N.Ireland
Are 'hidden infected' putting your herd at risk of TB?
Co-infection – especially with liver fluke – could be desensitising existing TB tests, essentially putting control measures to waste as...
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N.Ireland
Radical movement controls could push Ireland towards TB eradication
For the first time scientists say they could have the answer to eradicating TB in Ireland – and there’s no reason...
Beef
Radical movement controls could push Ireland towards TB eradication
For the first time scientists say they could have the answer to eradicating TB in Ireland – and there’s no reason...
Beef
Radical movement controls could push Ireland towards TB eradication
For the first time scientists say they could have the answer to eradicating TB in Ireland – and there’s no reason...
N.Ireland
Budget 'encouraging' but longer term decisions are needed
Ulster Farmers’ Union president Barclay Bell has said the recently announced 2018-19 budget allocation for the Department of Agriculture, Environment...
N.Ireland
Budget ‘encouraging’ but longer term decisions are needed
Ulster Farmers’ Union president Barclay Bell has said the recently announced 2018-19 budget allocation for the Department of Agriculture, Environment...
Machinery
McHale Farm Machinery all prepped for Massey Ferguson open evenings
McHale Farm Machinery is all prepped for its Massey Ferguson open evenings which are scheduled to go ahead next week....
Machinery
Are you 'Game' for a different breed of tractor?
‘Game’ is a tractor brand you might not have come across. Based in Louisiana (US), the machines were borne out of...
Machinery
11% jump in sales of big German manufacturer's tillage kit
According to Lemken, the global business environment for agricultural technology has “recovered”. The German firm notched up worldwide sales amounting...
Machinery
All new Valtra tractors to get first start-up on '100% renewable fuel'
Valtra says that its Suolahti factory has become the first tractor plant in the world to begin using ‘Neste MY Renewable...
N.Ireland
Huey: 'I'm in a bind over TB - major decisions need to be made'
A lack of elected leadership has put major strain on Northern Ireland’s TB situation, the region’s chief veterinary officer Robert...
Machinery
Workshop focus: What you need to know when buying a compressor
After the sledge, vice and vise-grip, an air compressor is of the most regularly used tools in the agricultural workshop...
N.Ireland
Weathering the snow storm at one of Ireland's biggest salad and veg firms
When you’re one of the island’s largest salad and veg firms, the pressure is on both in terms of managing...
Machinery
Buyer's guide: A work-a-day 'classic' that's still in demand
The John Deere 6010 Series was built from circa 1997 until the early 2000s at the company’s factory in Mannheim,...
N.Ireland
9 things you should check every time you get in the cab
With slurry season well underway and silage time just around the corner – hopefully – the Health and Safety Executive...
Machinery
Auction report: Root crop machinery goes ’under the hammer'
A major ‘on-site‘ machinery dispersal sale (auction) was held on behalf of T W Kinsey (Tarporley) on Thursday (March 8)....
N.Ireland
Antibiotics: It's not zero-use that we should be aiming for
Experts warn that agriculture is unlikely to ever be able to move completely away from antibiotics use, despite mounting consumer...
Machinery
Pics: French-built self-propelled feeder lands in the south-east...of Ireland
There aren’t many self-propelled diet feeders in Ireland; this Lucas G machine joins the coveted few that have landed here...
