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Where breeding is under way in herds that calve over August and September, keep a close eye on cows for signs of animals repeating.

David Leydon, head of Food & AgriBusiness with ifac and Agtech Ireland explores what the rise of artificial intelligence means for farming.

After weighing up the pros and cons of keeping our pedigree bull over the winter and selling him in spring, it was decided to bring him to a general mart sale.

Adam Woods has all the details of a suckler marts roadshow taking place around the country over the next few weeks

TB was the main event on Tommy Moyles' farm last week as the annual herd test took place. If that wasn't enough, he attended a meeting on the subject on the eve of reading the test.

Triplet calves on Jack Bergin's farm in Tipperary are flying it. He has been kept busy with neighbours calling in to see the new arrivals.

We've noticed previously that heifers who do not go in-calf on their first insemination can be a problem, but more often than not a natural service will do the trick.

The Irish agri-tech sector employs more than 4,700 people here and such Irish-owned companies generated sales of almost €1.6bn in 2023, with exports accounting for €1bn.