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Top tips for preventing mastitis this winter

Aidan Brennan takes a look at some of the key factors when managing high SCC and mastitis in dairy herds this autumn/winter.

28 October 2024
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Risk of bluetongue in Ireland will increase in spring 2025

This comes from the National Disease Control’s ‘bluetongue virus update’, which points to midge activity as the main cause of the spread of BTV.

27 October 2024 NEWS

Over 78,000 fewer calves born to dairy sires in 2024

A combination of greater use of sexed semen, increased beef sire selection and reduced births is underpinning reduced births to dairy sires.

27 October 2024 NEWS

Agri jobs: herd manager needed at 300-cow dairy farm

There are a variety of jobs going in dairy farm enterprises in Louth, Kilkenny, Waterford and Tipperary.

26 October 2024 NEWS
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Tough conversations on Tipperary deal at Arrabawn meeting in Galway

A war of words broke out between the floor and top table at a meeting for Arrabawn suppliers on the potential merger with Tipperary Co-op.

24 October 2024 NEWS
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No surprises in Kerry’s third-quarter update

Growth and earnings in line with expectations for the year so far.

24 October 2024 NEWS
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Over 1,500 farmers to face nitrates penalties

The letters issued to farmers who had been compliant with stocking rate limits over recent years.

23 October 2024 NEWS
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Big Cork dairy farm linked with solar move

Greenhills Dairies at Killeagh in east Cork has over 1,100ac of owned and leased land and milks close to 1,000 cows.

23 October 2024 NEWS

Vogelsang – what does the future of slurry application look like?

Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to Vogelsang in Germany to check out the latest development in slurry separation, stabilisation and new application systems.

23 October 2024 NEWS