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Farm Tech Talk: bluetongue, storm Chandre and Bord Bia fallout

On this week’s Farm Tech Talk, the team discusses the impact of storm Chandre, the continued fallout over Bord Bia, bluetongue in Wexford and the risks of blackgrass in imported straw.

PODCAST 30 January 2026

Farm Tech Talk: bluetongue, storm Chandre and Bord Bia fallout

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Mixed reports on 2026 sheep scans

Mixed reports on 2026 sheep scans

NEWS 28 January 2026

Three vaccines permitted for BTV 3

Three vaccines permitted for BTV 3

NEWS 28 January 2026

Some animals left Wexford bluetongue farm before it was restricted – IFA

Some animals left Wexford bluetongue farm before it was restricted – IFA

Some animals left Wexford bluetongue farm before it was restricted – IFA

NEWS 28 January 2026

Bluetongue: three more farms test positive for virus

Bluetongue: three more farms test positive for virus

Bluetongue: three more farms test positive for virus

NEWS 28 January 2026

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Results awaited of further bluetongue tests around outbreak farm

Results awaited of further bluetongue tests around outbreak farm

The bluetongue situation should become clearer over the next two days, when the results of follow-up bluetongue tests are expected.

NEWS 14 January 2026

Priority must be to contain Wexford bluetongue outbreak – ICMSA

Priority must be to contain Wexford bluetongue outbreak – ICMSA

The ICMSA has urged farmers to heed Department of Agriculture advice on biosecurity after the confirmation of bluetongue in a herd in Co Wexford.

NEWS 14 January 2026

IFA claims cool temperatures could allow eradication of bluetongue

IFA claims cool temperatures could allow eradication of bluetongue

Current temperatures open the door to the complete eradication of bluetongue from Ireland before milder spring conditions set in, the IFA has said.

LETTERS 14 January 2026

In pictures: symptoms of bluetongue in cattle and sheep

In pictures: symptoms of bluetongue in cattle and sheep

What are signs of the bluetongue virus cattle and sheep farmers should draw their heightened attention to after the discovery of cases on a farm in Wexford?

NEWS 14 January 2026

Halting NI sheep imports will not stop bluetongue spread - Department

Halting NI sheep imports will not stop bluetongue spread - Department

Department of Agriculture vet warns that Ireland is facing into a risky year when it comes to bluetongue.

NEWS 14 January 2026

Focus on lambing at Galway sheep event

Focus on lambing at Galway sheep event

The lambing event will feature a lambing demonstration along with advice on reducing lamb mortality, pre-lambing ewe management and managing surplus lambs

NEWS 14 January 2026

€9.75/kg for lamb not expected to halt EU's sheep decline

€9.75/kg for lamb not expected to halt EU's sheep decline

The EU's sheep flocks look set to fall further over the next 10 years having already lost 13m head since 2010.

NEWS 14 January 2026

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Laois dairy farmer boosts calf performance with GAIN Easi Mix

Learn how Abbeyleix dairy farmer Seán Miller uses GAIN Easi Mix to drive calf performance on his family farm.

Laois dairy farmer boosts calf performance with GAIN Easi Mix

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