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Four new agriculture EIP projects receive funding
James Hanly
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue and Minister of State Senator Pippa Hackett made confirmed the funding for the four projects.
18 September 2024 Management
Dairy Management: grass growth continues to disappoint
Grass growth rates continue to disappoint, leading to increased fears of a fodder deficit next spring
18 September 2024 Breeding & health
Tackling lameness in dairy cows
Thomas Condon reports from a hoofcare event in Moorepark attended by renowned lameness expert Neil Chesterton.
Dairy Management: lameness, scanning and whether to milk or cull empties
Wet and muddy roadways further soften hooves, heightening the risk of lameness.
4 September 2024 Management
Sheep management: feeding lambs, blowfly strike and lameness
Martin Merrick runs through some key management advice as August has come upon us.
7 August 2024 Management
CattleEye looks for lameness and body condition
The technology company has recently been acquired by GEA and can be fitted to any make or model of milking parlour.
31 July 2024 Dairy Equipment
Sheep Management: grass management and controlling scald
Grassland management has become much more complicated over the last 10 days, with growth rates dipping significantly and grass heading out much quicker
12 June 2024 Management
Dairy Management: grass growth rates start to suffer
Cold, northerly winds are hampering grass growth rates and making swards stressed, writes Aidan Brennan.
12 June 2024 Management
Remembering the four pillars of sheep health this summer
Keeping on top of health issues swill ensure the thrive of spring-born lambs to ensure a short finish period.
8 June 2024 Animal Health
What is the prevalence of lameness on Irish sheep farms?
Jake Delaney, Teagasc, gives an update on current research establishing the incidence and causes of lameness and also touches on dealing with a spike in cases of scald.
15 May 2024 Sheep handling
New Ag Tech – the secret is to solve a problem
NI entrepreneur Terry Canning was among the speakers at an event looking at the value of data on NI farms.
15 May 2024 Northern Ireland
Getting on top of scald before it takes hold
The change in weather is said to be giving rise to a higher incidence of scald in young lambs.
10 May 2024 Markets