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Forecast: Wet With a Strong Chance of Fluke
Forecast: Wet With a Strong Chance of Fluke

As the weather gets wetter, Agridirect.ie discusses the increased danger of fluke in sheep and offers some advice to farmers on the best treatments a...

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Product Watch: the New Solantel Pour-On for Cattle
Product Watch: the New Solantel Pour-On for Cattle

Fluke: impossible to avoid? The right dose to use and when to use it. These are problems that trouble all sheep and cattle farmers at this time of ...

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Livestock pneumonia: knowing the early signs is key
Livestock pneumonia: knowing the early signs is key

Agridirect.ie discusses the threat of pneumonia in livestock during the winter months, and outlines the early symptoms to watch out for. Winte...

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Lameness in Cattle: Prevention and Treatment
Lameness in Cattle: Prevention and Treatment

Agridirect.ie discusses bovine lameness and outlines some important measures that farmers can take to prevent and treat it. A serious problem,...

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The Animal Welfare strategy: how will it impact small farmers?
The Animal Welfare strategy: how will it impact small farmers?

Agridirect.ie discusses the Government’s new Animal Welfare strategy, arguing that regulation should focus on unethical factory production rath...

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IFA to hold “Save Irish Farming” rallies at 4 locations tomorrow
IFA to hold “Save Irish Farming” rallies at 4 locations tomorrow

The Irish Farmers Association has organised 4 emergency rallies tomorrow in a bid to “save Irish farming”. According to the Associatio...

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Return of the Native: the Revival of Irelands Red Squirrel Population
Return of the Native: the Revival of Irelands Red Squirrel Population

Agridirect.ie discusses the revival of Ireland’s native red squirrel population, and explains how it is attributable to the return of the pine ...

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Winter Menace: Managing Lungworm This Housing Season
Winter Menace: Managing Lungworm This Housing Season

Agridirect.ie discusses the threat of lungworm in cattle this winter, and outlines the benefits of a pre-housing dose. Winter Housing Plan Autumn...

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ICSA's Hugh Farrell: wormer regs will be
ICSA's Hugh Farrell: wormer regs will be "devastation to a lot of farmers"

Hugh Farrell is the ICSA chair of the Animal Health & Welfare Committee The Department of Agriculture is planning to introduce strict regulat...

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Silent Killer: Grass Tetany and How to Prevent It
Silent Killer: Grass Tetany and How to Prevent It

Agridirect.ie discusses the danger of grass tetany in the weeks running up to housing, and offers some advice on the best way to prevent and treat it....

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Watch: Goat and Rooster Save Chicken from Hawk Attack
Watch: Goat and Rooster Save Chicken from Hawk Attack

Youtube Screenshot Remarkable footage (see below) emerged from a farm in the Netherlands this month. A 40 second video clip, posted on Youtube on 1...

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The secret intelligence of donkeys
The secret intelligence of donkeys

Agridirect.ie outlines how donkeys have been negatively characterised in most agricultural societies and explains why our prejudices are very misguid...

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