Dairy
Digital dermatitis, commonly known as Mortellaro, can be a serious issue at this time of the year as the bacteria easily spreads in slurry.
Ensuring the winter milking herd is now cycling is an important step as the winter breeding season will not be long rolling around.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following an incident where 18 cattle were stolen from a farm in Skibbereen, Co. Cork.
A series of on-farm events focused on the connection between producing healthy calves and farm profitability is set to take place.
Farmers need to remember that an inadequate pre-calving diet during the dry period can have a drastic impact on calf health.
Temperatures have got significantly colder this week prompting farmers to give more thought to the milking parlour ahead of the first frost.
As grass availability continues to fall, the majority of farmers will be feeding silage whether cows are housed or not.
Thermoduric bacteria levels often climb at this time of the year as environmental conditions change and cows come into housing.
The new president of Dairy Women Ireland Fiona O'Donnell is hoping to further increase membership in the organisation over the coming year.
Rural Life
Young Tipperary farmer finds a new way to travel across some of his more flooded fields. Don't try this at home!
Dairy farmers from across Europe came together this week for the European Milk Board (EMB) General...
With November slipping through our fingers we will not feel it until the breeding season begins, meaning good BCS should be a priority.
Over 20 experts from across Europe discussed methane reduction and efficient farming at Methane Connect in Paris this week.
Dairy News
Ireland was the third largest producer of butter across the European Union in 2024, according to a new report from Eurostat.
Over the next few months while cattle are housed, controlling and treating parasites will be an essential task for dairy farmers.
Agri-Business
Bord Bia has confirmed that pilot audits on beef, sheep, and dairy farms to test proposed updates to the farm standards have been completed.
The Butter Museum in Cork has announced the launch of a new suite of learning resources designed to...
Minister of State with responsibility for food promotion, new markets, research and development,...
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has said that processors have to "share the pain" during the current dairy market downturn.
Video
Agriland got an exclusive look inside the MV Alondra livestock-carrier, where 1,600 purebred...
Carbery Group has today (Wednesday, November 19) announced its milk price for October supplies, confirming another fall in its average price.
The heavy rain over the weekend will more than likely have brought a halt to the majority of grazing around the country.
The Dairygold board has today (Tuesday, November 18) announced that it has reduced the October...
