Dairy
Dairy advice: Getting prepared for the calving season
We are nearing the end of December, meaning it won’t be long until the calving season kicks off all over...
Dairy
Dairy
Dairy advice: Analysing your farm performance for 2024
There is no doubt that 2024 proved to be a challenging year for farmers, and so farmers should be analysing...
Dairy
Ukraine dairy sector still investing despite Russian missiles
By Chris McCullough Even though Russian missiles are still targeting dairy farms in Ukraine, the bigger industrial units are investing...
Beef
RVC awarded grants to advance vaccine research into BB and bTB
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) announced it has received two grants from the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN) to advance vaccine...
N.Ireland
Familiarising heifers with milking facilities this winter
Familiarising heifers with the milking facilities and getting them parlour trained is the final piece of the puzzle for getting...
Dairy
Confirmed bluetongue cases in GB rise to 185 – Defra
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today (Sunday, December 15) confirmed that the total number of...
N.Ireland
Has heifer mastitis been an issue on your farm?
Calving down and heifer mastitis, or in some scenarios, having a blind quarter, can be a massive issue on farms....
Dairy
9,000gns achieved at the 38th edition of the Black & White sale
The 38th edition of the Black & White sale held at the Borderway Sale Centre attracted a massive crowd of dairy...
N.Ireland
Drying off: Do not let hygiene slip for final cows
For many spring calving herds, the majority of the herd has been dried off by now. It is important that...
Dairy
US dairy farm size set to maintain an upward trajectory
Dairy farm size in the United States (US) looks set to increase further during the period ahead, as economic pressures...
N.Ireland
Winter Fair 2024: Celebrating pedigree dairy farming in Ireland
It is now universally accepted that the Royal Ulster Winter Fair is a true celebration of pedigree dairy farming in...
Dairy
Gene editing is ‘technology for the future’ – expert
Gene editing will be at the heart of future dairy cattle breeding programmes, according to Ai Services’ chief executive, Larry...
N.Ireland
Elite breeders out in force at the 38th Royal Ulster Winter Fair
One of the biggest events in the agricultural calendar in Northern Ireland is underway today (Thursday, December 12) as elite...
Environment
British Society of Animal Science defends Bovaer
The British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) has defended Arla’s controversial trial of Bovaer, a feed additive designed to reduce...
Agri-Business
UFU condemns illegal NI livestock imports due to bluetongue risk
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is condemning the illegal importation of livestock into Northern Ireland from Britain due to the...
Dairy
Mad cow disease identified in Scotland
A case of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly referred to as mad cow disease, has been confirmed in a...
N.Ireland
Dairy Council for NI names Sports Nutrition Award winner
Ulster University student Jennifer Connolly, has been named as this year’s winner of the Dairy Council for Northern Irelands’ ‘Sports...
N.Ireland
Dairy advice: Reducing mastitis risk during the dry period
As we are now in the month of December, many cows around the country are dried off at this point...
