Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has emphasised the need for all those with poultry and kept birds to implement the highest standards of biosecurity to protect their flocks ...

Payments to farmers under the 2024 Eco Scheme have now surpassed €300 million, according to the latest update on payments under various farm schemes. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine ...

As part of the Tirlán Teagasc farm walk on Steven Fitzgerald’s farm on Tuesday (February 4), a big discussion revolved around how he optimises his nutrients on the farm. It was estimated on the day ...

The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is currently seeking planners for the design of NPWS Farm Plans in 2025. One of the main objectives of the NPWS Farm Plan Scheme is to trial novel ...

Digital technology can bring huge benefits to farming and farm management, that is beyond question; what is not quite so simple is how best to introduce and integrate it into a farm operation. In many ...

A Laois farm family has launched a campaign seeking justice for their beloved son and brother, Joe Drennan, who was killed in a horrific hit-and-run accident in Limerick in October 2023. The victim’s ...

Financial and administrative burdens are a challenge for businesses in the generic veterinary medicines sector, according to a new study. Generic veterinary medicines are veterinary medicines that are ...

New research by Penn State University, has found that dairy-beef crossbred calves are hardier than their purebred counterparts, demonstrating faster recovery rates from pneumonia and similar growth ...

Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has highlighted the role that crop production plays from a food production and environmental perspective. Minister Andrew Muir ...

As we get busier in calving season, health issues, such as abomasal bloat, can increasingly become a problem. Clostridium bacteria or lactic acid generally produce the gas which cause this condition.

During Tuesday’s (February 4) sale at Athenry Mart, Co. Galway, almost 90 cows graced the sales ring with just four returning home to their original farms. Over half the cows presented for sale ...

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has introduced a 3km captive bird temporary control zone (CBTCZ) around a nature reserve outside Magherafelt in ...