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Examine varieties closely for good management

Varieties play a crucial role in how we manage crops. Make sure that you examine varieties carefully and look out for the weak characteristics in particular.

CROP PROTECTION 31 March 2026

Examine varieties closely for good management

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Over 16,000 cattle and sheep tested for bluetongue

Over 16,000 cattle and sheep tested for bluetongue

NEWS 31 March 2026

Vets to host webinar on preparing for bluetongue

Vets to host webinar on preparing for bluetongue

NEWS 30 March 2026

What you need to know about new TB testing changes

What you need to know about new TB testing changes

What you need to know about new TB testing changes

NEWS 30 March 2026

Preventing disease in winter cereals this season

Preventing disease in winter cereals this season

Preventing disease in winter cereals this season

NEWS 29 March 2026

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Editorial: bluetongue vaccination the right choice for disease prevention

Editorial: bluetongue vaccination the right choice for disease prevention

Vaccinating animals against a bluetongue outbreak on your farm should be used as a means to safeguarding your animals against the disease.

VIEWPOINTS 17 March 2026

Tillage Management: more rain after some progress

Tillage Management: more rain after some progress

Rain has returned after a brief reprieve allowed some fieldwork to be done over the weekend and Monday.

HUSBANDRY 17 March 2026

Market Digest: stories from around the world

Market Digest: stories from around the world

Brief farming news snippets from South Africa, Russia, USA and Estonia.

NEWS 17 March 2026

Beef Management: silage ground grazing, fertiliser requirements and hygiene

Beef Management: silage ground grazing, fertiliser requirements and hygiene

Martin Merrick discusses what is the best option for farmers who have yet to graze silage ground, the fertiliser requirements of this ground as well as disease build up with a delayed turn out.

MANAGEMENT 17 March 2026

Vet's Corner: be vigilant for symptoms of bluetongue

Vet's Corner: be vigilant for symptoms of bluetongue

Bluetongue, as the name suggests, causes a blue tongue – this is as a result of damage to peripheral blood vessels around the mouth, muzzle and tongue.

NEWS 17 March 2026

Food-and-mouth disease outbreak in Greece confirmed

Food-and-mouth disease outbreak in Greece confirmed

This is the first outbreak of the previously eradicated disease in Greece since August 1994.

NEWS 17 March 2026

Have you clubroot in your oilseed rape?

Have you clubroot in your oilseed rape?

Clubroot can decimate oilseed rape crops, result in massive yield losses and even reseeds with another crop.

NEWS 17 March 2026

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Reducing calf pneumonia with vaccination on a Donegal dairy-beef farm

In east Donegal, farmer Gareth Peoples explains how a tailored vaccination programme transformed the health and performance of his calves, while reducing stress during this busy period.

Reducing calf pneumonia with vaccination on a Donegal dairy-beef farm

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