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Sheep Management: weather management, worm counts, straw and tagging

Weather conditions are ideal in many parts of the country while for others a growing soil moisture deficit is slowing grass growth.

MANAGEMENT 8 July 2026

Sheep Management: weather management, worm counts, straw and tagging

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Roscommon farmer accused of animal welfare offences

Roscommon farmer accused of animal welfare offences

NEWS 3 June 2026

Retired Garda fined as 140 untagged sheep destroyed

Retired Garda fined as 140 untagged sheep destroyed

NEWS 17 April 2026

Postal problems hit BVD and genotyping schemes

Postal problems hit BVD and genotyping schemes

Postal problems hit BVD and genotyping schemes

NEWS 11 February 2026

NI farmers should only order required calf tags

NI farmers should only order required calf tags

NI farmers should only order required calf tags

CALVES 14 January 2026

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Beef Management: young bulls, purchasing dairy beef calves and tagging

Beef Management: young bulls, purchasing dairy beef calves and tagging

Martin Merrick runs through some key areas to look at regarding management or under 16 month bulls, purchasing dairy beef calves and ensuring tag supplies are on farm ahead of calving.

MANAGEMENT 26 November 2025

News round-up from Northern Ireland

News round-up from Northern Ireland

Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.

NORTHERN IRELAND 26 November 2025

850,000 samples genotyped so far in 2025

850,000 samples genotyped so far in 2025

Aidan Brennan looks at some of the statistics from the National Genotyping Programme and asks what's going to happen when the programme ends.

TAGGING 26 November 2025

Watch: Brazil investigation highlights tagging and traceability issues

Watch: Brazil investigation highlights tagging and traceability issues

Adam Woods takes a look at the different standards around tagging and traceability in Ireland and Brazil.

MARKETS 26 November 2025

Sheep Management: inspection ready, reference numbers and pneumonia

Sheep Management: inspection ready, reference numbers and pneumonia

It is a good opportunity over longer evenings to take some time to ensure animal identification records are up to speed.

MANAGEMENT 26 November 2025

Editorial: Brazil exposed – the fallout continues

Editorial: Brazil exposed – the fallout continues

There simply isn’t similar standards being applied to Brazilian beef production and getting them up to that level will be a long and laborious process.

VIEWPOINTS 26 November 2025

Cattle tag orders are starting to ramp up

Cattle tag orders are starting to ramp up

With upwards of 1.45m calves born from January to March 2025, orders for cattle tags have ramped up ahead of the peak calving season.

NEWS 26 November 2025

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Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

This heritage tourist attraction nestled in the heart of rural Sligo is a fun-filled day out for all the family, showcasing life as it would have been in the late-1800s to the mid-1900s.

Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

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