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Editorial: bluetongue vaccination the right choice for disease prevention

Vaccinating animals against a bluetongue outbreak on your farm should be used as a means to safeguarding your animals against the disease.

VIEWPOINTS 25 March 2026

Editorial: bluetongue vaccination the right choice for disease prevention

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Colm McCarthy: lasting consequences for Gulf states

Colm McCarthy: lasting consequences for Gulf states

VIEWPOINTS 25 March 2026

Editorial: beef information meeting

Editorial: beef information meeting

VIEWPOINTS 25 March 2026

Editorial: agri-diesel support doesn’t go far enough

Editorial: agri-diesel support doesn’t go far enough

Editorial: agri-diesel support doesn’t go far enough

VIEWPOINTS 25 March 2026

Dempsey at Large: solutions needed for beef finishers

Dempsey at Large: solutions needed for beef finishers

Dempsey at Large: solutions needed for beef finishers

VIEWPOINTS 25 March 2026

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Home Farm: dry days bring progress

Home Farm: dry days bring progress

We let the light cattle out by day onto paddocks of both new and permanent grass, again with minimal damage.

VIEWPOINTS 18 March 2026

Editorial: trade deals finalised

Editorial: trade deals finalised

The threat is also there of the UK doing a free trade deal with a country like Brazil which could further erode our market share in the UK.

VIEWPOINTS 18 March 2026

Editorial: need for a balanced forestry programme

Editorial: need for a balanced forestry programme

Sitka spruce is well capable of reaching timber frame housing markets as well as medium-rise buildings.

VIEWPOINTS 18 March 2026

Editorial: tillage targets missed

Editorial: tillage targets missed

Tillage farmers are asking serious questions about their future in the sector.

VIEWPOINTS 18 March 2026

Editorial: winter finishing crisis

Editorial: winter finishing crisis

The financial risk taken on by finishers was never higher than the last few months.

VIEWPOINTS 18 March 2026

View from China: China’s agricultural sector in mourning

View from China: China’s agricultural sector in mourning

'China’s first pig doctor' and well-loved agricultural entrepreneur and visionary passed away suddenly.

VIEWPOINTS 18 March 2026

Dempsey at Large: recoupling - pushing an open door

Dempsey at Large: recoupling - pushing an open door

At this stage, it must be assumed that the political will to maintain a core of agricultural activity exists.

VIEWPOINTS 18 March 2026

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Reducing calf pneumonia with vaccination on a Donegal dairy-beef farm

In east Donegal, farmer Gareth Peoples explains how a tailored vaccination programme transformed the health and performance of his calves, while reducing stress during this busy period.

Reducing calf pneumonia with vaccination on a Donegal dairy-beef farm

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