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Farmer Writes: no Belgian Blue bulls this year

Writing up the due dates and bulls used into our high-tech AI notebook, I realised it’s the first time in over 30 years that we’ve not used a single Belgian Blue bull.

FARMER WRITES 28 January 2026

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

NEWS 24 January 2026

Bluetongue vaccines approved for use in Ireland

Bluetongue vaccines approved for use in Ireland

NEWS 15 January 2026

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?

CALVES 14 January 2026

Dairy management: silage stocks and vaccines

Dairy management: silage stocks and vaccines

Dairy management: silage stocks and vaccines

MANAGEMENT 24 December 2025

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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 18 June 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 18 June 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 18 June 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 18 June 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 18 June 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 18 June 2025

Only 85 out of 85,000 scripts issued by merchants

Only 85 out of 85,000 scripts issued by merchants

Adam Woods speaks to merchants about the rollout of the new animal medicine legislation later this year.

NEWS 18 June 2025

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Laois dairy farmer boosts calf performance with GAIN Easi Mix

Learn how Abbeyleix dairy farmer Seán Miller uses GAIN Easi Mix to drive calf performance on his family farm.

Laois dairy farmer boosts calf performance with GAIN Easi Mix

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