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Over the spring period, we will be featuring a number of videos focused on calf health. Stay tuned to our social media pages as well as our website.

Adult carrier cattle are the main source of infection of cryptosporidiosis and can shed small quantities of oocysts in their faeces without showing any

Liver fluke infection in Ireland can be an all year-round problem. However, this time of year can be particularly problematic after the mild summer and

Eamon Sheehan is farming 70 hectares near Cuffesgrange in Co Kilkenny. The new entrant to dairy is a Nuffield Scholar and an avid sport horse fan. Eamon

Stephen Gibson is the sixth generation of Gibson’s to farm near Hillsborough in Co Down. Stephen was a beef and sheep farmer up to 2012, before taking the

In 1994, Sean Cronin took over what was then an outside block attached to the family’s dairy farm at Mallow, in Co Cork. Sean together with his wife

When Philip O’Brien returned home from Kildalton College, it was very much a mixed farm. The O’Brien’s were milking 25 dairy cows alongside beef and

Representing Connacht in the MSD Prevention for Profit competition is Sligo farmer Chris Tuffy. Chris is farming in partnership with his father TJ on a

Over 1,500 farmers attended the Beef Roadshow events held at seven livestock marts in recent weeks. The events, which took place in Ballinasloe.

MSD held the Sustainable Irish Food Production 2025 Conference on 25/05/17. We saw various groups of the agri sector come together and discuss key topics.