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Dairy
90% increase in BVD positive calves
Darren Carty
The increase to 359 head stems from some herds recording significant breakdowns with the herd prevalence increasing by less than 20%.
23 April 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: TB overhaul essential
There are hundreds of people working day and night on TB to the best of their ability.
23 April 2025 Northern Ireland
News in-brief from Northern Ireland
Weekly news in-brief from across the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
16 April 2025 Northern Ireland
BVD testing support increased to €3.50/calf
After Ireland reduced the incidence of BVD in 2024, Minister Heydon said that his Department is aiming to eradicate the disease.
1 April 2025 News
Worrying increase in calves with BVD
The recent results of the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) National Eradication Programme paint a worrying picture with a significant jump in the number of BVD-positive calves identified.
26 March 2025 News
Beef Management: rearing calves, turnout and vaccinations
Adam Woods takes a look at some of the detail around rearing dairy calves, a smooth turnout and keeping vaccinations up to date.
5 March 2025 Management
Record number of calf DNA samples collected to date
The average time a sample spent in the lab last week increased from 4.1 days to 4.7 days.
20 February 2025 News
Farmers to spend €649,000 on BVD sample postage
This is despite the cost of a national stamp for a letter increasing from €1.40 to €1.65, from Thursday 27 February.
12 February 2025 News
BVD programme ‘seemingly never-ending’ - ICMSA
ICMSA dairy committee chair Noel Murphy said that it is time for the Minister to publicly tell farmers where Ireland is going in relation to BVD.
30 January 2025 News
Farmer Writes: best-laid plans can well and truly go away
Farming is never short of surprises, as Tommy Moyles found out on his farm recently. Best laid plans to increase slurry storage were impacted by rain from an unaccustomed direction.
22 January 2025 Farmer Writes
Important calf related dates and scheme compliance
The tagging and registering of calves within the required time frames and complying with BVD legislation is critical for adherence to cross compliance rules and scheme terms and conditions.
18 January 2025 Calves