Nematodirus in lambs: what is the risk in your area? Last week, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine issued its annual Nematodirus fore...

With lambing season now well underway, most sheep farmers are probably suffering – understandably – from some of the symptoms of exhaustio...

The prevailing wind In yet another indicator of the prevailing wind in Irish agricultural policy, the organic farming sector received more good news ...

Lambing season is now underway in many parts of the country. For most sheep farmers, this means sleepless nights and a strange mixture of joy and desp...

New announcement from DAFM There was more news from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine last week, as Minister Charlie McConalogue ann...

The two leading causes of mortality among young calves are scour and pneumonia. Last week on this platform we looked at the causes of scour, and discu...

With calving season now well underway, many of us will be concerned about the threat of scour. Scour is the most common health ailment among young cal...

  Sheep scab is a concern at all times of the year, but the autumn and winter months tend to be the highest risk periods. While scab is rarely f...

There was big news from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine this week. On Monday, Minister Charlie McConalogue, alongside Ministers of ...

Sleepless nights ahead As farmers, we like to joke about the exhaustion we experience at this time of year. And with good reason. With calving season...

Every lambing season brings with it stress, sleepless nights and the disappointment of losses. While no amount of preparation can prevent this, there ...

Teagasc has announced that it will be hosting a new series of webinars on organic farming over the coming weeks. With organics becoming an increasingl...