Beef
Antibiotic resistance and residues: Prevention is better than cure
Antimicrobials are used to fight pathogenic microbes that cause disease. However, some diseases can develop resistance to these products. While...
Beef
Antimicrobials are used to fight pathogenic microbes that cause disease. However, some diseases can develop resistance to these products. While...
Beef
Pneumonia in beef calves not only has an immediate cost in terms of medication, but it can also result in...
Agri Politics
John Comer, the former president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA), has put his hat in the ring...
Agri Politics
Eddie Downey, the former president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), has asked for an invitation to speak, in camera,...
Machinery
The machinery auction scene in Ireland has seen some drama over the past few years – with shifts in personnel...
Rural Life
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued a statement urging farmers to “keep safe” over the coming...
N.Ireland
A £23 million (€26 million) anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Ballymena has become one of the first of its kind...
Dairy
Domestic milk intake by creameries and pasteurisers was estimated at 150.9 million litres for January 2018, according to the Central...
Environment
Whether or not a minimum distance must be maintained in relation to the boundary of houses when farmers or agricultural...
N.Ireland
With many acres of last year’s grass still lying rotting across Ulster, and wet weather conditions continuing, the College of...
Tillage
Baling straw in February isn’t the norm. However, many tillage farmers were wrapping up the 2017 harvest at the weekend....
Agri-Business
The average price of farmland nationally exceeded €9,600/ac at the end of 2017, according to analysis carried out by Sherry...
Machinery
The CSP Metitron 560 (pictured above) can produce pellets from a variety of ‘raw materials’. It’s designed to be used...
Agri-Business
The publication of the European Union’s proposed legal text on the Brexit border question has been welcomed by the president...
Agri-Business
Entitlements trading is in full swing with a steady demand for the leasing of Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) entitlements in...
Dairy
Ireland is currently in the grip of Storm Emma and creameries have indicated that milk collections may face some disruptions...
Machinery
Pottinger has introduced two new Torro COMBILINE silage wagons – the 7010 and 8010 models. The Torro 7010 has a...
Machinery
According to Claas, its new VOLTO 55 tedder and LINER 320 rake bring “advanced technology features” that, until now, have only...