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What is the National Veterinary Prescription System?
Adam Woods
Adam Woods takes a look at the new National Veterinary prescription system and how it will affect farmers.
20 November 2024 News
Concerns over farm privacy and vet workloads with new medicine rules
James Hanly asked merchants, co-ops and vets for their opinions of the changes signed into law by Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue.
7 November 2024 News
Changes to vet medicine rules cause confusion
Adam Woods speaks to Ollie Ryan from the Irish Licensed Merchants Association about the current veterinary medicines debacle.
Merchants must match co-op barley and wheat prices - IFA
It comes as larger co-operatives are offering up to €210/t for barley, but some grain merchants have outlined their intention to pay prices significantly below these levels.
6 November 2024 News
Tillage Day: grain markets to policy and added value
There will be plenty of talk about the future of the tillage industry at Tillage Day. Grain price is a key part of this.
4 November 2024 News
Cashflow fears may be confirmed this week
The massive cash injection that BISS payments represent was never more needed, by farmers and by the people they trade with and owe money to.
16 October 2024 Dealer
Farmers lose out again in veterinary medicines moves
The long running veterinary medicine bill was signed last year, but the statutory instrument to effect change was signed last week.
25 September 2024 Viewpoints
Minister had ‘no choice’ on vet medicines
Minister McConalogue said the new rule changes had to be made in response to direction from the Health Protection Regulatory Authority (HPRA).
18 September 2024 News
'Merchants hung out to dry on medicines bill' - ILMA
Adam Woods speaks to Offaly merchant Ollie Ryan about the signing into law of the new veterinary medicines bill.
12 September 2024 News
Feed prices to remain stable in short term
Feed prices will depend on what price is set for grain, co-ops and merchants have said.
11 September 2024 News
Merchants slam vets' take on medicines
Adam Woods has the latest on the vet medicines row between vets and merchants.
29 August 2024 Breeding & health
Send back out-of-spec fertiliser, farmers told
The Department does not appear to have issued any fines to fertiliser blenders whose fertiliser was found to be sub-standard in 2023.
14 August 2024 News