Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published the brucellosis...
DAFM has said that measures already implemented to prevent the spread of bluetongue will also be effective in preventing lumpy skin disease.
Tillage
Tillage farmers will be pushing ahead with their final disease control measures on spring barley and winter wheat crops over the coming days.
Dairy
As the autumn calving season has well and truly taken off, with more calves on the ground day by day, pneumonia is something to be wary...
Johne's disease (JD) is a bacterial disease of cattle for which there is no cure and is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium avium...
Dairy Technical
With calving due to get underway on dairy farms in the coming days, one thing that should be put in place is a herd health plan.
Sheep
Now, when sheep farmers are assessing their flock for the next breeding season, is a good time to take disease control measures.
In terms of disease control, some early drilled crops of spring barley have already received their final fungicide application.
The coming days will see tillage farmers push to get 2023 fungicide programmes significantly advanced across all cereal crops.
Teagasc’s Dr. Steven Kildea gave an update on new wheat disease control options at the 2023 National Tillage Conference.
The area of winter oilseed rape grown in Ireland has increased exponentially over the past number of years and disease control is vital.
Early control of disease in spring barley is key, as it is essential to protect the plant's tillers to ensure crops meet yield potential.
The rise in temperatures this week will create disease pressure on crops and rhynchosporium has been seen in some winter barley crops.
Agri Politics
Farmers recognise the importance of sustainable farming - economically, environmentally and socially, Smart Farming attendees heard.
N.Ireland
14 cases of Schmallenberg virus are awaiting official confirmation in tests so far this year in Northern Ireland.
An on-going government exercise will see the UK's agricultural departments come together to test Foot and Mouth Disease contingency plans.
Diamondback moth - which is already resistant to common plant protection - is now also capable of surviving UK and Irish winter conditions.
New BSE status controls have been included on the Northern Ireland's departmental animal database 'APHIS' to identify NR and CR animals.
In the absence of varietal resistance at the moment, fungicides will continue to be relied upon to control diseases in Irish wheat.
Proper calf housing design is crucial to ensure that your dairy replacements perform optimally over their lifetime, according to CAFRE.
Beef
Bulk milk disease screening is an important tool in determining vaccination programmes, it has been reported.
Most spring barley fields in the Wexford area are affected, to some degree, by barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV).
The risk of fusarium attack on winter wheat crops will be quite high over the coming days, according to Teagasc
