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Agri jobs: 400-cow farm in Tipperary seeks two farm assistants
Rachel Donovan
There are plenty of dairy farm opportunities available this week, both at home and in Scotland.
11 September 2024 News
Mastitis costs farms over €100m per year – Shalloo
Forty per cent of the costs associated with mastitis are due to reduced milk yield, Laurence Shalloo told an Animal Health Ireland conference in Kilkenny on Wednesday.
11 September 2024 Ploughing Championships
New technologies on display at the Innovation Arena
The Innovation Arena at the National Ploughing Championships is a key platform for showcasing Irish capabilities in this area.
Precison Microbes on point for Ploughing 2024
Adam Woods chats to Tommy Heffernan about Precision Microbes and where to next for the Dublin based company.
11 September 2024 Breeding & health
Removal times for TB reactors on par with last year
The Department stated that reactor removal times are keeping pace, despite the 'logistical challenges' associated with removing 'considerably more animals' than recent years.
11 September 2024 News
€80m spent on TB control this year
An estimated €26m of the spend has come from farmers' payments to vets through testing fees.
11 September 2024 News
New vaccine for Crypto in calves
The new calf scour vaccine has been in development by MSD Animal Health for many years
11 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Dutch authorities unable to identify source of bluetongue strain
What does the latest research on bluetongue 3 and the efficacy of the virus's new vaccines say?
11 September 2024 News
Farmers' opinions on animal health needed for European study
The BioSecure project, funded by the European Commission, is inviting farmers and vets in the cattle, poultry, goat and sheep sectors to take part in a survey on biosecurity and disease.
10 September 2024 News
Keeping the faith in crossbreeding
Reports from the LIC open day at the Breen farm in Emly, Co Tipperary.
4 September 2024 Breeding & health
Vets so busy they're 'nearly diagnosing by FaceTime'
A recent study has taken a deep dive into the needs of Irish dairy farmers and the challenges vets have meeting these needs.
4 September 2024 News
TB eradication staff shortage is ‘simply unacceptable’ - ICSA
It follows on from the Department’s update on the eradication group in which Minister Charlie McConalogue raised concerns about underfunding and understaffing.
4 September 2024 News