Natasha Ferguson

nferguson@farmersjournal.ie

Myostatin: what farmers need to know

Knowing your bull’s myostatin status is key to balancing muscle, calving ease and herd performance this breeding season.

NORTHERN IRELAND 18 March 2026

Myostatin: what farmers need to know

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Proposed cage ban raises import concerns

Proposed cage ban raises import concerns

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 March 2026

NBA chief issues bluetongue warning

NBA chief issues bluetongue warning

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 March 2026

Bird flu vaccine trials begin in the UK

Bird flu vaccine trials begin in the UK

Bird flu vaccine trials begin in the UK

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 March 2026

Beef finishers facing a £200 loss this spring

Beef finishers facing a £200 loss this spring

Beef finishers facing a £200 loss this spring

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 March 2026

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Bluetongue vaccination required for Balmoral

Bluetongue vaccination required for Balmoral

The 2026 Balmoral Show is now accepting entries, with mandatory bluetongue vaccination introduced for all cattle and sheep as part of updated health measures.

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 February 2026

Red diesel prices surge to over 100p/l

Red diesel prices surge to over 100p/l

Red diesel prices have surged across NI, with quotes exceeding 105p/l as global tensions in the Middle East drive sharp increases in fuel costs.

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 February 2026

Practical guide to pre-breeding soundness in stock bulls

Practical guide to pre-breeding soundness in stock bulls

Breeding season is coming fast and now’s the time to get stock bulls fit, fertile and ready for the workload ahead. A few early checks can make all the difference.

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 February 2026

Applications sought for innovation farms

Applications sought for innovation farms

CAFRE has opened applications for its new Innovation Farms project, seeking beef and dairy units across NI.

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 February 2026

Half of beef calves out of dairy cows

Half of beef calves out of dairy cows

Almost half of all beef-sired calves in NI now come from the dairy herd.

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 February 2026

Liquid feeds to cows can fill sugar gap

Liquid feeds to cows can fill sugar gap

Experts at the “Sugar in the Rumen” conference highlighted how liquid feeds can close the sugar gap in NI herds.

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 February 2026

AFBI surveillance identifies IBR and BVD

AFBI surveillance identifies IBR and BVD

AFBI surveillance has identified a fatal co-infection of BVD and IBR in purchased cattle.

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 February 2026

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Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Conal Moore an agri contractor and tillage framer from Ballygar Co Galway. “We do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

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