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BVD testing support increased to €3.50/calf

After Ireland reduced the incidence of BVD in 2024, Minister Heydon said that his Department is aiming to eradicate the disease.

NEWS 26 March 2025

Tirlán sponsors Kilkenny GAA for 31st season

Avonmore was the name on Kilkenny jerseys since 1994 with the brand’s owner Tirlán Co-operative added in 2024.

NEWS 26 March 2025

Lely opens new base in Kilkenny for southeast farmers

General manager of Lely Kilkenny Michael O’Grady said that “with robotic milking adoption predicted to double over the next five years, we felt the time was right to make the investment now".

NEWS 26 March 2025

Live cattle exports running over 20,000 head higher

All categories of livestock are contributing to the 29% increase in exports, with weanling exports rising by over 90% and calf exports running over 13% higher.

NEWS 26 March 2025

Aurivo fined €350,000 for environmental breaches

Sorcha Crowley reports from Sligo Circuit Criminal Court, where Aurivo Dairy Ingredients was fined in relation to foul odours from its Ballaghaderreen plant and discharge to a nearby river.

NEWS 26 March 2025

Department TB rationale and funding proposals are ‘shambolic’ – IFA

The proposals, including herds with multiple TB reactors being unable to sell cows freely for three years after being deemed clear of the disease, were put to the TB forum meeting on Wednesday.

NEWS 26 March 2025

Global dairy shortage looming – Bord Bia seminar

The Bord Bia dairy market seminar heard the best-case scenario is that European milk supply will grow by just 0.2% per year for the next five years, writes Aidan Brennan.

NEWS 26 March 2025

Department proposal to curb cow sales to stem TB spread

The Department has also proposed the “mandatory disclosure” of TB herd risk category at the point of sale for all sales.

NEWS 26 March 2025

Worrying increase in calves with BVD

The recent results of the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) National Eradication Programme paint a worrying picture with a significant jump in the number of BVD-positive calves identified.

NEWS 26 March 2025

Farmer's trust in the quality and reliability of Flourish Calf

Trust in both protein quality and the brand are the primary criteria in selecting calf milk replacer in the case of a generational dairy farmer based near the northeast shore of Lough Neagh.

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Planning exemptions for slurry tanks ‘long way from being put in place’ – IFA

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First GDT index rise since February

NDC and Kerrygold milk awards opens for entries

BVD testing support increased to €3.50/calf

BVD testing support increased to €3.50/calf

Tirlán sponsors Kilkenny GAA for 31st season

Tirlán sponsors Kilkenny GAA for 31st season

MOST READ STORIES

BVD testing support increased to €3.50/calf

Tirlán sponsors Kilkenny GAA for 31st season

Lely opens new base in Kilkenny for southeast farmers

Live cattle exports running over 20,000 head higher

Aurivo fined €350,000 for environmental breaches

Department TB rationale and funding proposals are ‘shambolic’ – IFA

Global dairy shortage looming – Bord Bia seminar

Department proposal to curb cow sales to stem TB spread

Worrying increase in calves with BVD

Farmer's trust in the quality and reliability of Flourish Calf

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