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US egg prices reach record high as bird flu hits production

The cost of a dozen eggs has surged in the US, as bird flu outbreaks stall production.

POULTRY 1 March 2025

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Cull of 64,000 birds following suspected bird flu case on Tyrone farm

Cull of 64,000 birds following suspected bird flu case on Tyrone farm

NEWS 16 February 2025

'Iceberg diseases' causing thin ewes in healthy flocks, research shows

'Iceberg diseases' causing thin ewes in healthy flocks, research shows

NEWS 16 February 2025

News round-up from Northern Ireland

News round-up from Northern Ireland

News round-up from Northern Ireland

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 February 2025

Scanning time for autumn-calving suckler herds

Scanning time for autumn-calving suckler herds

Scanning time for autumn-calving suckler herds

MANAGEMENT 21 January 2025

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Government must rigorously challenge EU-Mercosur deal – Harkin

Government must rigorously challenge EU-Mercosur deal – Harkin

A poor Mercosur deal will accomplish a culling of the national herd in one swoop.

NEWS 28 August 2024

Tullamore Farm update: cattle coming in and rams going out

Tullamore Farm update: cattle coming in and rams going out

Shaun Diver gives an update on what has been happening on Tullamore Farm this week.

MANAGEMENT 28 August 2024

Record number of deer culled in 2023

Record number of deer culled in 2023

The number of deer culled in 2023 is up 41% from the previous record set in 2022.

NEWS 28 August 2024

Farmers advised to cull cows milking less than 13l

Farmers advised to cull cows milking less than 13l

Slurry storage also needs to be taken into account for farmers considering holding onto cull cows.

NEWS 28 August 2024

Mastitis costs farms over €100m per year – Shalloo

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.

NEWS 28 August 2024

Farmer Writes: the trials of dairy farming

Farmer Writes: the trials of dairy farming

The desktop management from Westminster still continues to alarm me, writes Joe Collingborn.

FARMER WRITES 28 August 2024

Owens: evidence and science must be used to stop TB

Owens: evidence and science must be used to stop TB

It comes after the BBC last week broadcast the documentary ‘Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me’, which discussed the transmitting of bovine tuberculosis in the UK.

NEWS 28 August 2024

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'Powering the Future of Farming'

EverPower and Arrabawn Tipperary Co-op announced a strategic solar energy partnership to ‘Power the Future of Farming’. The new alliance will roll out renewable energy across farms and agribusinesses.

'Powering the Future of Farming'

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