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Calf Welfare

Bandon District Court fines mart over 2023 welfare breaches

Agri-Business

about 2 months ago

Bandon District Court fines mart over 2023 welfare breaches

Bandon District Court has imposed a fine on Cork Co-Operative Marts Ltd for animal welfare...

'Urgent need' to optimise feeding in transport of calves - Teagasc

Dairy

3 months ago

'Urgent need' to optimise feeding in transport of calves - Teagasc

Research from Teagasc has concluded that there is an "urgent need" to optimise feeding strategies...

Transporters fined in Oz over cruelty to 'bobby' calves

Rural Life

3 months ago

Transporters fined in Oz over cruelty to 'bobby' calves

Two transporters of bobby calves have pleaded guilty to animal cruelty relating to rough handling...

Arthur: 42-day TB testing requirement is affecting calf markets

Dairy

about 1 year ago

Arthur: 42-day TB testing requirement is affecting calf markets

As we progress further into the autumn calving season and drying off for spring, calving herds edge...

Cork Marts to charge sellers €5/head for unsold calves

Agri-Business

almost 2 years ago

Cork Marts to charge sellers €5/head for unsold calves

With its 2024 calf sales underway, Cork Marts has told farmers it is looking to clamp down on...

Dairy

almost 2 years ago

Travel rules could 'end Irish access to single market' for calf exports

An Irish MEP has written to the European Commissioner for the EU Internal Market, saying that new...

Travel rules could 'end Irish access to single market' for calf exports

Dairy

about 2 years ago

Measures to tighten calf movement rules 'should protect integration'

The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA) has said that any measures to tighten rules...

Measures to tighten calf movement rules 'should protect integration'

Dairy

about 2 years ago

Bord Bia and department to share data on calf slaughter

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Bord Bia are set to enter a data sharing...

Bord Bia and department to share data on calf slaughter

Rural Life

over 2 years ago

New Zealand farmer sentenced for hundreds of calf deaths

A New Zealand farmer who was found responsible for the deaths of 610 calves has been placed on home...

New Zealand farmer sentenced for hundreds of calf deaths

Dairy

over 2 years ago

Herd genotyping most 'obvious' measure for calf welfare - Lakeland

Herd genotyping is one of the "most obvious" ways that dairy farms in Ireland can ensure optimum...

Herd genotyping most 'obvious' measure for calf welfare - Lakeland

Dairy

over 2 years ago

Tirlán CEO: Calves 'central part of dairy - have to be taken care of'

The CEO of Tirlán has said that calves are a "central part" of the dairy sector and the production...

Tirlán CEO: Calves 'central part of dairy - have to be taken care of'

Dairy

over 2 years ago

Calf slaughter ban: Possible SDAS suspension for non-compliance

Milk suppliers that fail to comply with an upcoming ban on calf slaughter under eight weeks of age...

Calf slaughter ban: Possible SDAS suspension for non-compliance

Dairy Technical

over 2 years ago

Increasing the saleability of non-replacement calves this spring

There has been, and will continue to be, an increased focus on the quality of non-replacement...

Increasing the saleability of non-replacement calves this spring

Dairy News

almost 3 years ago

Fonterra moves to stop calf slaughtering on farms

Fonterra updated it terms of supply to stop the practice of calf slaughtering on farms for...

Fonterra moves to stop calf slaughtering on farms

Dairy

almost 3 years ago

Calf slaughter ban on the cards...but 'not a done deal'

The Calf Stakeholder Forum is working through a plan to stop the slaughter of young dairy bull...

Calf slaughter ban on the cards...but 'not a done deal'

Dairy Technical

about 3 years ago

DAFM: Penalties not mentioned in calf slaughter letter to farmers

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said that it has not referenced...

DAFM: Penalties not mentioned in calf slaughter letter to farmers

Rural Life

about 3 years ago

'Mood of disgust' among local farmers after discovery of dead calves

Farmers in the Cappamore, Kilmallock region of Co. Limerick are "furious" over the discovery of a...

'Mood of disgust' among local farmers after discovery of dead calves

Rural Life

about 3 years ago

DAFM investigation underway into discovery of dead calves

An investigation is underway into the discovery of a significant number of dead calves on a farm in...

DAFM investigation underway into discovery of dead calves

Rural Life

about 3 years ago

Calls for 'full investigation' after dead calves discovered on farm

There have been calls for a "full investigation" to be conducted after a considerable number of...

Calls for 'full investigation' after dead calves discovered on farm

Beef News

about 4 years ago

Calf exporters make proposal to build lairage near Rosslare

A proposal has been put to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue,...

Calf exporters make proposal to build lairage near Rosslare

Beef Technical

about 4 years ago

Pneumonia in weanlings: Prevention is better than cure

Any farmer who buys or sells weanlings will be well aware of the detrimental effect a case of...

Pneumonia in weanlings: Prevention is better than cure

Video

over 4 years ago

Buildings Focus: Going the extra mile to create an environment for calves to thrive in

In this week's Buildings Focus, AgriLand visited the farm of Pierce Breen to check out his new calf...

Buildings Focus: Going the extra mile to create an environment for calves to thrive in

Agri Politics

over 4 years ago

McConalogue to dairy farmers: 'You have the future of the sector in your hands'

As the 2021 calving season continues, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie...

McConalogue to dairy farmers: 'You have the future of the sector in your hands'

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