Dairy
Problems with those bugs?- CellCheck
Mastitis is not a mystery disease. It occurs when bacteria get into the quarter, through the teat end. These bacteria...
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Agri-Business
Fivemiletown to decide on Glanbia offer tonight
Shareholders at troubled creamery Fivemiletown, Co. Tyrone, are meeting tonight to decide on the future of the business. The co-op...
Beef
UFU says farmer pressure forced in-spec incentives rethink
Following confirmation from the Northern Ireland Meat Exporters Association (NIMEA) and the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) that there will...
Agri-Business
Maloney sets out his stall for Coillte
Chairperson designate of Collite John Maloney set out his plans for Coillte at a meeting today with the Oireachtas Joint...
Agri-Business
'Food system needs urgent reform'
In an interview with viEUws at the Forum on the Future of Agriculture 2014, Olivier De Schutter – UN Special...
Agri-Business
Blast off for satellite to help monitor crops
Farmers can expect extraterrestrial help with crop growth analysis as a new EU satellite to monitor the earth is launched...
Other
Antibiotic resistance debate flares up in the UK
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has called for clarification around remarks made by the UK’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in...
Beef
Beef trade steady despite high kill
Trade remains steady this week despite throughput levels continuing to remain at elevated levels. This is according to Bord Bia’s...
Beef
Beef kill 11% higher so far in 2014
The cumulative beef kill so far in 2014 is some 11% higher than over the same period last year. This...
Dairy
Turning out cows without ‘crashing’ milk yields
A key issue facing a lot of dairy farmers at the moment is turning cows out to grass without ‘crashing’...
Beef
Remove PI cattle before the breeding season begins
Dr David Graham, Programme Manager for Biosecure Diseases, Animal Health Ireland. The prompt removal of PI cattle by culling of...
Arable
‘Spring crops behind by two weeks'
Tillage farmers are struggling with weather conditions and sowing of spring cereals is behind by two weeks, according to Jim...
Beef
Young cattle benefit most from early turnout
Young, growing cattle benefit most from an earlier start to the grazing season, according to Pat McCambridge in the latest...
Agri-Business
Final results of Milk Quota Trading Scheme
The aggregate results of the 16th and final stage of the Milk Quota Trading Scheme were announced today by the...
Beef
'No major changes to in-spec incentives in Northern Ireland'
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) in its latest market bulletin that there will be no major changes to in-spec...
Agri-Business
Arla in merger mood
Dairy cooperatives Eupener Genossenschaftsmolkerei Walhorn (EGM Walhorn) and Arla Foods amba have today announced their intention to merge. The Boards...
Agri-Business
GIIL deal could lead to 50 job losses at Fivemiletown Creamery, Tyrone
Fivemiletown Creamery, Tyrone, may be shut down, with the loss of 50 jobs, according to a number of dairy analysts....
Environment
‘Report Offers Pylon-Free Alternative to Grid 25’
A new report commissioned by ReThink pylons claims to offer an Alternative to EirGrid’s Grid 25 project. A key element of...
