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Tenders sought for €900,000 Social Farming Network project
James Hanly
The announcement for the “competitive public procurement procedure” was made by Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon on Friday.
26 March 2025 Health
Celebrating differences, connecting children
Social clubs nationwide are helping young people with autism and their families to grow in confidence and build meaningful friendships.
24 March 2025 News
Longford students launch product to assist with dosing cattle
Idea for product was developed after one of the girls noticed her father struggling to manage both a dosing gun and a bottle while treating cattle.
Dairy management: watch out for sick dairy cows as temperatures fluctuate
Variable weather with changing air temperatures is likely to be causing increased dairy cow health issues, writes Aidan Brennan.
24 March 2025 Management
Technology that delivers diabetes care
How the technological landscape of diabetes is changing and improving health outcomes, writes Rosalind Skillen.
19 March 2025 Health
Nitrates levels in rivers reduced in 2024, EPA data shows
The EPA has looked at data from 20 river monitoring sites up to the end of December 2024.
19 March 2025 News
ICBF updates sire advice and TB data
New addition to sire advice has potential to save dairy industry €2.2m, writes Kevin Downing from the ICBF.
17 March 2025 Spring AI
Major animal health conference for Galway
The event will take place from 8 to 10 April 2025 at the Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill, Co Galway.
14 March 2025 News
Healthbytes to keep you in the picture
From the current status on the ‘free’ HRT to new treatment for depression at St John of God hospital, stay informed with healthbytes.
12 March 2025 Health
Need for accessible health checks, pilot scheme shows
Findings of the pilot Health Check Initiative show that farmers valued opportunities to discuss mental health concerns and the convenience and accessibility of on-site health checks.
12 March 2025 l2
Time well spent in health check van
John Egerton urges other farmers to avail of the Farm Families Health Check service.
12 March 2025 Northern Ireland
‘Women do a lot of caring – and there is a cost to that’
Psychologist Allison Keating insists that the chronic levels of stress and anxiety we are experiencing on a daily basis are not normal, writes Rosalind Skillen.
5 March 2025 Health