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With organic farming now using 5% of Irish farm land with a target of growing to 10% Emmet Doyle, Organic sector manager Bord Bia reports on finding markets for this expanding category.

Calf scour is the most common disease of dairy-bred calves, but by maximising immune function and minimising your calves’ exposure to the problem, you can make your rearing unit more resilient.

Damien Murray, Origin Green Producer Liaison & Standard Co-Coordinator gives a step by step guide for new suckler members of SBLAS facing their first audit.

John O’Sullivan milks approximately 400 pedigree Holstein Friesian cows in Whitechurch, Co Cork. He farms alongside his father John Snr, his brother Victor and farm manager Dave McGrath.

Bennettsbridge Limestone’s Cubicle Lime is a unique disinfectant-style product which has been formulated using a blend of superfine limestone powder and hydrated lime.

Neonatal calf diarrhoea or calf scour is consistently the number one cause of death in calves less than one month of age in Ireland.

Agriculture has always been at the heart of rural Ireland, providing food, livelihoods and community cohesion.