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DAERA survey finds farmer frustration with TB

The exercise was conducted at the 2025 Balmoral Show and the results were published last week as a research paper in the Irish Veterinary Journal.

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 February 2026

DAERA survey finds farmer frustration with TB

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Tullamore Farm: Cull cow kill out and ewe breeding strategies

Tullamore Farm: Cull cow kill out and ewe breeding strategies

MANAGEMENT 17 December 2025

Bluetongue outbreak would not see export ban

Bluetongue outbreak would not see export ban

NEWS 3 December 2025

Autumn breeding: how to identify cows that under-deliver

Autumn breeding: how to identify cows that under-deliver

Autumn breeding: how to identify cows that under-deliver

MANAGEMENT 23 November 2025

Pick out cull ewes ahead of tupping

Pick out cull ewes ahead of tupping

Pick out cull ewes ahead of tupping

MANAGEMENT 19 October 2025

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Anger and despair at TB meeting in Down

Anger and despair at TB meeting in Down

A meeting held in Seaforde, Co Down, let local farmers share their experiences of bovine TB. Peter McCann reports

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 January 1970

TB wildlife intervention must occur, says Muir

TB wildlife intervention must occur, says Muir

Minister Muir was asked about his plans for TB in wildlife at Stormont on Tuesday

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 January 1970

Dairy Management: managing somatic cell count this autumn

Dairy Management: managing somatic cell count this autumn

Daire Cregg looks at solutions to solving high cell count issues as national average SCC rises to 184,000 cells/ml.

MANAGEMENT 1 January 1970

Farmer Writes: good grass and land lessons

Farmer Writes: good grass and land lessons

Grass growth is back on track on dairy farmer Padráig Callanan’s farm, while he was unsuccessful in a bid for land but the outcome was positive all the same.

FARMER WRITES 1 January 1970

Tour de France route changed due to disease outbreak in cattle

Tour de France route changed due to disease outbreak in cattle

Cattle in a herd along the route had to culled due to nodule dermatitis.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Farmer Writes: weather and grass are half the work

Farmer Writes: weather and grass are half the work

The rain came just when we needed it, and with the heat hanging around since spring, growth has been ticking along nicely.

FARMER WRITES 1 January 1970

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