Hygiene

Five areas of focus on health management this spring

From house hygiene to your own mental health, Martin Merrick discusses where farmers can look to improve the management of the farm this busy spring period.

SPRING PLANNING 1 February 2026

Five areas of focus on health management this spring

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Beef Management: hygiene at calving, first calved heifers and Bluetongue

Beef Management: hygiene at calving, first calved heifers and Bluetongue

MANAGEMENT 28 January 2026

Strong starts begin with good preparation

Strong starts begin with good preparation

MANAGEMENT 11 January 2026

Sheep Management: early lambing ewes and SIS scanning records

Sheep Management: early lambing ewes and SIS scanning records

Sheep Management: early lambing ewes and SIS scanning records

MANAGEMENT 30 December 2025

Will bird flu stretch the budget?

Will bird flu stretch the budget?

Will bird flu stretch the budget?

DEALER 12 November 2025

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Sweeper demo at Dairy Day

Sweeper demo at Dairy Day

Aidan Brennan examines the importance of good cubicle hygiene and looks ahead to a demonstration at Dairy Day.

WINTER INDOOR MANAGEMENT 31 May 2025

Agri jobs: dairy assistant role in Kilkenny for €34,000/annum

Agri jobs: dairy assistant role in Kilkenny for €34,000/annum

Take a look at the latest jobs on offer this week on farms across the country.

NEWS 31 May 2025

Five key considerations with animal housing this autumn

Five key considerations with animal housing this autumn

Martin Merrick outlines the key areas that farmers need to focus on when it comes to prepping housing.

BUILDINGS 31 May 2025

Ballymaguire Foods granted approval to resume production

Ballymaguire Foods granted approval to resume production

The ready-made-meal manufacturer has said the HSE has approved the resumption of production after a major recall of its products last month.

NEWS 31 May 2025

Expert offers advice on calf shed design

Expert offers advice on calf shed design

Ray Foy from Teemore Engineering spoke at a calf rearing event in Coleraine last week.

NORTHERN IRELAND 31 May 2025

Ballymaguire Foods and halal butcher handed enforcement orders

Ballymaguire Foods and halal butcher handed enforcement orders

These notices were two of eight closure orders and two prohibition orders issued by environmental health officers in the Health Service Executive (HSE) to food businesses last month.

NEWS 31 May 2025

Agri jobs: dairy farm assistant €34,000 salary

Agri jobs: dairy farm assistant €34,000 salary

There are a variety of dairy farming roles available to applicants in Wexford, Tipperary and Limerick.

NEWS 31 May 2025

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Laois dairy farmer boosts calf performance with GAIN Easi Mix

Learn how Abbeyleix dairy farmer Seán Miller uses GAIN Easi Mix to drive calf performance on his family farm.

Laois dairy farmer boosts calf performance with GAIN Easi Mix

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