Agri Politics
ICMSA frustrated by delay in implementing nitrates changes
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has welcomed proposed changes to nitrates excretion rates but has hit out at...
Agri Politics
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has welcomed proposed changes to nitrates excretion rates but has hit out at...
Agri Politics
The chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Dairy Committee has accused the government of a lack of support for...
Beef
The delay in the enhanced rates being issued under the income supplement scheme in the bovine TB (tuberculosis) programme is...
Other
A farming business in the UK has been fined after a woman was killed after being butted several times by...
Agri-Business
A Fine Gael senator has claimed that over 40,000 cows could potentially be slaughtered if the European Commission does not...
Podcast
Go beyond the headlines with our podcast series – AgriFocus – where we take a closer look at some of the key...
Beef
The week ending September 24, 2023, has seen the highest number of steers slaughtered in a single week so far...
N.Ireland
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) has recently surveyed 120 dairy herds across Northern Ireland to determine...
Dairy
Europe will lose out economically and socially if cows are no longer reared in rural areas and farms cannot remain...
Dairy News
Since 2013, every county in the country has seen an increase in the number of dairy cows that are located...
Other
The sight of someone snuggled up to a cow is probably not something that the majority of farmers are used...
Dairy News
Mileutis, an Israeli-based biopharmaceutical animal and human health company, has completed a rigorous, randomised, case-controlled, clinical field trial. The results...
Beef
The number of beef cows in the US at the start of this year was the lowest since 1962 at...
Environment
Regulators must do more to help consumers realise that produce from “solar-powered” Irish cows is full of nutrients, the chief...
Beef
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has described factory beef prices as having a “devastating effect at farm...
Agri-Business
The Kerry Holstein Friesian Breeders club has officially launched its annual herds competition, with entries now being accepted. The competition...
Farm Safety
A UK landowner has been fined £15,000 after members of the public were “seriously injured” by cattle while walking along...
Dairy Technical
Farm roadways have a vital role to play on grass-based dairy farms because well designed and laid out roadways allow...