Herd health

Dairy Management: picking bulls and Farm Alert launch

Aidan Brennan says that farmers should be picking bulls for next season before calving gets busy.

MANAGEMENT 3 December 2025

Dairy Management: picking bulls and Farm Alert launch

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Irish Farmers Journal launches new ‘Farm Alert’ vaccine text reminder service

Irish Farmers Journal launches new ‘Farm Alert’ vaccine text reminder service

NEWS 3 December 2025

Stem award for Doreen

Stem award for Doreen

NEWS 5 November 2025

Bio security can improve pig performance

Bio security can improve pig performance

Bio security can improve pig performance

PIGS 2 November 2025

Five generations of farming in Doonbeg

Five generations of farming in Doonbeg

Five generations of farming in Doonbeg

BREEDING & HEALTH 15 October 2025

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Farming with nature on the Bandon River

Farming with nature on the Bandon River

The O'Donoghue family from Bandon are representing Bandon Co-op in the NDC and Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards

BREEDING & HEALTH 11 January 2025

SCEP weighing offers some time to assess management on Tullamore Farm

SCEP weighing offers some time to assess management on Tullamore Farm

Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver gives an update on Tullamore Farm SCEP weighing, which took place last week.

BREEDING & HEALTH 11 January 2025

Castlecomer to host farmer homeopathy conference

Castlecomer to host farmer homeopathy conference

The conference is open to organic farmers, regenerative farmers and conventional livestock and tillage farmers with an interest in these areas.

NEWS 11 January 2025

Editorial: TB proposals sinking badly

Editorial: TB proposals sinking badly

It is impossible for a farmer to help the experts because there is little or no communication explaining results to farmers at any stage – blood, skin or factory analysis.

VIEWPOINTS 11 January 2025

Farmer Writes: managing herd health and making difficult decisions

Farmer Writes: managing herd health and making difficult decisions

Padraig Callanan milks 130 spring-calving cows with his mother Noreen in Laois.

FARMER WRITES 11 January 2025

February workload starts with TB test

February workload starts with TB test

After a quiet few weeks, the workload is on the rise, write Jessica Pollock.

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 January 2025

Agri jobs: farm manager for beef and store lamb finishing

Agri jobs: farm manager for beef and store lamb finishing

There are a wide variety of positions open in the beef, sheep and dairy sectors in counties Meath, Kilkenny and Wexford.

NEWS 11 January 2025

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ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

ESB Networks has released its updated farm safety booklet, a practical guide designed to help farmers, contractors and rural communities stay safe while working around electricity.

ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

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