Agri-Business
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has said that food safety standards are non-negotiable in Europe.
Beef
The phrase 'round the house and mind the dresser' may come to mind when critiquing the EU's back-and-forth decision making on the Mercosur Trade Deal.
AMR
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is considered one of the biggest public health threats of our time.
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Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has said that food safety standards are...
Dairy
As milk prices bottom out for spring calving, many farmers will not be feeding milk replacer, but is it worth feeding waste milk instead?
Farmers will be busy drying off cows over the coming month, but the question must be asked, what what is the best procedure to take?
The EU's health chief has said improving farm biosecurity and veterinary standards would cost less that 1% of the bloc's response to Covid.
Rural Life
A report entitled "Ireland’s First Gap Analysis Report on Research needs in Relation to Antimicrobial Resistance" has been launched today.
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has announced the launch of the Biosecurity Targeted Advisory Service for Animal Health (TASAH).
Antimicrobial use on UK dairy farms has reduced by almost a fifth in the past five years, according to a new report.
The new National Veterinary Prescription System is now fully in operation, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has confirmed.
In September 2024, DAFM signed into law new vet medicines rules under the Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulation.
Agri Politics
Health groups representing millions of patients, doctors and nutritionists across the continent...
A series of information videos for pet owners to promote awareness and understanding of the global challenge of AMR has been launched.
At the recent meeting of the UN General Assembly, world leaders agreed to target reductions on antimicrobial use in agriculture.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has launched an initiative to reduce the need for antimicrobials on farms.
Minister of State Martin Heydon has today (Thursday, April 18) announced awards of over €800,000 for six short term agri-research projects.
N.Ireland
The University of Nottingham has said livestock farms are being studied as potential sources of resistant infections for animals and humans.
Overall sales of veterinary antibiotics decreased by 53% between 2011 and 2022, according to the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
Environment
Researchers at VistaMilk are in the early stages of analysing samples of Irish pasture with the aim...
The EU will ask member states to encourage the use of "good, evidence-based, manure management practices" in a bid to tackle AMR.
The global response to antimicrobial resistance is "insufficient", with Ireland ranking 18th out of 114 countries analysed, the study shows.
News
A new University of Oxford study has revealed that antimicrobial overuse in livestock production...
