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Positive prospects for targeted selective treatments for parasites

Early results from an AFBI-run study suggest that targeted selective treatment for parasites can improve lamb growth.

BREEDING & HEALTH 3 June 2026

Positive prospects for targeted selective treatments for parasites

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Call for EU investment in food security

Call for EU investment in food security

NEWS 20 May 2026

What four nozzles should you have on the sprayer?

What four nozzles should you have on the sprayer?

CROPS 20 May 2026

Targeting fungicides to leaves in winter wheat

Targeting fungicides to leaves in winter wheat

Targeting fungicides to leaves in winter wheat

CROPS 22 April 2026

Targeting fungicides to leaves in winter wheat

Targeting fungicides to leaves in winter wheat

Targeting fungicides to leaves in winter wheat

CROPS 21 April 2026

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Tillage Podcast: rain, resistance and brighter weather

Tillage Podcast: rain, resistance and brighter weather

On this week’s show, we chat to a Scottish professor on fungicide resistance, chat fieldwork, grain markets, feed imports and weather.

NEWS 25 March 2026

Nematodirus egg hatching has already peaked

Nematodirus egg hatching has already peaked

Hatching took place from the last week or March to first week of April in most areas leaving at-risk lambs susceptible to disease

BREEDING & HEALTH 25 March 2026

The same, but different? Brands and generics

The same, but different? Brands and generics

Huge amounts of money go into finding new chemistry. Generic products make pricing more competitive, but do they stack up to the branded products? Siobhán Walsh reports.

CROP PROTECTION 25 March 2026

Herbicide cross-resistance in grass weeds: why testing is essential

Herbicide cross-resistance in grass weeds: why testing is essential

Knowing the type of resistant populations present is essential for adopting a site-specific containment programme, including drastic actions, writes Vijaya Bhaskar of Teagasc.

CROP PROTECTION 25 March 2026

Protection more critical than ever for winter wheat disease control

Protection more critical than ever for winter wheat disease control

Yellow rust was a major issue last year, but does not have to be with prevention. Septoria is still the big disease challenge in winter wheat. Steven Kildea of Teagasc reports.

CROP PROTECTION 25 March 2026

Good agronomy is key to having good crops

Good agronomy is key to having good crops

Fungicides have added to yield over the past number of decades, writes Tom McCabe of UCD. Good agronomy and decisions are what make the profit.

CROP PROTECTION 25 March 2026

Vet's Corner: old problems and new problems surface in cattle

Vet's Corner: old problems and new problems surface in cattle

Type II Ostertagia is where a portion of worm larvae enters the wall of the stomach in autumn and hibernates.

NEWS 25 March 2026

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'For many of the children, it was their first time on a farm'

Wicklow dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

'For many of the children, it was their first time on a farm'

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