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Heart disease risk factors among farmers too significant to ignore
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Health issues including heart disease can be a concern for many working in the farming industry. It is important to understand the risk factors related to heart health and how best to mitigate them.
Steer clear of electricity poles and stay wires
Michael Murray, ESB Networks public safety manager, highlights the importance of identifying risks in the environment you are working in.
Reaping the benefits of grass in the diet in north Cork
Declan Collins visits the Troy farm in Co Cork with CBS Charleville to see what's happening this spring.
What farmers need to know about sustainability
Bord Bia agri sustainability manager Rory Mannion explains the courses it offers to help farmers learn about the different elements of sustainability.
Intra-nasal vaccination: a corner stone in calf rearing
Tom Crowley is a busy man! As well as being a family man, he works off farm doing farm building and repairs. On the farm he’s built up a pedigree herd of Aubracs and is rearing 50 dairy-to-beef calves
Bolstering immunity with Bovilis Bovipast RSP: reduce and control pneumonia
Sarah Higgins, ruminant and equine veterinary manager with MSD Animal Health, answers some frequently asked questions on bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and Bovilis Bovipast RSP.
Labour friendly vaccination in Co. Mayo
John Sheridan’s family farm near Ballinrobe, Mayo, combines cattle and pigs, but it’s the 500-sow farrow to finish pig unit that is his passion. It’s a high-welfare operation and it’s PRRS virus free.
Beware of fallen poles and cables
Open eir manages the largest fibre and copper telecommunication networks in Ireland, continuously expanding, enhancing and maintaining the infrastructure.
Positive start to 2024 for beef and sheep markets
Bord Bia sheepmeat and livestock manager Seamus McMenamin and beef sector manager Mark Zeig analyse beef and sheep markets.
BioBalance Next-Gen: delivering strong, healthy calves this spring
With calving well under way on most dairy farms around the country and calf accommodation filling up every day, it is timely to look at the major influence of the microbiome in calf health.
Lamlac®: providing lambs with the best start in life
Peadar Coyle, a long-time customer of Volac Milk Replacer, farms on a 500-acre holding at Curraghboy, Co Roscommon, approximately 15 kilometres to the northwest of Athlone.
Protecting valuable Simmental calves from scour in early life
Nevin Smith is a vet and pedigree Simmental farmer based in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. In 1978, Nevin and his wife Sandra established Garvagh Veterinary Clinic.