There is no evidence of any adverse effect on the health or productivity of dairy cows who are kept close to Ireland’s pharmachem hub in Cork Harbour, a major new study has found.

From farming practices in Europe to forest clearances in the Amazon, Liz Bonnin’s new show seeks solutions to some of the damage done by the world’s appetite for meat, writes Gemma Dunn.

The United Nations “are not wrong” in urging people eat less meat and dairy, said Joe Healy, president of the Irish Farmers Association (IFA).

It’s that time of year when the hurling gets serious, and everyone seems to know how the Manager went wrong!

The change in the weather earlier this week was about as welcome as Conor McGregor at the St Patrick’s Day parade in Chicago on Sunday.

Just before I was about to retire to bed, one night recently I received a call from Enda, on of my clients.

I have visited a lot of my autumn calving customers over the last few weeks.

The search for alternatives to veterinary antibiotics in treating mastitis in dairy cows continues, and perhaps one of the most unconventional solutions is low-intensity shockwave technology, already proven and used worldwide in human medicine.

Spring calvers around the country are fast approaching their dry period.

Students really do come in all shapes and sizes.

A sustained multi-faceted campaign is needed to change the view of dairy farming from one of long hours, physically demanding work, and poor pay, to that of a modern, high-tech industry.

A herd of cows have been caught on film helping police in Florida catch a fleeing suspect.

I was watching one of the World Cup games on Sunday evening, when I was struck by the performance of the Danish full back, Jonas Knudsen.

Teagasc researchers have found that it is not just humans in Ireland who may go short of vitamin D, known as the sunshine vitamin.

Figures presented at Teagasc’s National Dairy Conference in 2010 showed that over 30% of dairy farmers’ electricity usage is spend on heating.

My bullocks have now been viewed on the internet more than 15 million times, writes Denis Lehane

Scientists in Denmark say they have made progress in “decriminalising” cows in the climate debate, with a 58% methane emission reduction in laboratory trials when they added a product called Mootral to a typical Danish dairy ration of maize silage and soybean meal.

There was a massive increase in live cattle exports in 2017.

Introducing dried seaweed into a cow’s diet could greatly reduce emission levels.

These cows are fine swimmers.

After a detailed assessment, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland concluded the clenbuterol investigation in Clones, Co Monaghan related to only one cow, and posed no risk to public health.

Bovine studies can be used to to breed cattle for docility, Teagasc’s Dr Noirín McHugh has told a livestock safety seminar in Teagasc Moorepark, Co Cork.

Both farmer and beast are looking out over the gate at this stage, longing for grazing to get going properly.

Farmers and meat factories are jointly pushing for full access to US beef markets.

A 77-year-old German woman has been trampled to death by a herd of cows in the Alps near the resort town of Laax, Swiss authorities said.