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Bluetongue virus: what's the risk to Ireland?
Bluetongue virus: what's the risk to Ireland?

Bluetongue Virus Outbreak The outbreak of Bluteongue virus serotype 3 (BTV3) currently sweeping across northern Europe has caused some consterna...

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Store Lambs: Some Key Considerations
Store Lambs: Some Key Considerations

Store lambs Farmers keeping store lambs over the winter will soon have to consider their wintering and finishing options. A warm, wet autumn has mean...

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Wet and Warm Autumn Raises Parasite Threat
Wet and Warm Autumn Raises Parasite Threat

A wet and warm autumn The autumn just past was unseasonably mild and very wet. We have witnessed record rainfall in some parts of the country, which ...

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Farm Safety: Are You Winter Ready?
Farm Safety: Are You Winter Ready?

Winter safety on the farm Winter doesn’t tend to be the most dangerous time of year on the farm. Typically, the majority of farm-related accide...

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Wintering Sheep: Top Tips for the Months Ahead
Wintering Sheep: Top Tips for the Months Ahead

The End of the Harvest Season? Today is the last day of October. Traditionally, this time of year represented the end of the harvest season ...

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Farm Scheme Submission Deadline Approaching
Farm Scheme Submission Deadline Approaching

Data submission deadline Time is fast running out for farmers still wishing to apply for some of the Government’s farm schemes. According to DA...

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Farmers Currently Receiving BISS and CRISS Payments
Farmers Currently Receiving BISS and CRISS Payments

BISS and CRISS The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that a total of €452 million was issued to farmers on Tuesday, 2...

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Farmers urged to use cubicle lime carefully
Farmers urged to use cubicle lime carefully

Apocalyptic weather conditions This week has seen rain on an apocalyptic scale, with many areas of the country experiencing destructive flooding. The...

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Budget 2024: what’s in it for farmers?
Budget 2024: what’s in it for farmers?

It is now a week since the announcement of budget 2024 by Finance Minister, Michael McGrath. The new budget contained a number of important measures f...

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Soil Sampling and Analysis Programme: Phase 2 Now Open
Soil Sampling and Analysis Programme: Phase 2 Now Open

On Monday 16th October, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine announced the official opening of Phase 2 of the Soil Sampling and Analysis...

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New Forestry Scheme Allows Farmers to Plant Without Licence
New Forestry Scheme Allows Farmers to Plant Without Licence

NTA: an opportunity to plant without an afforestation licence? While most afforestation projects require an afforestation licence, the Native ...

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Autumn Weanling Management: Top Tips For The Weeks Ahead
Autumn Weanling Management: Top Tips For The Weeks Ahead

Weanling trade recovery?  Now that we are firmly in the depths of autumn, many suckler farmers will turn their attention to the sale of weanling...

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