Dairy
Are you spending enough time choosing bulls?
The breeding decisions that you make today will have ramifications for the next 10-12 years, according to Teagasc’s Dr. Donagh...
Dairy
The breeding decisions that you make today will have ramifications for the next 10-12 years, according to Teagasc’s Dr. Donagh...
Dairy
Investing in genetics is one of the most important decisions a farmer can make, but much of the good work...
Dairy
Kildalton Agricultural College is selling 33 dairy heifers by tender. The deadline for the receipt of bids is March 7....
Dairy
Farming in Moyvoughly, Moate, Co. Westmeath, Joe and Carmel O’Rourke plan to milk a herd of 220 Holstein/British Friesian cows...
Dairy
Farming near Kilnamartyra, Co. Cork, Andrew Dineen has grown his herd from 70 to 102 cows. At the same time,...
Dairy
The EBI (Economic Breeding Index) value of dairy bulls is expected to increase by €30 in the next evaluation run,...
Dairy
The EBI (Economic Breeding Index) value of some of the country’s top bulls has dropped following the latest ICBF (Irish...
Dairy
The Teagasc Next Generation Herd, assembled in 2012 and situated in Kilworth, Co.Cork, offers a forward view of the performance of...
Other
For every €10 increase in the Economic Breeding Index (EBI) of a cow, her carbon emissions can be reduced by...
Beef
More marts are now displaying Euro-Star and EBI data on sales days, through the use of new mart boards. There...
Dairy
The release of the active bull list for the spring 2017 breeding season by the ICBF has now provided clarity...
Dairy
The ICBF has just released details of its spring 2017 active bull list and, therein, the average EBI values of...
Dairy
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has released its new active bull list for the spring 2017 breeding season. The...
Dairy
The EBI values of genomically selected bulls, available through AI, could drop by €30 following the latest evaluation run carried...
Agri-Business
The top livestock and forestry producers in the country were revealed as part of the 2017 RDS Agriculture Awards. More than...
Dairy
The latest figures from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation has identified the top 2,000 Economic Breeding Index cows in the...
Dairy
The top 200 EBI (Economic Breeding Index) herds in the country have been revealed by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation...
Beef
Data from over 32,000 cattle have been displayed on new boards that were installed in marts across the country earlier...