4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (894+ words) Wednesday 6 May 2026 was Tick Awareness Day and to mark the day the Health Services Executive (HSE) released a statement with advice on how to protect against ticks and the risk of Lyme disease. In recent years many farmers have highlighted…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (406+ words) Fertiliser and oil are not the only products that are under supply pressure due to the wars in Ukraine and the Gulf. A marked slowdown in the supply of ammunition for hunting firearms is being reported right across Europe, as…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (250+ words) Teagasc is seeking to hire a panel of vets to look after livestock across its nine farms. A tender for the panel, which has not placed a value on the services, is open until the end of June. The services…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (289+ words) US Beef and China There was some confusion around restoration of these licenses on Friday, with the New York Times reporting that they had been renewed, but other news agencies said that this decision was quickly revoked. If President Trump…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (563+ words) Hill sheep farmers with rams which may be destined for breeding are being encouraged to identify them now, along with the ewes that bred them, so that genotyping can take place at a later stage. The advice is originating from…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (467+ words) "This shows that oats hold untapped nutritional potential and that selecting the right variety can help consumers better meet their nutritional needs," project leader and RI Research Fellow at Teagasc Dr Daniela Freitas outlined. "Some varieties provide nearly twice the…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (421+ words) Limousin cattle dominated the interbreed championships on day three of Balmoral Show, hauling the supreme interbreed, junior interbreed, reserve junior interbreed and interbreed group of three championships. Having won the supreme champion Limousin title on Wednesday under judge Keith Redpath,…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (186+ words) Dairy farm worker in Kilkenny A dairy farm located near Callan, Co Kilkenny is looking to hire two dairy farm assistants. Duties include milking and related activities, cleaning, grassland management, machinery operation, feeding and care of animals. The successful candidate…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (291+ words) Irish Farmers Journal Growth for the majority of farmers has been nothing spectacular for spring 2026 and the early part of the summer appears no better. Saying this, we still see 55% of dairy farmers recording a cover per cow of 190kg DM,…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (91+ words) In current weather conditions, farmers will anecdotally point to watery slurry being a better option. Spreading using LESS on grazing platforms at 2, 000-2, 500 gallons per acre should work well here, and this can be topped up with a half rate (10 units)…...