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Dairy management: silage stocks and vaccines

It makes sense to ration out how much silage cows in good body condition score get to eat, writes dairy editor Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 24 December 2025

Dairy management: silage stocks and vaccines

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Exporters' boycott: farmers' have their say

Exporters' boycott: farmers' have their say

BREEDING & HEALTH 9 October 2025

Marts brace for boycott by exporters

Marts brace for boycott by exporters

MARKETS 1 October 2025

Farmer Writes: good grass and land lessons

Farmer Writes: good grass and land lessons

Farmer Writes: good grass and land lessons

FARMER WRITES 6 August 2025

Farmer-led badger vaccination project under way in England

Farmer-led badger vaccination project under way in England

Farmer-led badger vaccination project under way in England

NEWS 5 August 2025

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Bluetongue vaccines off table unless virus lands in Ireland – minister

Bluetongue vaccines off table unless virus lands in Ireland – minister

The Minister for Agriculture has no plans to allow vaccinations for bluetongue, given the case detection and trade difficulties which could arise if farmers began vaccinating for the virus.

NEWS 21 May 2025

Five applications for bluetongue vaccines in NI

Five applications for bluetongue vaccines in NI

DAERA have approved the voluntary use of BTV-3 vaccines for NI, but interest remains low.

NORTHERN IRELAND 21 May 2025

Only 85 out of 85,000 scripts issued by merchants

Only 85 out of 85,000 scripts issued by merchants

Adam Woods speaks to merchants about the rollout of the new animal medicine legislation later this year.

NEWS 21 May 2025

Scots and Welsh publish new bluetongue guidance

Scots and Welsh publish new bluetongue guidance

Livestock moving from the restricted zone require movement licences in order to gain entry into Scotland and Wales.

NORTHERN IRELAND 21 May 2025

Department seeking additional bluetongue testing services

Department seeking additional bluetongue testing services

The move is in case of the event of a BTV outbreak in the country, as demand for testing may exceed existing laboratory capacity provided currently by the Irish national reference laboratory.

NEWS 21 May 2025

Sheep 2025: how to get the most from your sheepdog

Sheep 2025: how to get the most from your sheepdog

Working demonstrations will provide tips on training and managing your sheep dog while a new element of this demo includes advice on looking after the health of your dog.

SHEEP HANDLING 21 May 2025

Beef Management Notes: Red water, vaccinations and stock bull fertility

Beef Management Notes: Red water, vaccinations and stock bull fertility

Adam Woods takes a look at avoiding red water cases in cattle, keeping vaccinations up to date and spotting stock bulls not working as early as possible.

MANAGEMENT 21 May 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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