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It is important to have a worm control plan for your herd to ensure that your cattle are producing the best yield

Lame sheep do not thrive to their full potential (lower growth rates, fertility and survival) and this loss in production combined with

Image courtesy of Las fotos de Annie via Flickr  This article first appeared in The Irish Examiner on 19th May 2021 Latest

Most of us welcomed the slight increase in temperatures these days. Granted, these murky conditions are not ideal, but they are an

Image: Twitter.com/pippa_hackett Number of organic farmers in Ireland to increase by 20% The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food

Image: Unsplash DAFM Regional Veterinary Laboratories (RVLs) report a marked prevalence of seasonal phosphorus deficiency in blood samples from certain dairy herds.

Image: Unsplash Following a call for proposals for Agri-Food Tourism Initiatives under the 2021 Rural Innovation and Development Fund in January, the

Image: Unsplash EU farming unions call on the European Commission to support the sustainability efforts of the entire agriculture and livestock industry

The deadline for farmers to apply for REAP, or the Results-Based Environment-Agri Pilot Project (REAP), which is a new Department of Agriculture,

Yesterday, EMA (European Medicines Agency)held the first of a series of webinars with FVE - Federation of Veterinarians of Europe on the

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) invites eligible Irish Research Performing Organisations (RPOs) to submit joint research proposals under

Good health is essential for good welfare but they are not the same thing. An animal in good health can suffer poor