Vaccinations

Practical guide to pre-breeding soundness in stock bulls

Breeding season is coming fast and now’s the time to get stock bulls fit, fertile and ready for the workload ahead. A few early checks can make all the difference.

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 March 2026

Practical guide to pre-breeding soundness in stock bulls

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Farmer Writes: no Belgian Blue bulls this year

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Bluetongue latest: temporary stalling of live exports to some countries

Bluetongue latest: temporary stalling of live exports to some countries

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Bluetongue vaccines approved for use in Ireland

Bluetongue vaccines approved for use in Ireland

Bluetongue vaccines approved for use in Ireland

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How can Farm Alert help with calf-health this spring?

How can Farm Alert help with calf-health this spring?

How can Farm Alert help with calf-health this spring?

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Dairy management: silage stocks and vaccines

Dairy management: silage stocks and vaccines

It makes sense to ration out how much silage cows in good body condition score get to eat, writes dairy editor Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 30 July 2025

Exporters' boycott: farmers' have their say

Exporters' boycott: farmers' have their say

Adam Woods takes a look at some of the comments that came in as part of our exporter boycott survey, which took place last weekend.

BREEDING & HEALTH 30 July 2025

Marts brace for boycott by exporters

Marts brace for boycott by exporters

Adam Woods has the latest on the planned move by exporters to boycott marts next week.

MARKETS 30 July 2025

Farmer Writes: good grass and land lessons

Farmer Writes: good grass and land lessons

Grass growth is back on track on dairy farmer Padráig Callanan’s farm, while he was unsuccessful in a bid for land but the outcome was positive all the same.

FARMER WRITES 30 July 2025

Farmer-led badger vaccination project under way in England

Farmer-led badger vaccination project under way in England

The project is being run by the Zoological Society of London in conjunction with the National Farmers Union (NFU) in Cornwall.

NEWS 30 July 2025

Bluetongue vaccines off table unless virus lands in Ireland – minister

Bluetongue vaccines off table unless virus lands in Ireland – minister

The Minister for Agriculture has no plans to allow vaccinations for bluetongue, given the case detection and trade difficulties which could arise if farmers began vaccinating for the virus.

NEWS 30 July 2025

Five applications for bluetongue vaccines in NI

Five applications for bluetongue vaccines in NI

DAERA have approved the voluntary use of BTV-3 vaccines for NI, but interest remains low.

NORTHERN IRELAND 30 July 2025

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Raising healthy calves on the McCloy-Peoples’ Farm in Donegal

Just outside Ramelton, Co Donegal, Bert McCloy and his son-in-law Jason Peoples run a busy dairy farm milking around 200 cows.

Raising healthy calves on the McCloy-Peoples’ Farm in Donegal

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