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Beef
New map shows TB breakdowns in your local area
Amy Forde
"There’s no way if you were at a mart you could fire this up and use it to identify a farm from which you were buying cattle," one of the researchers involved in the project said.
27 November 2024 Letters
Letter about veterinary education
"On behalf of the Veterinary Working Group for reform in Irish Veterinary Education." - Ian Fleming MRCVS, Fergal Hennessy MRCVS, Shane McAuliffe BSc. MSc., James Quinn MRCVS
22 November 2024 News
Jane Pigott announced as new president of Veterinary Ireland
Pigott, from Flow Veterinary Cardiology in Millstreet, Co Cork, was presented with the formal chain of office by outgoing president Hazell Mullins.
In pictures: CattleEye crowned winner of 2024 'Dairy Dragons'
CattleEye, an AI-powered monitoring solution for dairy herds, secured the highest level of virtual investment at the Dairy Dragons competition during this year’s Irish Farmers Journal Dairy Day
22 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.
20 November 2024 News
Heifer with nine lives
The Dealer had time for some light reading over the weekend which was particularly entertaining.
20 November 2024 News
‘We stuck to our guns’ on brucellosis - Department
The experience of eradicating brucellosis shows that animal diseases can be eradicated, even in the face of farm organisation opposition to new measures, a Department official said.
13 November 2024 News
Irish Farmers Journal suckler roadshow comes to Clare
Adam Woods reports from the first three suckler roadshows to take place around the country and previews the last two in Clare and Kerry.
13 November 2024 Management
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
Pat O'Callaghan (Interchem) – an appreciation
Pat O'Callaghan - a person eager to learn, help and educate, he supported so many friends, family and colleagues.
6 November 2024 Letters
TB eradication the ‘only show in town’
“TB eradication is the only show in town, there’s no alternative for us,” an IFA meeting in Tuam, Co Galway, heard last week.
6 November 2024 News
Inside the 1,000-head Foyle feedlot
Adam Woods reports from an open day on the Foyle Food Group's finishing farm in Co Tyrone
26 October 2024 Markets