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Feedlots buck national TB trends, figures show
Declan O’Brien
The incidence of TB in feedlots dropped by 8% last year, Department of Agriculture figures show.
1 January 2025 News
Netherlands will close to Irish calves ‘after 2025’
The short-term outlook for calf exports in 2025 'remains fairly positive', Bord Bia has said.
1 January 2025 News
Almost 40% of dairy farmers to invest in slurry storage
Overall, 72% of the 223 dairy farmers surveyed have plans to invest in their farm next year.
Autumn spike in new TB herds in NI
There has been a significant increase in the number of cattle herds going down with TB.
1 January 2025 Northern Ireland
NI Trends: bright outlook for beef and lamb prices in 2025
Beef and lamb prices start 2025 with plenty of positivity, as processing demand is expected to ramp up in early spring.
1 January 2025 Markets
Animal feed tonnage in NI up in 2024
Feed mills in NI have put out increased tonnage to farms during 2024, DAERA data shows.
1 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Maximum BCR age drops to 28 months
The maximum age in the beef carbon reduction scheme has reduced from 30 to 28 months.
1 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Cattle exporter John Horgan dies
John Horgan was well-known for exporting cattle to Libya in the 1970s and to Egypt in the 1980s.
1 January 2025 News
TB herd incidence heading for 6%
In the 12 months to 8 December 2024, the number of TB reactors rose to 40,805.
1 January 2025 News
Would I plant beans in April again? No
Gerald Potterton takes a look back at the year that was 2024 in the tillage fields.
1 January 2025 Farmer Writes
Mart managers look back on a good year for cattle prices
James Hanly spoke to the managers of some of Ireland’s leading cattle marts to see how business fared in 2024 and how it will look next year.
1 January 2025 News
Five management jobs for January
While every farm has a long list of jobs to complete, outlined are a few tasks to consider in January.
31 December 2024 Management