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You’re taking the brisket – the lore of blackleg disease in cattle
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In Ireland, blackleg was also variously known as black-quarter (with its Irish variants ‘cheathrú dhubh’ and ‘cheathrú ghorm’), quarter-evil, quarter-ill and speedy disease. John Flaherty reports.
18 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Top tips for weaning calves in autumn
Mid-autumn is a time when many suckler farmers start weaning spring-born calves. Kieran Mailey outlined some tips for farmers to help transition calves off cows.
11 September 2024 Breeding & health
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.
Strokestown stages Irish Angus finals
Adam Woods talks to Sean Kilkenny about what’s coming up this autumn for the Irish Angus Cattle Society
11 September 2024 Breeding & health
Dairy beef delivering for Meath family partnership
The father-and-son partnership of Aidan and Luke Maguire is working positively and delivering a net margin of over €700/ha, writes Shaun Diver.
11 September 2024 News
Camera at the Mart: solid trade all round in Kanturk
Trade was solid for both dairy and suckler weanlings at Kanturk Mart for its combined autumn- and spring-born weanling show and sale on Tuesday last.
11 September 2024 Markets
Sharp decline in calf registrations in 2024
There has been a marked drop in the number of calf births registered in 2024.
11 September 2024 Northern Ireland
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
Farmer charged with animal cruelty offences
Seamus Looby of Raheen, Garryspillane, Co Limerick, was summonsed appear at Kilmallock District Court on Tuesday 10 September 2024.
11 September 2024 News
Belgian Blues hit €5/kg at weanling sales
Adam Woods talks to Sean Sherman about the breed and how it continues to hit new highs in terms of weanling prices.
11 September 2024 Breeding & health
Time for scanning in spring calving herds
Thoughts should be turning to scanning spring calving herds, giving plenty of time and more options for marketing empty cows.
10 September 2024 Management
In photos: greenway protests, harvesting and threshing
Our top photos from the week include Cooley farmers protesting a proposed greenway and a Cork farmer spreading seeds with his quad and APV seeder. We also captured harvesting, farm walks and more.
8 September 2024 News