Dairy
How to use the California Mastitis Test properly
CellCheck is advising dairy farmers to get to grips with the California Mastitis Test (CMT); a quick and easy cow-side test...
Dairy
CellCheck is advising dairy farmers to get to grips with the California Mastitis Test (CMT); a quick and easy cow-side test...
EU
New measures to make it easier for young farmers to access credit are expected to be announced this year, the...
Beef
The safest approach in protecting a cattle herd from a trojan animal is to not introduce pregnant animals to the herd,...
Agri-Business
The biggest input on most Irish livestock farms is animal compound feed. Ireland annually produces approximately 3.7m tonnes of animal...
Beef
A new bonus payment for Charolais cull cows and heifers has just been launched by the the Irish Charolais Cattle...
Dairy
A new study on German dairy farmers production costs shows that in October 2014 production costs in Germany amounted to...
Agri-Business
Storm Darwin affected 9,000 FBD customers last year and cost FBD €15.2m it announced as part of its preliminary results...
EU
The European Council has adopted new rules allowing Member States to ban or restrict the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)...
Agri-Business
Global agriculture must make better and efficient use of fertiliser in order to ensure the sustainability of the world’s food...
Agri-Business
BBC Countryfile presenter Adam Henson believes that the establishment of contracts involving farmers, processors and input suppliers can provide primary...
Agri-Business
BASF has increased its earnings in the 4th quarter, the chemical company has said. BASF Group sales of €18 billion almost...
Beef
Animal Health Ireland’s (AHI) latest bulletin is focused on the management of scour in young calves. AHI says that scour...
World News
Coastal Rugby and Sports Club, a New Zealand rugby club, has bought its own dairy farm. It has been reported...
Beef
Ireland and the Netherlands account for 60% of all beef and veal exports from the UK, and this figure grew...
Machinery
The Valtra T Series won Machine of the Year award in the 180-280hp category at the SIMA Show 2015. 19 independent agricultural...
Agri-Business
Volatility is here to “stay as long as you’re growing things in the ground”, Dave Buchanan of Cargill International told...
Sheep
Irish sheep meat exports to the UK were well back in 2014, according to Eblex in the UK, which states...
Environment
A new study of badger behaviour on Northern Ireland farms found that badgers are more likely to visit farmyards in...