News & opinion

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LATEST NEWS
Anne O'Donoghue
Lambs die from dosing gun injuries
In one case, a regional veterinary office found a bolus lodged in a cut in the dead lamb’s throat.
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Siobhán Walsh
Irish tillage needs its own Ornua-style organisation
EDITORIAL
Jack Kennedy
Editorial: Bovaer or not?
Editorial: Mercosur back track?
Be sure that beef farmers are watching political soundings with keen interest.
SPONSORED
CalfCare ’25 roadshow to promote calf health and good calf rearing practices
Seventeen farms nationwide will host CalfCare ’25, a collaborative roadshow by Animal Health Ireland (AHI) and Teagasc’s DairyBeef 500 campaign, promoting calf health and good calf-rearing practices.
VIEWPOINTS
Editorial: Kerry shareholders vote yes
Jack Kennedy
Jack Kennedy
Editorial: Bovaer or not?
Jack Kennedy
Jack Kennedy
Editorial: Mercosur back track?
Jack Kennedy
Jack Kennedy
Editorial: ICBF analysis - CBV does work
Jack Kennedy
Jack Kennedy
FARMER WRITES
Farmer Writes: inheritance tax change a looming disaster
Joe Collingborn
Farmer Writes: inheritance tax change a looming disaster
Labour leader Keir Starmer is obviously a very intelligent man but has a total lack of charisma and judgement, writes Joe Collingborn.
Farmer Writes: a battle with front loader
Karen McCabe
Farmer Writes: a battle with front loader
Karen McCabe walked slap bang into the edge of the scoop on the front loader where she learned that head wounds do indeed bleed rather profusely.
Derek Robinson
Hedging my bets with dairy-bred bullocks
e-Learning
Tommy Moyles
Farmer Writes: economics and entertainment, a dangerous combination
CalfCare ’25 roadshow to promote calf health and good calf rearing practices SPONSORED
CalfCare ’25 roadshow to promote calf health and good calf rearing practices
Seventeen farms nationwide will host CalfCare ’25, a collaborative roadshow by Animal Health Ireland (AHI) and Teagasc’s DairyBeef 500 campaign, promoting calf health and good calf-rearing practices.
DEALER
Belgian Blue calf sells for €900 in Carrigallen
The dealer did a double take last Saturday when a Belgian Blue sucky calf hit €900 in Carrigallen.
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The Dealer
Kerry's clear mandate means a new dawn for all
The Dealer
Two sell out concerts for singing NI farmers
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VIDEO HUB
FARM SAFETY
Sarah McIntosh
Kerry community hosts memorial tractor run
A family who lost a loved one to a farm accident are keeping his memory alive by hosting an annual tractor run, writes Sarah McIntosh.
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SPONSORED
CalfCare ’25 roadshow to promote calf health and good calf rearing practices
Seventeen farms nationwide will host CalfCare ’25, a collaborative roadshow by Animal Health Ireland (AHI) and Teagasc’s DairyBeef 500 campaign, promoting calf health and good calf-rearing practices.
FORESTRY
James Hanly
New forest technology scheme not fit for purpose – IFA
Applications open for sustainable forest harvesting machinery grant
The grant will provide support to forestry contractors and timber hauliers for the purchase of new forest machinery that will optimise environmental performance.
James Hanly
My Farming Week: Seamus Foley, Ballyhar Road, Killarney, Co Kerry
PIG AND POULTRY
Bird flu state of emergency declared in California
James Hanly
Bird flu state of emergency declared in California
The announcement was made on Thursday to further enhance the state’s preparedness after a case of the virus was confirmed in cattle on farms in southern California.
Poultry to buck EU farm output decline trend
Noel Bardon
Poultry to buck EU farm output decline trend
The European Commission’s outlook for the coming 10 years points towards more poultry, but less pigmeat, being produced on EU farms.
Adam Woods
Navigating a period of high risk for Avian Influenza
e-Learning
James Hanly
Raw milk samples in US to be tested for bird flu
Amy Forde
Bird flu found in buzzard in Galway