US president's threat to global trade means the EU must prepare to defend itself. And in Ireland, that means we don't need any more distractions such as the Dáil speaking time row

The new year as a chance to reflect on the previous 12 months, seeing what worked well and perhaps identify little changes that could be implemented 

The Netherlands is only the size of Munster with a population of over 17m people and a cattle population of nearly 4m.

Always call your vet if you have any suspicion of a cow with E-coli mastitis, time is a huge factor in prognosis.

Channelling Taylor Swift herself the conference was aptly named 'Drying off in the New Era', the era of course is that of responsible use of antibiotics on farms

A hot topic of conversation at this year's Dublin horse show

I for one won't be going for a swim any time soon in the River Seine, the headlines have brought the topic of water quality to the forefront and is a timely reminder of the importance of clean fresh water for our livestock on farms

Many vets leave clinical practice before they are eight years qualified, and this needs to change, writes Irish Examiner Farming columnist Hazell Mullins.

Farm vets are usually on the farm when things are not going well and we meet farmers on their worst days and many times we are that person that the farmer opens up to.

'Be Prepared' comes to mind when calving season comes around