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Take care disbudding and drenching this Christmas

Farmers tackling routine jobs over the Christmas break are being urged to take extra care, after AFBI reports revealed serious injuries linked to common tasks.

MANAGEMENT 1 January 2026

Take care disbudding and drenching this Christmas

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Dairy Management: training heifers and dosing cows

Dairy Management: training heifers and dosing cows

MANAGEMENT 30 December 2025

Lamb dies and receives broken bone from dosing gun injury

Lamb dies and receives broken bone from dosing gun injury

NEWS 24 December 2025

Farmer Writes: preparing for the new wormer prescription system

Farmer Writes: preparing for the new wormer prescription system

Farmer Writes: preparing for the new wormer prescription system

FARMER WRITES 2 December 2025

Liver fluke forecast shows high risk in midlands, west and north

Liver fluke forecast shows high risk in midlands, west and north

Liver fluke forecast shows high risk in midlands, west and north

NEWS 17 November 2025

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Farm-specific engagement required to reduce anthelmintic resistance

Farm-specific engagement required to reduce anthelmintic resistance

Getting the basics right is the first of a number of key steps to reducing resistance to wormers, according to Nuffield Ireland scholar Nick Cotter.

NEWS 27 August 2025

Farmer Writes: strong interest from farmers at suckler mart event in Donegal

Farmer Writes: strong interest from farmers at suckler mart event in Donegal

James Strain writes about a recent health, nutrition and management event held at Inishowen Livestock Mart in Donegal.

FARMER WRITES 27 August 2025

Careful consideration around fluke dosing this autumn

Careful consideration around fluke dosing this autumn

Liver fluke causes an estimated €90 million worth of damage to Irish agriculture each year, so effective steps to mitigate losses from it should be taken.

WINTER INDOOR MANAGEMENT 27 August 2025

Mart boycott doesn’t hit trade

Mart boycott doesn’t hit trade

Adam Woods has the latest on the exporter boycott and what impact it’s having on the trade.

MARKETS 27 August 2025

Marts brace for boycott by exporters

Marts brace for boycott by exporters

Adam Woods has the latest on the planned move by exporters to boycott marts next week.

MARKETS 27 August 2025

Farmer Writes: dry weather hitting milk yields

Farmer Writes: dry weather hitting milk yields

The average farm cover per cow is hovering at 160kg DM/LU, which is leaving little room for comfort. Milk yield is suffering as a result.

FARMER WRITES 27 August 2025

Animal health – always a key priority

Animal health – always a key priority

Aidan Brennan previews what is coming up in the special Focus on animal health.

ANIMAL HEALTH 27 August 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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