Beef
Spring struggles on the ABP Demo Farm as rain persists
Like all farms across the country, the continued wet weather is causing many additional challenges on the ABP Demo Farm...
ABP Demo Farm
Sheep News
ICM sustainability trial lambs arrive on Kerry sheep farms
The first lambs have began to arrive on two separate farms in Co. Kerry which are participating in a sustainability...
Beef
ABP Demo Farm: Calf rearing, cattle grazing and lamb sales
The spring 2024 calf-rearing season is now in full swing on the ABP Demo Farm, with 350 calves bought in...
Beef
Spring grazing unworkable on many farms as rain persists
Persistent rainfall across many parts of the country has delayed spring grazing, with reports from beef farms across the country...
Beef
Who are the 8 beef farmers forming ABP's Monitor Farms?
The eight beef farmers that are ABP Food Group’s Monitor Farms have been announced. These farmers are finishing cattle in...
Beef
2024-born dairy-beef calves arrive to ABP Demo Farm
The first of the 2024 born dairy-beef calves have began to arrive on the ABP Demo Farm. These calves are...
Beef
Aurivo and ABP launch new dairy beef programme
Aurivo and ABP have launched a new dairy beef programme that aims to improve the quality of beef calves coming...
Beef
Checklist: Things for farms to prepare before buying calves
Peak spring-calving season has now arrived on many farms across Ireland, so farmers should be thinking about things to prepare...
Beef
ABP Demo Farm: Yearlings gaining 1kg/day in the shed
The spring 2023-born dairy-beef cattle on the ABP Demo Farm have been gaining 1kg/day since Christmas, and now have an...
Beef
Beef Focus revisited: Tidy calf-rearing setup on Tipperary beef farm
In March of this year, Agriland paid a visit to a calf-to-beef farm in Co. Tipperary. The Coady family are beef farmers...
Beef
ABP Demo Farm: Cattle, calf, sheep and grass performance
As one farming year draws to a close and another begins, Agriland caught up with ABP Food Group’s Advantage Beef...
Beef
Advantage Beef Programme: Events and initiatives in 2023
With the year that was 2023 now drawing to a close, Agriland caught up with ABP Food Group’s Advantage Beef...
Sheep
Watch: ICM launches new lamb-finishing sustainability project
Irish Country Meats (ICM), in collaboration with ABP Food Group, has this morning, Wednesday, December 20, launched a new sustainability...
Beef
Watch: Thrive of high and low CBV Angus bullocks compared
The benefits of using the Commercial Beef Value (CBV) when purchasing calves from the dairy herd for beef production, was...
Beef
Watch: Dairy and beef farmers discuss calf quality at Fermoy event
Almost 300 farmers gathered at Corrin Mart, Fermoy, Co. Cork on Wednesday, December 6, for the ABP Food Group Advantage...
Beef
ABP Demo Farm: Cattle kill out results and weanling weights
ABP’s Advantage Beef Programme farm liaison officer, Sean Maher, has provided an update to farmers on what has been happening...
Beef
Video: Vet shows damage caused by liver fluke in cattle
Farmers have been reminded of the importance of ensuring their cattle have been given an effective treatment for liver fluke,...
Beef
ABP partners with UCD and BiOrbic for Regenerative Farm Project
ABP Food Group has this morning Thursday, December 7, announced a new partnership with University College Dublin (UCD) and BiOrbic,...