Breeding

Triple treat as Simmental cow with triplet calves wins Great Yorkshire Show

A Simmental cow with her triplet heifer calves at foot won the supreme interbreed championship at the 2025 Great Yorkshire Show, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 17 July 2025

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Exporters help lamb trade bounce back

Exporters help lamb trade bounce back

NORTHERN IRELAND 16 July 2025

How to get the most from €uroStar evaluations

How to get the most from €uroStar evaluations

SHEEP BREEDING 16 July 2025

Dairy Management: weather, breeding and checking crude protein

Dairy Management: weather, breeding and checking crude protein

Dairy Management: weather, breeding and checking crude protein

MANAGEMENT 16 July 2025

Excellence in suckler beef production showcased at Limousin open day

Excellence in suckler beef production showcased at Limousin open day

Excellence in suckler beef production showcased at Limousin open day

PEDIGREE 16 July 2025

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Twenty ways to spend €20,000: automated heat detection aids

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: automated heat detection aids

In a new series on evaluating spending options on dairy farms, Daire Cregg looks at the costs involved in automated heat and health detection aids on dairy farms and asks if it is a good investment.

BREEDING & HEALTH 1 July 2025

Why subsidy became a dirty word in New Zealand

Why subsidy became a dirty word in New Zealand

Nuffield scholar Nick Cotter details his two weeks in New Zealand, learning how the country came to a zero subsidy system and is now combatting rapidly rising multi-active anthelmintic resistance.

FEATURE 1 July 2025

Farmer Writes: nitrates derogation is crucial

Farmer Writes: nitrates derogation is crucial

Overall, it’s been one of the better years in recent memory.

FARMER WRITES 1 July 2025

Baileys cow competition returns to Virginia Show

Baileys cow competition returns to Virginia Show

Diageo Ireland, in partnership with its cream supplier Tirlán, has announced the return of the Diageo Baileys Dairy Cow competition to the 2025 Virginia Show, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 1 July 2025

Close to record cattle and sheep processing in Australia

Close to record cattle and sheep processing in Australia

Very strong beef and sheepmeat production data for financial year ending 30 June in Australia.

NEWS 1 July 2025

Weanling exports up almost 50% on 2024 levels

Weanling exports up almost 50% on 2024 levels

Decreasing breeding herds across Europe along with the impact of Bluetongue on fertility is underpinning demand for Irish weanlings across the EU according to Bord Bia reports Tommy Moyles.

NEWS 1 July 2025

Reduction in animal exports 'highly damaging' - Billy Kelleher

Reduction in animal exports 'highly damaging' - Billy Kelleher

Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher reckons it will be "next to impossible" to maintain the same level of exports if Stena Line withdraws the Rosslare to Cherbourg route.

NEWS 1 July 2025

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Top farm security ideas to keep your property safe in Ireland

Good farm security is crucial for protecting your property, livestock, and equipment from theft, vandalism, and other risks. Explore practical farm security ideas from PhoneWatch.

Top farm security ideas to keep your property safe in Ireland

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