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New free TB support guide for farmers and vets launched by Teagasc

The free step-by-step guide was launched by Teagasc following research examining how farmers and vets experience TB outbreaks on Irish farms.

NEWS 4 August 2026

New free TB support guide for farmers and vets launched by Teagasc

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Department told to destroy unauthorised veterinary medicines worth €100,000

Department told to destroy unauthorised veterinary medicines worth €100,000

NEWS 31 July 2026

Dairy farmer mounts court challenge to overturn milk sale ban

Dairy farmer mounts court challenge to overturn milk sale ban

NEWS 30 July 2026

Spotlight on non-farmers buying land

Spotlight on non-farmers buying land

Spotlight on non-farmers buying land

NEWS 29 July 2026

Invasive plant species having a detrimental effect on organic farms

Invasive plant species having a detrimental effect on organic farms

Invasive plant species having a detrimental effect on organic farms

SCHEMES 29 July 2026

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New equine profiles available on MyAgfood.ie

New equine profiles available on MyAgfood.ie

The new equine herd profiles, launched last week, allows users to add or remove horses from their herd, update registration details and complete the annual equine census.

SCHEMES 22 July 2026

Novel communication load for TB

Novel communication load for TB

Efforts to lighten the bureaucratic load on farmers have obviously been lost on some sections of the Department.

DEALER 22 July 2026

Carlow duck farmer wins latest court battle with Department

Carlow duck farmer wins latest court battle with Department

A judicial review brought by the Department of Agriculture has failed to overturn the District Court verdict in favour of poultry farmer John Fitzgerald.

NEWS 22 July 2026

Higher bluetongue risk continues in warm weather

Higher bluetongue risk continues in warm weather

No new counties have been identified since Tipperary in May, according to Department of Agriculture.

NEWS 22 July 2026

US to reopen to some Mexican cattle imports

US to reopen to some Mexican cattle imports

The US suspended cattle imports from Mexico over a year ago following a case of the new world screwworm identified in Veracruz.

NEWS 22 July 2026

New policies needed to reward farmers - Roseingrave

New policies needed to reward farmers - Roseingrave

New farming policies will have to give young people the confidence to see farming as a career with a future, International Year of the Woman farmer ambassador says.

NEWS 22 July 2026

Department embarks on a ecologist hiring spree

Department embarks on a ecologist hiring spree

A raft of environmental assessments is required by the EU for Ireland to retain the nitrates directive.

NEWS 22 July 2026

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