Beef
Review on beef market supports called for
An urgent review of market support measures such as the Aid to Private Storage (APS) scheme for beef has been...
Beef
An urgent review of market support measures such as the Aid to Private Storage (APS) scheme for beef has been...
Dairy
An emergency meeting has been called by the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) to address the drought and the...
Tillage
The demand for forage crops has increased this season, as farmers try to fill gaps in their winter feed supplies....
Beef
After a number of weeks of price cuts, the beef trade appears to have settled somewhat over recent days. However,...
Beef
An outcross bull – a bull with a bloodline that has never been used in Ireland before – injects new...
Beef
In recent weeks, beef farmers have been subjected to a series of price cuts from meat processors right across the...
Beef
Over 300 farmers descended on Fergal Doyle’s suckler and sheep farm in Co. Mayo on Monday last as part of...
Beef
The decreasing trend in beef calf registrations has continued, recent figures released by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) show....
Beef
Pedigree breeders are being forced to “narrow” bloodlines as a result of the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP), according...
Tillage
Cover crops are a popular topic this season and can provide a valuable source of forage amidst the current fodder...
Beef
While suckler farmers must welcome payments under the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP), they must take stock of what...
Beef
With the Europe-wide drought resulting in additional cattle coming onto the market, meat factories are being forced to freeze beef, according...
Dairy
A farm walk and demo on growing alternative fodder crops this autumn will take place tomorrow (Friday), July 27, at...
Beef
Calf exports witnessed a massive increase in 2018. Some 138,234 calves were exported from Ireland by live export means over...
Tillage
There are lots of different options when it comes to sowing forage crops. These options all vary in yield, dry...
Beef
The total accumulative slaughtering of cull cows over the course of 2018 to date has increased by approximately 4%, according...
Beef
Concerns surrounding the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) are set to be the key focus of a meeting to...
Beef
For the second time this year, the weekly cattle kill has surpassed the 36,000 mark. During the week ending July...