Diseases

Dairy management: Watch out for pneumonia in weanlings

The change in temperatures coinciding with housing of weanlings and dairy replacement heifers has lead to increased reports of respiratory problems writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 17 November 2025

Dairy management: Watch out for pneumonia in weanlings

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Managing bought-in weanlings

Managing bought-in weanlings

BREEDING & HEALTH 22 October 2025

Farmers call on State to cease buying hill land

Farmers call on State to cease buying hill land

NEWS 17 October 2025

AFBI lab results show disease issues on farms

AFBI lab results show disease issues on farms

AFBI lab results show disease issues on farms

NORTHERN IRELAND 6 August 2025

DAERA chief bemoans ‘excessively high’ TB

DAERA chief bemoans ‘excessively high’ TB

DAERA chief bemoans ‘excessively high’ TB

NORTHERN IRELAND 6 August 2025

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Sustainable varieties are here and need to be adopted by all

Sustainable varieties are here and need to be adopted by all

Farmers and industry need to move on to using the most sustainable varieties that are out there and being made available by seed companies.

VARIETIES 15 May 2025

Detecting crop diseases early with leaf tests and DNA

Detecting crop diseases early with leaf tests and DNA

Optigene have launched a new early disease detection platform which can detect a crop pathogen before symptoms appear.

CROPS 15 May 2025

Homeopathy with vet medicine can play 'critical role' in animal health

Homeopathy with vet medicine can play 'critical role' in animal health

Laurence Woodward was speaking at the inaugural Agri-Homeopathy conference, held in partnership with the National Organic Training Skillnet, in Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny on Thursday.

NEWS 15 May 2025

Risk from exotic animal diseases higher than ever – Heydon

Risk from exotic animal diseases higher than ever – Heydon

Minister Martin Heydon was briefing the Cabinet on Tuesday about actions his Department is taking to protect Irish livestock from the threat of a disease outbreak.

NEWS 15 May 2025

Managing disease in spring barley

Managing disease in spring barley

Disease timings in spring barley are a mixed bag this year as weather has provided low disease pressure, but also seen crops push on.

NEWS 15 May 2025

Keeping septoria under control in winter wheat

Keeping septoria under control in winter wheat

Many farmers are now applying the T2 fungicide to winter wheat crops as the flag leaf has emerged.

NEWS 15 May 2025

UFU and IFA call for all-island measures to address uncontrolled dog ‘crisis’

UFU and IFA call for all-island measures to address uncontrolled dog ‘crisis’

It comes after both organisations held a joint sheep meeting where they discussed the “current fragmented approach to dog ownership regulation” that is failing farmers.

NEWS 15 May 2025

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PGI boosting value of all beef in Italy

Francesca Perfetto heads Bord Bia’s office in Milan, Italy, and tells the Irish Farmers Journal about promoting Irish food and drink in her country.

PGI boosting value of all beef in Italy

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