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Young ash trees developing tolerance to dieback, research shows

Approximately 1% to 3% of ash trees exhibit a higher level of natural tolerance to dieback.

FORESTRY 16 July 2025

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Calls for stricter dog owner rules to combat sheep worrying

Calls for stricter dog owner rules to combat sheep worrying

NEWS 10 July 2025

Senator calls for dog owner theory test

Senator calls for dog owner theory test

NEWS 4 July 2025

Dogs should be banned from all hills – IFA

Dogs should be banned from all hills – IFA

Dogs should be banned from all hills – IFA

NEWS 3 July 2025

Dog attacks reaching ‘crisis point’ – INHFA

Dog attacks reaching ‘crisis point’ – INHFA

Dog attacks reaching ‘crisis point’ – INHFA

NEWS 30 June 2025

National genotyping programme reopens for new applicants

National genotyping programme reopens for new applicants

Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon reopened the programme on Tuesday. It began in 2023 and aims to build a fully genotyped national herd.

NEWS 26 February 2025

Home Farm: all clear and genotyping

Home Farm: all clear and genotyping

Recovery after grazing is certainly much less than normal – the lack of rainfall is definitely having an effect.

VIEWPOINTS 26 February 2025

Gene-edited pigs approved for US market

Gene-edited pigs approved for US market

These pigs are resistant to PRRS which costs the industry approximately $2.5 billion in the US.

NEWS 26 February 2025

Managing fungicide resistance in Irish crops

Managing fungicide resistance in Irish crops

It is important to try to protect chemistry against resistance to ensure crop diseases can be controlled, writes Steven Kildea of Teagasc.

CROP PROTECTION 26 February 2025

Volume of DNA samples arriving for testing drop off

Volume of DNA samples arriving for testing drop off

Some 39,587 calf samples were received into the genotyping lab over the last week.

NEWS 26 February 2025

Volume of calf DNA samples slows

Volume of calf DNA samples slows

The one millionth NGP calf was genotyped this week, according to ICBF.

NEWS 26 February 2025

Dairy Management: Speeding up genotype returns

Dairy Management: Speeding up genotype returns

Aidan Brennan outlines areas where farmers can help to ensure a quick turnaround time for genotype samples.

MANAGEMENT 26 February 2025

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