Charles O'Donnell

UK vet practice sounds warning after livestock hemlock poisoning
UK vet practice sounds warning after livestock hemlock poisoning

A veterinary practice based in south west England has sounded a warning to farmers on the possibility of livestock poisoning...

USDA: No detections of screwworm in livestock after human case
USDA: No detections of screwworm in livestock after human case

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has said that there has been no detections of new world screwworm (NWS) in...

US authorities confirm case of new world screwworm in human
US authorities confirm case of new world screwworm in human

Authorities in the US have confirmed a case of new world screwworm (NWS) in a human who is understood to...

USDA to end taxpayer funding for solar on ‘productive farmland’
USDA to end taxpayer funding for solar on ‘productive farmland’

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced it will end funding for solar panels on what it calls...

Police investigating after crops destroyed by quads
Police investigating after crops destroyed by quads

Police in Nottinghamshire are looking to speak to a group of individuals after quad users gained access to a private...

Farm Safety Week: Farming still ‘deadliest profession in Britain’
Farm Safety Week: Farming still ‘deadliest profession in Britain’

Farming remains the deadliest profession in Britain, according to new figures released today (Monday, July 21) at the start of...

‘Tens of thousands’ worth of equipment stolen from Leitrim farmyard
‘Tens of thousands’ worth of equipment stolen from Leitrim farmyard

“Tens of thousands” of euro worth of equipment have been stolen from a farmyard in Co. Leitrim, including a van,...

Public consultation launched in Northern Ireland on plastic pollution
Public consultation launched in Northern Ireland on plastic pollution

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAREA) in Northern Ireland has launched a public consultation on a ‘Plastic...

UK’s less intensive dairy in good place to benefit from new EU deal
UK’s less intensive dairy in good place to benefit from new EU deal

The UK’s less intensive dairy sector, and the good global outlook for dairy generally, leaves that sector in a good...

PSNI makes arrests after slurry spread on road in Co. Antrim town
PSNI makes arrests after slurry spread on road in Co. Antrim town

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has confirmed it made two arrests after slurry was spread on a road...

New Bluetongue Movements Checker launched across GB
New Bluetongue Movements Checker launched across GB

A new Bluetongue Movements Checker has been created to help farmers navigate the bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) restrictions that are...

Hungary says foot-and-mouth disease ‘successfully contained’
Hungary says foot-and-mouth disease ‘successfully contained’

Authorities in Hungary have said that foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been “successfully contained” in the country. Hungary confirmed its first...

Ukraine: Communities need ‘immediate support’ to produce food
Ukraine: Communities need ‘immediate support’ to produce food

Rural communities in Ukraine “need immediate support” to produce food amid the ongoing war with Russia, according to the Food...

FCCT seeking applications for ‘Snapshot Study’ grant
FCCT seeking applications for ‘Snapshot Study’ grant

The Farmers Club Charitable Trust (FCCT) is seeking applications for its ‘Snapshot Study’ grant from anyone in the agriculture sector...

Balmoral Show 2025: How to get there
Balmoral Show 2025: How to get there

The Balmoral Show 2025, the biggest agricultural show in Northern Ireland, takes place this week from Wednesday (May 14) to...

US suspends live cattle imports from Mexico due to parasite spread
US suspends live cattle imports from Mexico due to parasite spread

US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced the suspension of live cattle, horse, and bison imports through US ports...

Northern Irish farmers reminded to control noxious weeds
Northern Irish farmers reminded to control noxious weeds

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland is reminding farmers and landowners of the need...

Bayer ordered to pay over $2 billion in Roundup cancer claim
Bayer ordered to pay over $2 billion in Roundup cancer claim

A court in the US state of Georgia has ordered pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Bayer to pay over $2 billion...