Beef
CAFRE beef and sheep adviser Jack Friar has said management attention must now focus on the suckler cow in early lactation.
Dairy
With 2025 drawing to a close, it's time to put a lameness control plan in place for 2026 that will help boost animal welfare on the farm.
The number of dairy cows in the country fell by around 36,000 (-2.2%) in the year to June...
Rural Life
Every spring, the Dutch flock to farms to watch 'the dance of the cows' (koeiendans), which occurs when cows are first let out to pasture
During calving, cows are under pressure going from calving down to milking and going from cubicles to paddocks, which can cause lameness.
Dairy Technical
The Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) is highlighting the risk of toxic mastitis in dairy cows at drying-off.
Gruyere is one of the most famous cheeses in the world, and can only be produced in certain areas of Switzerland.
Mark Gray is milking 97 cows on 150 acres in Caragh, Co. Kildare in partnership with his mother and father where they have recently...
The IHFA announced 20 winners of Master Breeders 2023 at a special awards ceremony as part of the IHFA AGM in recent days.
Train passengers travelling from Galway to Heuston have been advised of long delays, as a cow has been 'struck' by the train
Machinery News
Lely launched its Discovery Collector C2 earlier this year, claiming it to be a revolutionary...
Minister McConalogue has said that livestock numbers are 'stabilising', with figures showing a decrease in the number of cows by 27,000
Agri Politics
The ICMSA has welcomed proposed changes to nitrates excretion rate but has hit out at the "pointless" implementation delay.
The chair of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) Dairy Committee has accused the government of a lack of support for the dairy sector.
Delays in enhanced rates issuing from the income supplement scheme in the bovine TB programme are due to IT updates, Minister McConalogue said
Other
A farming business in the UK has been fined after a woman was killed after being butted several...
Agri-Business
A Fine Gael senator has claimed that over 40,000 cows will potentially be slaughtered if there is no leniency on the nitrates derogation.
Podcast
Go beyond the headlines with our podcast series – AgriFocus – where we take a closer...
The week ending September 24, 2023, had the highest number of steers slaughtered in a single week so far this year, according to DAFM.
N.Ireland
CAFRE has recently surveyed 120 dairy herds across Northern Ireland to determine the main reason for culling cows within these businesses.
Europe will 'lose out economically and socially' if farms cannot remain in business the European Milk Board has warned.
Dairy News
Since 2013 every county in the country has seen an increase in the number of dairy cows that are located in the county.
Cow cuddling is a wellness concept that Dumble Farm in Yorkshire has adopted as a means of diversification.
