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Dairy
Welcome to the Dairy Dragons
Aidan Brennan
The much-coveted Dairy Dragons returns with three companies vying for €50,000 in virtual cash.
17 August 2024 Management
Five cattle management tasks for late August
Outlined are five management tasks to carry out on suckler farms going into late August.
8 August 2024 Schemes
New €20m Beef Welfare Scheme opens
The 2024 Beef Welfare Scheme will remain open until 24 September at 11.59pm.
Proposed SI from a farmer perspective
"With fewer vets, we as farmers, will have difficulty in accessing veterinary care, particularly for emergency call outs." - Shane McAuliffe, B.Sc.Ag (Hons), MSc RVC
24 July 2024 Letters
Mixed reaction to new €20m Beef Welfare Scheme
Farmers are pleased to see meal feeding continuing as a mandatory option but there is some disquiet regarding the fact that autumn-born weanlings may miss out on payments
10 July 2024 News
Suckler scheme to open in early August - McConalogue
The 2024 Beef Welfare Scheme will support farmers in meal feeding suckler calves before and after weaning and in vaccinating against clostridial diseases and calf pneumonia.
9 July 2024 Schemes
Munster Bovine appoints chief executive
With over 30 years' experience in the veterinary sector, Martin Kavanagh has been appointed as the new chief executive of Munster Bovine.
23 May 2024 News