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The National Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme: Are You Eligible?
The National Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme: Are You Eligible?

Eligible farmers need to be aware that the closing date for applications to the National Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme (NDBWS) is fast approaching. The De...

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Nematodirus in lambs: what is the risk in your area?
Nematodirus in lambs: what is the risk in your area?

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...

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Lambing Season: The Keys to Reducing Lamb Mortality
Lambing Season: The Keys to Reducing Lamb Mortality

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

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The new “Growing Organics” programme: what’s the story?
The new “Growing Organics” programme: what’s the story?

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

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Health Problems in Newborn Lambs: A Guide
Health Problems in Newborn Lambs: A Guide

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...

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The National Liming Programme 2023: what is it worth to the farmer?
The National Liming Programme 2023: what is it worth to the farmer?

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

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Calving Season: Getting to Grips with Pneumonia
Calving Season: Getting to Grips with Pneumonia

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...

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Calving season: scour prevention and treatment
Calving season: scour prevention and treatment

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...

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Scab in sheep: causes, treatment and prevention
Scab in sheep: causes, treatment and prevention

  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...

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TAMS III Announcement: what’s in the new scheme?
TAMS III Announcement: what’s in the new scheme?

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

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Calving Season: Key Health and Safety Tips
Calving Season: Key Health and Safety Tips

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...

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5 Top Tips for a Successful Lambing Season
5 Top Tips for a Successful Lambing Season

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

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