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Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme 2024 to Open in March
Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme 2024 to Open in March

Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme 2024 Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue, has announced that the 2024 Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme will open in Marc...

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Teagasc's Signpost Advisory Programme: Will You Be Signing Up?
Teagasc's Signpost Advisory Programme: Will You Be Signing Up?

As part of the drive for the Irish agriculture sector to achieve a 25% emissions reduction by 2030, Teagasc has established a new advisory programme f...

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DAFM To Backdate TB Compensation Payments
DAFM To Backdate TB Compensation Payments

Backdating of Compensation Rates The recent confirmation from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) concerning TB compensation pa...

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Welcome News as Two New Farming Apprenticeships Announced
Welcome News as Two New Farming Apprenticeships Announced

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, has announced that two new farming apprenticeshi...

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Bluetongue Virus: should we be worried?
Bluetongue Virus: should we be worried?

  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...

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3 Great Ways of Preventing Grass Tetany
3 Great Ways of Preventing Grass Tetany

Animals grazing on autumn after-grass are at high risk of developing grass tetany. This metabolic disease, caused by a lack of magnesium in the blood,...

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Ringworm in Calves: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
Ringworm in Calves: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention

Agridirect.ie looks at ringworm in calves, and discusses how it can be treated and prevented. A disease rarely discussed Although not an ailment oft...

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A Sheep Shearer’s Guide to Managing Back Pain
A Sheep Shearer’s Guide to Managing Back Pain

Agridirect.ie looks to the upcoming shearing season, and discusses some simple steps for managing shearer’s back pain. That time of year again ...

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Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak: How Keep Yourself, Your Family and Your Livestock Safe
Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak: How Keep Yourself, Your Family and Your Livestock Safe

 Agridirect.ie discusses the recent outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in the mid-west, and outlines some measures farmers can take to protect themsel...

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3 Good Reasons to Keep Goats; and 1 Great Reason Not To
3 Good Reasons to Keep Goats; and 1 Great Reason Not To

Agridirect.ie discusses the pros and cons of keeping goats on your farm as a compliment to other ruminants. There is a longstanding belief that goa...

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Lead poisoning: prevention is key
Lead poisoning: prevention is key

Agridirect.ie discusses the dangers of lead poisoning on the farm, and outlines some measures you can take to prevent your animals from ingesting thi...

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From heavy lifting to electrical maintenance: 5 tips for safe winter farming
From heavy lifting to electrical maintenance: 5 tips for safe winter farming

Agridirect.ie focusses once more on the theme of farm safety and outlines 5 key safety measures that farmers should take this winter. On the f...

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