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Retired Garda fined as 140 untagged sheep destroyed

Farmer convicted after being caught transporting 177 sheep from Mayo to Donegal in November 2022. Chris McNulty reports from Letterkenny District Court.

NEWS 17 April 2026

Retired Garda fined as 140 untagged sheep destroyed

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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

CALVES 14 January 2026

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

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

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

MANAGEMENT 14 January 2026

News round-up from Northern Ireland

News round-up from Northern Ireland

News round-up from Northern Ireland

NORTHERN IRELAND 3 December 2025

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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

Tagging and traceability trouble in Brazil

Tagging and traceability trouble in Brazil

Adam Woods reports on tagging and traceability issues that were found on a recent trip to Brazil.

MARKETS 26 November 2025

BVD prevalence up but herd incidence similar

BVD prevalence up but herd incidence similar

The number of BVD-positive calves identified to-date in 2025 is running 130 head higher with the additional cases resulting from larger herd outbreaks rather than more herds with disease.

NEWS 26 November 2025

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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