Silage making is at its peak at this time of year and as machines rev up for a busy season of cutting and baling.  It’s an expensive time ...

Since the beginning of March, thousands of acres of forest, woodland and moorland have gone up in flames.  Unusually dry weather at the start of...

Lameness and hoof health in the dairy cow continues to be one of the greatest challenges for the dairy industry.   Preventing and treating lamen...

Hippies were shocking America. The teddy boys and girls were swinging in London. The Cuban missile crisis had the world holding its breath. But home ...

We are right in the middle of lambing season and ghostly figures are seen making hurried expeditions to the supermarket, the vets and to Agirdirect st...

Crime in Rural areas continues to be a difficult and worrying issue for country dwellers.   Rural crime has not reduced in the past few years an...

The agricultural industry has a higher incident of injury and fatalities than any other employment sector in Ireland.  Despite publicity and awa...

Calf scour is the most common disease in young calves and as a result is the greatest single cause of of poor growth and calf mortality in dairy and s...

There was a stronger trade for cows, bulls and heifers in the factories this week as a lower kill was reflected in better prices. The overall cattle ...

A targeted overseed can very successfully & economically fill in the bare patches in a damaged sward & restore productivity to what basically ...

Allsure Boluses are organic supplementary intra-ruminal boluses that supplies the treated animal with four essential trace elements,&nb...