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Big push to finish in Ballyvadin
Adam Woods
Padraig French, Nicky Byrne and Chloe Millar take a look at performance to date on the Ballyvadin dairy calf to beef farm in Tipperary.
22 January 2025 Management
Dairy beef budgets and suckler cow mart demos
Adam Woods takes a look at dairy beef budgets and buying calves in 2025, along with a preview of this week's suckler mart demo in Skibbereen in this week's beef management notes.
15 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Schmallenberg hits early lambers in NI
Early lambing flocks and spring calving herds are particularly vulnerable as the susceptible gestation periods coincide with peak midge activity.
Farmer left to bear costs after two sheep killed in dog attack
The attack took place in Ballylaneen in the early hours of Saturday morning 4 January. Ten more sheep were injured in the attack.
12 January 2025 News
Farmer Writes: TB breakdown after three clear years
Since we are a closed herd, I can’t buy in, so I just have to wait for the heifers to calve into the system.
12 January 2025 Farmer Writes
Concerns about incorrect of wormers for sheep scab
Six farmers in the project that used an injectable ML wormer to treat sheep scab agreed to be re-tested, with four of them returning a positive test result.
8 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Seán Brady appointed interim CEO of Animal Health Ireland
Brady has held a variety of leadership positions in the dairy and tillage industries.
7 January 2025 News
What is the National Veterinary Prescription System?
Adam Woods takes a look at the new National Veterinary prescription system and how it will affect farmers.
18 December 2024 News
McConnell to step down as AHI CEO
McConnell, a Kildare vet with 30 years’ experience, was appointed to the role in April 2024.
13 December 2024 News
UFU must have a seat at TB table, says Irvine
A new group is to be established in early 2025 to consider the TB proposals set out by DAERA chief vet, Brian Dooher
4 December 2024 Northern Ireland
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.
20 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.
7 November 2024 News