Sheep
'Lambs with scour on fresh grass is usually a sign of a parasitic infection'
Lambs should not scour when they are grazing fresh grass, according to Tommy Heffernan, a Wicklow-based vet, who said it...
Sheep
Lambs should not scour when they are grazing fresh grass, according to Tommy Heffernan, a Wicklow-based vet, who said it...
Arable
There has been a small area drilled with spring barley so far, Teagasc has reported in its spring crops update. However,...
Rural Life
The penultimate episode of Big Week on the Farm was an eventful one, with guest presenter Roz Purcell tasting live...
Sheep
New Zealand, the main suppliers of lamb to the EU, has posted lower production figures for February this year. Recent...
Arable
As debate rages in Europe of the future of the commonly used herbicide ‘glyphosate’, Agricultural Science Association President, Neil Keane has...
Pig/Poultry
There is little sign of demand for imported pork in China slowing down, according to AHDB Pork. Wholesale pork prices...
Beef
The Government has been called on to intervene with the European Commission from making an offer to the Mercosur bloc in...
Dairy
Global dairy markets are to remain weak throughout 2016, according to Rabobank, but that the outlook remains positive as consumption...
World News
A farmer in the US has shot dead what is claimed to be a 15ft long alligator after he believed...
Rural Life
Last night, on the second episode of RTE’s Big Week on the Farm, viewers saw country singer Nathan Carter deliver...
Environment
A steering group that was to oversee a national programme for flood risk assessment did not meet during a four-year period, a new...
Rural Life
A farmer in the UK was arrested recently for driving at snails pace on a motorway in the UK, where...
Dairy
Following yesterday’s positive Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction, New Zealand bank ASB has said that the rebalancing of milk supply and...
EU
As yet more Bluetongue outbreaks are confirmed in France, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) in the UK has urged farmers...
Rural Life
The first night of RTE’s Big Week on the Farm saw Donegal man Ivan Scott shear his way to a...
Agri-Business
New Zealand dairy processor Synlait has reported a net profit after tax of NZ$12.3m for the first half of the...
Dairy
The latest Global Dairy Trade auction posted a 2.1% rise in dairy product price, in its most recent auction. It...
Dairy
The volumes of milk powder offered to intervention since the start of the year have reached the EU’s limit of 109,000t....