There has been a spike in Redwater cases in recent weeks, leading to calls for extra vigilance on Irish farms moving into July. There is no doubt, at ...

Blowfly (green bottle) is the main external parasite traditionally affecting sheep in late spring and during the summer months here in Ireland. Howeve...

A Change in Fortunes  There has been much talk this week about the sudden change in the weather. After an unprecedented spell of sunshine that l...

  There has been a lot of talk in recent weeks about the risk of the Bluetongue Virus arriving in Ireland. And while I don't think farmers s...

  When it comes to tax reliefs, a lot of farmers may be missing out on the potential options available to them. In good times, a lot of us tend ...

A Welcome Change The heatwave currently sweeping across the country is a welcome development to all of us. After what has been two dire months of rec...

    There was good news on the sheep front today, as the Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine announced the start of balancing pay...

BISS: An Overview   With the deadline for submissions just two weeks ago, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, h...

  In the run-up to breeding season, we tend to place a lot of emphasis on cow health and fertility. And there is no doubt that the physical cond...

LESS and TAMS 3 The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) today announced that the TAMS 3 Low Emission Slurry Spreading Scheme (LESS)...

    Young farmers: an endangered species? There has been much talk in recent months about the scarcity of young people going into farming...

  As we face into May, a lot of us will turn our attention to the forthcoming cattle breeding season. At this stage, the majority of cows will h...