animal health
Odile Evans on 21 Sep 2018
Additional Brexit veterinary officials to cost almost €6m
More veterinary officials will be hired by the State to cope with increased customs checks after Brexit.
Amy Forde on 21 Sep 2018
Six new Nuffield scholars for 2019
Nuffield Ireland has announced that there will be six new scholars next year.
Darren Carty on 20 Sep 2018
Let’s Talk Farming demo looks at dealing with tight straw supplies
Straw supplies are tight across the country, while a higher cost is deterring producers from purchasing the same quantity as usual.
Peter McCann on 19 Sep 2018
NI agri food exports facing ‘major threat’
Dairy UK's NI director Dr Mike Johnston spoke to members of the Ulster Grassland Society at CAFRE Greenmount campus on Wednesday.
Tommy Heffernan on 19 Sep 2018
Watch: vaccination and ventilation are key factors in tackling pneumonia
This week Tommy Heffernan and Adam Woods help farmers understand vaccination and dig into how ventilation at housing is so important.
Odile Evans on 14 Sep 2018
Badger culls in England prove successful in reducing TB numbers
Reductions in new outbreaks of bovine TB have been recorded in Gloucestershire and Somerset following the completion of their licensed four-year badger culls.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 14 Sep 2018
‘Woodchip could lead to seepage issues’ – bedding alternatives
As straw remains in short supply with the winter months close, farmers looked at some alternatives at a Teagasc event.
Matthew Halpin on 12 Sep 2018
Listen: 'colour isn't an issue when they are hanging up'
The third BETTER farm autumn walk took place on Sean Hayes’ farm in Co Clare on Tuesday evening
Tommy Moyles on 12 Sep 2018
'Better engagement needed with consumers on animal welfare'
Dr Laura Boyle, animal behaviour scientist based in Teagasc Moorepark, gave an interesting talk on animal welfare in Cork last weekend.
Adam Woods on 12 Sep 2018
Beef management notes: grass and livestock demos at Ploughing 2018
Adam Woods takes a look at a new pneumonia series, grass supplies and profiles this year's Ploughing livestock demos.
on 14 Sep 2018
Watch: what pneumonia is, what it costs you, how you spot it and what causes it
In the first of a four-part series, journal vet Tommy Heffernan and beef editor Adam Woods look at what pneumonia is, what it costs you and what causes it.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 10 Sep 2018
Fodder concerns at Limerick farm walk
Farmers were on a high after their hurling win but were still wary of the looming fodder situation.
Peter Varley on 12 Sep 2018
Dealing with joint ill
In this week’s vet's corner, Michael Sexton deals with a case of joint ill in an autumn-born calf.
Matthew Halpin on 07 Sep 2018
BETTER Farm: laying winter foundations on autumn farm walk in the Banner
On Tuesday, the Teagasc/Irish Farmers Journal BETTER farm beef challenge will take its autumn walks series to Sean Hayes’ farm outside Tulla in Co Clare.
Aidan Brennan on 05 Sep 2018
Dairy management: treating for flies and culling cows
This week, Aidan Brennan looks at animal health issues in youngstock, what to do with empty cows and managing grass.
Thomas Hubert on 05 Sep 2018
Weekly podcast: Tánaiste on Brexit, adapting to fodder shortages and greenway
In this week's podcast, we interview Tánaiste Simon Coveney, change of direction to adapt to the weather situation at a BETTER farm walk, meet Lakeland's boss and hear from a landowner hit by a CPO.
Adam Woods on 04 Sep 2018
Keeping animals healthy in Cootehill
Adam Woods attended an animal health-themed event in Cootehill Mart, Co Cavan to get some advice on housing animals ahead of the winter.
Barry Cassidy on 03 Sep 2018
'We need to focus on and re-emphasise the biosecurity of animals' – chief vet
As animals come and go on many farms for the next number of weeks, it is important to focus on biosecurity protocols to avoid unnecessary risks.
Barry Cassidy on 30 Aug 2018
The farmer's daily wrap: More maize in NI and more SMP sold from intervention
Here is your news round-up of the top farming stories and a weather outlook for Friday 31 August.
Barry Cassidy on 30 Aug 2018
Animal health website to bring transparency to the industry
A new animal health surveillance website has been launched with the aim of better informing industry stakeholders.