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Cows

Number of dairy cows down 2.7% in year to June

Dairy

23 days ago

Number of dairy cows down 2.7% in year to June

The number of dairy cows in the country fell by around 36,000 (-2.2%) in the year to June...

Watch: Cow dance 'koeiendans' marks springtime in Netherlands

Rural Life

7 months ago

Watch: Cow dance 'koeiendans' marks springtime in Netherlands

Every spring, Dutch people flock to their local farms to watch 'the dance of the cows'...

Preventing lameness as cows go from cubicles to paddocks

Dairy

8 months ago

Preventing lameness as cows go from cubicles to paddocks

During calving, cows are often under pressure going from calving down to milking, and from cubicles...

Risk of toxic mastitis in dairy cows at drying-off

Dairy Technical

10 months ago

Risk of toxic mastitis in dairy cows at drying-off

The Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) is highlighting the risk of toxic mastitis in...

Supplying milk at a premium for Gruyere cheese with strict protocol

Dairy

about 1 year ago

Supplying milk at a premium for Gruyere cheese with strict protocol

By Chris McCullough Dating back to medieval times, Gruyere is one of the most famous cheeses in...

Dairy

about 1 year ago

Watch: Milking cows and selling milk and coffee from the yard

Mark Gray is milking 97 cows on 150ac outside Prosperous, Co. Kildare in partnership with his...

Watch: Milking cows and selling milk and coffee from the yard

Dairy

over 1 year ago

20 new IHFA master breeders crowned

The Irish Holstein Friesian Association (IHFA) announced 20 winners of Master Breeders 2023 at a...

20 new IHFA master breeders crowned

Rural Life

over 1 year ago

Galway to Heuston train hits cow causing long delays

Train passengers travelling from Galway to Heuston have been advised of long delays this afternoon...

Galway to Heuston train hits cow causing long delays

Machinery News

over 1 year ago

Lely Discovery Collector C2 combats lameness in cattle

Lely launched its Discovery Collector C2 earlier this year, claiming it to be a revolutionary...

Lely Discovery Collector C2 combats lameness in cattle

Rural Life

over 1 year ago

Number of cows reduced by around 27,000 in 2023

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said that livestock numbers...

Number of cows reduced by around 27,000 in 2023

Agri Politics

over 1 year ago

ICMSA frustrated by delay in implementing nitrates changes

The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA) has welcomed proposed changes to nitrates...

ICMSA frustrated by delay in implementing nitrates changes

Agri Politics

over 1 year ago

'The dairy cow can't pay for everything' - Arthur

The chair of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) Dairy Committee has accused the government of a...

'The dairy cow can't pay for everything' - Arthur

Beef

over 1 year ago

'IT updates' causing delay of TB income supplement rates issuing

The delay in the enhanced rates being issued under the income supplement scheme in the bovine TB...

'IT updates' causing delay of TB income supplement rates issuing

Other

almost 2 years ago

Farming business in UK fined after woman killed in cow attack

A farming business in the UK has been fined after a woman was killed after being butted several...

Farming business in UK fined after woman killed in cow attack

Agri-Business

almost 2 years ago

Nitrates: Over 40,000 cows could be slaughtered - Lombard

A Fine Gael senator has claimed that over 40,000 cows could potentially be slaughtered if the...

Nitrates: Over 40,000 cows could be slaughtered - Lombard

Podcast

almost 2 years ago

Listen: AgriFocus - all things nitrates with Dr. Joe Patton

Go beyond the headlines with our podcast series – AgriFocus – where we take a closer...

Listen: AgriFocus - all things nitrates with Dr. Joe Patton

Beef

about 2 years ago

Beef kill: Highest weekly throughput of steers so far this year

The week ending September 24, 2023, has seen the highest number of steers slaughtered in a single...

Beef kill: Highest weekly throughput of steers so far this year

N.Ireland

about 2 years ago

CAFRE dairy survey highlights the main reasons for culling cows

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) has recently surveyed 120 dairy...

CAFRE dairy survey highlights the main reasons for culling cows

Dairy

about 2 years ago

European Milk Board: Prices 'are collapsing' in EU

Europe will lose out economically and socially if cows are no longer reared in rural areas and...

European Milk Board: Prices 'are collapsing' in EU

Dairy News

about 2 years ago

Map: How many more dairy cows are in your county in last 10 years?

Since 2013, every county in the country has seen an increase in the number of dairy cows that are...

Map: How many more dairy cows are in your county in last 10 years?

Other

about 2 years ago

UK farm attracts visitors with 'cow cuddling' experience

The sight of someone snuggled up to a cow is probably not something that the majority of farmers...

UK farm attracts visitors with 'cow cuddling' experience

Dairy News

about 2 years ago

Israeli farm trials show potential to reduce antibiotics usage in cows

Mileutis, an Israeli-based biopharmaceutical animal and human health company, has completed a...

Israeli farm trials show potential to reduce antibiotics usage in cows

Beef

about 2 years ago

US beef cow herd falls to 52-year low

The number of beef cows in the US at the start of this year was the lowest since 1962 at 28.918...

US beef cow herd falls to 52-year low

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