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2024 sheep kill fell 10% with sharp decline in December
Noel Bardon
The CSO puts the decline in 2024's sheep kill at a year-on-year drop of over 300,000 head.
2024 sheep kill fell 10% with sharp decline in December
Positive outlook for live exports in 2025
26 January 2025 Calves
Positive outlook for live exports in 2025
Barring a health scare or an escalation of foot and mouth the prospects for live exports across all categories of stock look excellent
ICSA calls on Heydon to push back against ‘bad EU policies’
23 January 2025 News
ICSA calls on Heydon to push back against ‘bad EU policies’
The ICSA president has said that the new minister must stand firm against all policies that have a detrimental effect on our farmers.
Amendment window for SCEP reference number now open
Participants can reduce their 2025 SCEP reference number by up to 20% of their 2024 number.
23 January 2025 News
Virtual fencing company improves battery lifetime to nine months
Nofence, founded by goat farmer Oscar Hovde in Norway in 2011, said that the collar will require a single charge, depending on usage patterns, for smaller livestock.
23 January 2025 News
TB reactors jump 44% to over 41,000
The latest Irish Farmers Journal analysis found that the 12-month herd incident rate for TB ended the year at exactly 6%.
22 January 2025 News
Department vet advises against contract rearing over TB risk
Martin Ryan gave this advice while speaking to many affected farmers at the North Tipperary Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) AGM on Monday night.
22 January 2025 News
Camera at the Mart: electric trade for slaughter-fit stock in Kilkenny
The high levels of competition ringside and vibrant trade is encouraging more farmers to market slaughter-fit cattle live and let agents fight it out for them.
22 January 2025 News
History and Charles Haughey's infamous TB eradication call
In 1965 Charlie Haughey announced that Ireland had beaten bovine TB - six decades later the farm sector is still grappling with the disease. We look at the history of the eradication scheme.
22 January 2025 News
HSA inspection campaign set to focus on livestock
The campaign will focus on the safe management of livestock during calving season, when the risk of injury to farmers increases significantly.
22 January 2025 News
TB reactor numbers at their worst level since 1999
The Irish Farmers Journal analysed 2024's TB metrics against those reported for the past 25 years.
22 January 2025 News
LAMMA 2025: automatic outdoor feed system
Dutch company, Hanskamp showcased its latest outdoor feed station solution, designed for the automatic rationing of concentrates to animals while grazing.
22 January 2025 News