Hygiene

Lambing early to juggle a busy workload

Galway mixed farmer and agricultural contractor Martin Fleming recently welcomed over 300 farmers for a Teagasc sheep event focused on lambing.

MANAGEMENT 11 February 2026

Lambing early to juggle a busy workload

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Three bucket system for disinfecting lambing equipment

Three bucket system for disinfecting lambing equipment

LAMBING 7 February 2026

Five areas of focus on health management this spring

Five areas of focus on health management this spring

SPRING PLANNING 1 February 2026

Beef Management: hygiene at calving, first calved heifers and Bluetongue

Beef Management: hygiene at calving, first calved heifers and Bluetongue

Beef Management: hygiene at calving, first calved heifers and Bluetongue

MANAGEMENT 28 January 2026

Strong starts begin with good preparation

Strong starts begin with good preparation

Strong starts begin with good preparation

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Sheep Management: early lambing ewes and SIS scanning records

Sheep Management: early lambing ewes and SIS scanning records

Ewes and lambs retained indoors will require higher levels of supplementation while management will need to be concise to keep disease levels at bay.

MANAGEMENT 30 July 2025

Will bird flu stretch the budget?

Will bird flu stretch the budget?

With money so tight that the beef and sheep welfare scheme coffers could not be topped up, will the Government have the money to compensate depopulated poultry farmers?

DEALER 30 July 2025

Sweeper demo at Dairy Day

Sweeper demo at Dairy Day

Aidan Brennan examines the importance of good cubicle hygiene and looks ahead to a demonstration at Dairy Day.

WINTER INDOOR MANAGEMENT 30 July 2025

Agri jobs: dairy assistant role in Kilkenny for €34,000/annum

Agri jobs: dairy assistant role in Kilkenny for €34,000/annum

Take a look at the latest jobs on offer this week on farms across the country.

NEWS 30 July 2025

Five key considerations with animal housing this autumn

Five key considerations with animal housing this autumn

Martin Merrick outlines the key areas that farmers need to focus on when it comes to prepping housing.

BUILDINGS 30 July 2025

Ballymaguire Foods granted approval to resume production

Ballymaguire Foods granted approval to resume production

The ready-made-meal manufacturer has said the HSE has approved the resumption of production after a major recall of its products last month.

NEWS 30 July 2025

Expert offers advice on calf shed design

Expert offers advice on calf shed design

Ray Foy from Teemore Engineering spoke at a calf rearing event in Coleraine last week.

NORTHERN IRELAND 30 July 2025

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A message from Bord Bia to Irish farmers and growers

Bord Bia addresses the concerns and misinformation that have been raised in recent weeks.

A message from Bord Bia to Irish farmers and growers

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