Rural Life
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said there is an "urgent need" for mandatory registration of private drinking water supplies.
Dairy
We are now entering into the final few weeks of the grazing season, and hygiene must be front and centre as many cows are in by night...
Agri-Business
Public health officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli infections that have been linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders in the US.
Mastitis in cows caused by E.coli can range from being a subclinical infection of the mammary gland to a severe systemic disease.
Environment
An Taisce has said that agricultural regulations are "not doing enough to protect national water quality".
Cattle access to rivers and streams can have a negative impact on the quality of water which could lead to an impact on health of humans.
E. coli was found in 51 small private water supplies serving commercial buildings or public buildings, according to a report by the EPA.
Beef
Irish beef, in the form of frozen minced meat, has been recalled in France after it was found that the meat was contaminated with E-Coli.
New Teagasc research suggests that a buttermilk membrane may prove effective in preventing E. coli infection in humans.
