Dairy
Survey: 25% of dairy farmers lack enough slurry storage capacity
Slurry management and storage are emerging as significant concerns for farmers in 2025, particularly for water quality. That’s according to...
Cattle
N.Ireland
Concern about foot-and-mouth in NI with lack of import ban
Concern is mounting in some political spheres about the lack of a ban on the import of livestock from Germany...
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Transform your calf rearing with a JFC automatic feeder
We recently caught up with Richard Lowe who is a dairy farmer from Adare, Co. Limerick, who shares how the...
Agri-Business
Bord Bia: Value of live exports increases 30% in 2024 to €340m
The value of live exports of animals from Ireland stood at €340 million during 2024, an increase of almost 30%...
N.Ireland
New BVD measures in NI a 'crucial development' - farm org
New Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) measures introduced by Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs are “crucial” to support...
Agri-Business
455 herds restricted for tag, registration and movement breaches
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) restricted 455 herds in 2024 because of serious tagging, registration and...
Beef
FAO issues new guidelines on surveillance of flu in cattle
Amid a wave of reported avian influenza (bird flu) infections of cattle and other mammals, the Food and Agriculture Organization...
Beef
Reminder: Ensuring effective control of lice on cattle
Lice can spread quickly through a herd of cattle that have been housed for the winter as the close contact...
Rural Life
DAFM: 144 cattle reported stolen up to mid-December
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has told Agriland that some 144 cattle were reported as stolen...
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Farmer Wellbeing Board offers support to those in need
“A picture paints a thousand words” – this well-known phrase perfectly captures the essence of the Farmer Wellbeing Board, designed...
Agri-Business
Sheep slaughterings down 35% in year to November - CSO
The number of sheep slaughtered in November stood at 191,000 head, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics...
Agri-Business
TD accuses outgoing govt of a 'covert cull' of cattle herd
An Independent TD today (Monday, December 16)Â accused the outgoing Government of “orchestrating a covert cull of Ireland’s cattle herd through...
N.Ireland
Elite breeders out in force at the 38th Royal Ulster Winter Fair
One of the biggest events in the agricultural calendar in Northern Ireland is underway today (Thursday, December 12) as elite...
Agri-Business
New approach needed for tackling bovine TB in Ireland - MEP
An MEP has called for a “comprehensive review” of Ireland’s approach to controlling bovine tuberculosis (TB) as the number of...
N.Ireland
Step forward for potential BVD herd restrictions in NI
Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) has welcomed discussions held at the AERA (Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs) Committee yesterday...
Beef
Confirmed number of bluetongue cases in GB rises to 157
The total number of bluetongue (BTV-3) cases in Great Britain has risen to 157, with 155 in England and two...
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Transition milk replacer-fed heifer calves produce more milk in 1st lactation
Heifer calves fed a transition milk replacer in their first 10 days of life produced a remarkable 947L more milk...
Agri-Business
99% of Holstein bulls globally can be traced to 2 males - FAO
99.75% of the global population of Holstein bulls can be traced back to two males, chief of the Sustainable Animal...
Beef
DAFM: Spend on TB programme hit €66.1m by end of Q3 2024
Latest figures published by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) show that 37,964 bovine tuberculosis (TB) reactor...
Beef
Reminder: Mild conditions pose risks for housing cattle
Farmers in many parts of the country have already started to house cattle, but with dryer October weather conditions seen...
Agri-Business
Cattle slaughterings up 11.5% in the year to September - CSO
Cattle slaughterings increased by 11.5% in September when compared with the same month in 2023, according to the Central Statistics...