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WORLD 15 April 2026

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Dairy Management: grazing conditions, animal health and breeding

Dairy Management: grazing conditions, animal health and breeding

MANAGEMENT 15 April 2026

Warning for spoiled silage after wet spring

Warning for spoiled silage after wet spring

NORTHERN IRELAND 15 April 2026

Dairy processors say protests are putting welfare of animals at acute risk

Dairy processors say protests are putting welfare of animals at acute risk

Dairy processors say protests are putting welfare of animals at acute risk

NEWS 9 April 2026

How new TB rules will affect cattle sales in marts

How new TB rules will affect cattle sales in marts

How new TB rules will affect cattle sales in marts

NEWS 9 April 2026

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Driving calf performance along with efficiency

Driving calf performance along with efficiency

Ger and Jonathan Sheehan on building a high-performing calf-rearing system in Co Cork.

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 27 March 2026

Significant reduction in BVD-positive calves

Significant reduction in BVD-positive calves

Animal Health Ireland are urging BVD vigilance ahead of the breeding season with analysis showing a significantly higher risk of infection for farms with 400m of a BVD case.

NEWS 27 March 2026

AHI urges farmers to be vigilant for BVD ahead of breeding season

AHI urges farmers to be vigilant for BVD ahead of breeding season

Any pregnant animal can contract BVD. However, heifers are particularly vulnerable as they tend to have lower immunity.

NEWS 27 March 2026

Retrospective TB measures on farmers are unfair - IFA

Retrospective TB measures on farmers are unfair - IFA

Serious concerns have also been raised on the new testing requirements for cull cow sales at marts.

NEWS 27 March 2026

Debudding calves under sedation benefits the animal and the farmer

Debudding calves under sedation benefits the animal and the farmer

Work never frightened any farmer and is an accepted part of the job, but labour is an issue on many farms.

NEWS 27 March 2026

What you need to know about new TB testing changes

What you need to know about new TB testing changes

Cattle farmers have been urged to familiarise themselves with updated TB testing requirements that will take effect in just two weeks.

NEWS 27 March 2026

Bluetongue vaccine should be added to more schemes – ICMSA

Bluetongue vaccine should be added to more schemes – ICMSA

ICMSA livestock chair, Michael O’Connell has said farmers should be encouraged and supported to vaccinate for bluetongue ahead of the breeding season, by adding the vaccine to more schemes.

NEWS 27 March 2026

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Why this Kilkenny farmer switched to a 45m Amazone self-propelled sprayer

James O’Reilly is a tillage farmer based in north Kilkenny, near a village called Ballyragget.

Why this Kilkenny farmer switched to a 45m Amazone self-propelled sprayer

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