Rural Life
'Surprises planned' for special 30th Sommet de l'Élevage show
Major European agricultural show Sommet de l’Élevage (Livestock Summit) is hoping to hit 100,000 visitors as it becomes a four-day event...
Sommet de l’Elevage
Rural Life
Major European livestock show Sommet de l'Elevage cancelled
Major international livestock show, Sommet de l’Elevage (Livestock Summit), has been cancelled as French officials say they can no longer...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Beef
Sommet de l'Elevage livestock show will 'go ahead as planned' in October
A well-known livestock show in France – Sommet de l’Elevage – has apparently been given the “green light” to go...
Rural Life
European livestock show gets green light from organisers
A well-known European livestock show – the Sommet de l’Elevage – is set to take place as per usual this autumn...
Beef
Beef focus: Managing a 200-cow Limousin herd under drought conditions in France
Ireland was not the only country hit by the drought in 2018; countries all over Europe have been impacted in...
Beef
Beef focus: Finishing Charolais bulls and producing electricity and bio-gas in France
In this week’s beef focus, we visited Bio Valo, a 1,500m² site that produces electricity for approximately 20,000 people. The...
Beef
Beef focus: Exporting over 1 million live cattle in France
France is a major exporting country of live cattle in Europe; they export live animals to European countries such as...
Beef
Breeding, finishing, slaughter and live export; an insight into the French beef industry
Sommet de l’Elévage kicked off at the Grande Halle d’Auvergne showground in Clermont-Ferrand, France yesterday (October 4); the French livestock fair...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
