Beef
Suckler herd map: County-by-county over the past 5 years
New figures released by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) show the five year declining trend in the Irish suckler...
Beef
New figures released by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) show the five year declining trend in the Irish suckler...
Beef
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has released a map outlining the total number of cattle in each county in...
Beef Technical
Last week’s beef kill witnessed the number of cattle processed at factories approved for slaughter by the Department of Agriculture,...
Beef
Beef finishers could see the 30-month rule reduced by a number of months in an effort to reduce the average...
Beef Technical
The new scheme for suckler farmers in the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will be called the Suckler Carbon Efficiency...
Beef Technical
Last week’s beef factory throughput has bounced back considerably following the slight drop in kill numbers in the previous week...
Beef
While many farmers have installed rubber mats on slats in their sheds, some have – for various reasons – decided...
Beef
Factory quotes seem to have steadied this week following downward pressure coming on cow price over the past two weeks....
Dairy Technical
A lot of farms have moved away from using stockbulls in favour of artificial insemination (AI) to increase genetic gains,...
Beef Technical
Winter is the most common time to see infestations of external parasites such as lice and mange mites on the...
Dairy Technical
Although not widely used on Irish farms, the use of a fodder crop on farms has increased as a way...
Beef
The value of Irish offal exports declined by a total of 5% in 2020 when compared to 2019, dropping to...
Beef Technical
The number of beef cattle processed last week has dropped compared to levels from the previous week, as a result...
Beef
The value of ‘the fifth quarter’, or the offal from beef cattle, has continued to soar this year as the...
Agri-Business
The Irish beef price has fallen behind the EU average for the first time this year, according to figures recently...
Beef
Factory quotes for this week have held firm on prime cattle, while it seems quotes for cows are coming in...
Beef Technical
The Irish Aubrac Cattle Breed Society hosted its autumn show and sale on Saturday, October 23. The show and sale...
Dairy Technical
There has been over 2.3 million calf registrations in 2021 to dairy and beef dams, based off the latest figures...