluke infection in livestock this winter.
Agri Politics
The IFA has called on Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon to pay the full €75/cow under the Beef Welfare Scheme.
Agri-Business
Almost 3,000 cattle from Uruguay have been stranded on a ship near the Turkish coast due to issues with tagging documentation.
Winter housing is now underway in most parts of the country and with this, pits of silage and cuts...
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) said the live Irish cattle trade can continue through France once it complies with new requirements.
Experience shows that the adoption of good practices can make livestock systems truly sustainable...
Dairy
The number of dairy cows in the country fell by around 36,000 (-2.2%) in the year to June...
Sheep
The number of sheep slaughtered between January and August 2025 fell by 18.7% when compared with...
The number of cattle in the EU has fallen by over 7 million head in the past decade, according to...
The distinctive black and white colours of the Holstein Friesian breed of cattle is not a unique...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is seeking laboratory services to test samples for BSE and scrapie.
The number of cattle in Ireland as of June 1, 2025, was more than 276,000 head below the same time last year, according to DAFM figures.
Boyne Fishermen's Rescue and Recovery were tasked to an assist cattle in Co. Louth from high flooded water.
Between January and June 2025, cattle slaughterings decreased by 1.1% when compared with the same period in 2024, according to the CSO
By Gordon Deegan A judge has stated that “there is nothing the court can do to assist” in...
