Dairy
ReNure offers a way for Irish dairy farmers to maintain productivity and comply with tightening nitrates rules, Teagasc has said.
Farmers must be mindful of targets for their yearling heifers as they are turned out to grass for the first time once the weather improves.
The director of DII has said that the Ibec group is "naturally disappointed" that there will be no access for dairy products to India.
Plummeting dairy commodity prices "may have found a floor" according to latest analysis from the AHDB Dairy Agri-Market Outlook.
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Beef
CalfCheck is a new video series designed to provide farmers with practical, science-based guidance to improve calf health and welfare.
Avian influenza has been detected in a dairy cow in the Netherlands, marking the first time bird flu has been confirmed in cattle in Europe.
Getting cows out to grass is still looking like a distant task considering the saturated condition of paddocks following the wet weather.
Large crowds of farmers gathered at a calf rearing information night that took place in Co....
Agri-Business
Lactalis Australia, part of the wider French dairy giant Lactalis, is set to close a processing site in a suburb of Brisbane.
Analysis has suggested that Bovaer, in combination with high sulphur content in feed ration, increases the risk of metabolic disorders in cows.
Danone is recalling a batch of Aptamil 1 From Birth First infant milk due to the presence of a toxin.
The Department of Agriculture said the cow detected with bluetongue in Co. Wexford had no clinical symptoms, Agriland understands.
Rural Life
There have recently been a number of recalls issued for infant and follow-on formula products across Europe and further afield.
Agriland Media is teaming up with Feed for Growth (Volac Milk Replacers Ireland Ltd) to bring...
Farmers in 'Zone A' are being reminded that they will be able to spread chemical fertiliser from tomorrow, (Tuesday, January 27).
Farmers should consider analysing their milking routine to see if it needs improvement or adjustments ahead of spring calving.
After several years trying to curtail the spread of foot and mouth disease (FMD), the South African livestock sector is now in crisis.
The risk of milk fever (hypocalcemia) and other metabolic issues will be on the rise as calving kicks off.
Beef News
A AHI CalfCare event heard that the "crazy" prices currently being paid for calves are "not sustainable for the calf-to-beef operator".
With some calves already on the ground, and many more yet to come, dairy farmers will be keen to know what heifers are making in the mart.
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) has said it is "acutely disappointed" that bluetongue has been detected in Co. Wexford.
A suspect case of bluetongue is being investigated at a premises near Portavogie, Co. Down.
Sheep
Sheep are more likely to show obvious clinical signs of bluetongue than cattle if they become infected, DAFM said.
