Dairy
The amount of positive bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) cases is continuing to follow a downward trajectory in Ireland.
This time last year, there was plenty of chatter around the consequences of a dairy heifer shortage, but is that risk still looming?
N.Ireland
The prestigious award-winning animal, Eedy Doorman Fame, has just become Ireland's highest classified cow.
The Dairy Council for Northern Ireland had a very successful 2025/2026 academic year in terms of the work it carries out in schools.
Agri-Business
Fonterra co-op has updated its forecast 2026/2027 farmgate milk price following declining prices at...
The majority of farms will have wrapped up breeding or will be finishing during the week, meaning it may be time to 'pull the bull'.
Dairygold is to restructure its UK cheese business, launching a sale process for its Leeds operation and a closure consultation on Crewe.
Global dairy trade is growing at a steady pace of around 2% per year, but the underlying dynamics are shifting, according to RaboResearch.
There is never too much dairy stock at marts at this time of the year, but the few that are seem to be making relatively strong prices.
First cut silage is fully wrapped up with many farmers now eyeing up second cuts, if it has not been done already.
The average farmer begins calving down on February 1 and finishes up within nine weeks, that means...
The current focus is on finishing out breeding and grassland management, but should farmers be looking at mastitis control?
Despite a recent downturn in world milk markets, dairy farmers in Northern Ireland continue to invest in the future of their businesses.
There is a growing acknowledgement that artificial intelligence (AI) can be used as a power for good within the milk industry.
With rain forecast once again after the warm weekend, parasites will be thriving and putting young calves at risk.
One positive feature of this year’s Armagh Show was the turn-out of young handlers across all the competition sections of the event.
Reseeds were late getting done this year given the poor spring, however there are a few drier places ready to graze now.
Farms that start breeding May 1 may be wrapping up with artificial insemination (AI) and letting stock bulls out to finish the job.
Beef
England plans to achieve officially bTB-free status by 2038 under a new strategy, with hopes of deploying a vaccine for the disease by 2030.
Ballymoney Show 2026 enjoyed a record turnout of sheep at this year’s event, with the young handlers’ competitions exemplifying this.
As costs surge, farmers can look to streamline raising replacement cows by taking strategic steps to minimise cost.
Though temperatures soared in late May and early June, for autumn calvers, the full effect of the heat stress may not be felt until calving.
Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that the Irish dairy herd grew last year, but it is a different story in Britain.
