Dairy Technical
Winter preparation of animal housing facilities
Winter preparation of animals’ housing is not a job most farmers enjoy completing, mainly because it means that animals will...
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Sheep
Hygiene: Getting the basics right this lambing season
Some farms will be in the thick of lambing while many others will be hitting the ground running over the...
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RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards open
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Steps you can take to avoid mastitis
The easiest way to prevent clinical or sub-clinical mastitis cases is through good milking practices. Mastitis is the most economically challenging...
Dairy
Good hygiene is critical throughout the dry period
With cows fully housed around the country and the majority of those dried off, one of the main focuses over...
Dairy
The importance of good hygiene during the housing period
Good hygiene over the housing period is of the utmost importance to reduce the risk of cows contracting mastitis infections....
Sheep
Video: How to carry out good hygiene practices in the lambing shed
At this time of the year, farmers up and down the country will either be in the middle or coming...
Sheep
Pre-lambing workshop: How important is hygiene?
A pre-lambing workshop was held on Monday, February 3, on the farm of Aidan and Peter Kehoe, in Ballycarney, Co....