Dairy Technical
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 dairy cows at drying-off. In one...
Dairy Technical
The Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) is highlighting the risk of toxic mastitis in dairy cows at drying-off. In one...
Dairy
By Chris McCullough Dating back to medieval times, Gruyere is one of the most famous cheeses in the world, and...
Sponsored
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Dairy
Mark Gray is milking 97 cows on 150ac outside Prosperous, Co. Kildare in partnership with his mother and father, where...
Dairy
The Irish Holstein Friesian Association (IHFA) announced 20 winners of Master Breeders 2023 at a special awards ceremony as part...
Rural Life
Train passengers travelling from Galway to Heuston have been advised of long delays this afternoon (Sunday, May 12), as Iarnród...
Machinery News
Lely launched its Discovery Collector C2 earlier this year, claiming it to be a revolutionary manure-collecting robot which cleans floors...
Rural Life
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said that livestock numbers are “stabilising”, with figures from the...
Agri Politics
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has welcomed proposed changes to nitrates excretion rates but has hit out at...
Sponsored
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Agri Politics
The chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Dairy Committee has accused the government of a lack of support for...
Beef
The delay in the enhanced rates being issued under the income supplement scheme in the bovine TB (tuberculosis) programme is...
Other
A farming business in the UK has been fined after a woman was killed after being butted several times by...
Agri-Business
A Fine Gael senator has claimed that over 40,000 cows could potentially be slaughtered if the European Commission does not...
Podcast
Go beyond the headlines with our podcast series – AgriFocus – where we take a closer look at some of the key...
Beef
The week ending September 24, 2023, has seen the highest number of steers slaughtered in a single week so far...
Sponsored
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
N.Ireland
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) has recently surveyed 120 dairy herds across Northern Ireland to determine...
Dairy
Europe will lose out economically and socially if cows are no longer reared in rural areas and farms cannot remain...
Dairy News
Since 2013, every county in the country has seen an increase in the number of dairy cows that are located...
Other
The sight of someone snuggled up to a cow is probably not something that the majority of farmers are used...