Agri Politics
Cattle being clipped 'willy nilly' at factories
Farmers are advised to take photographs of their cattle before they leave the yard by the Irish Cattle and Sheep...
Agri Politics
Farmers are advised to take photographs of their cattle before they leave the yard by the Irish Cattle and Sheep...
Beef
The calving period on suckler farms across the country is well underway. And, from talking to suckler farmers around the...
Beef
Recent research undertaken at Teagasc, Grange – by Mark McGee and David Kenny – examined the feed efficiency of suckler-bred Charolais...
Green Acres
Looking at the 2018 eProfit monitor results for each of the 14 new demonstration calf-to-beef farms, the first thing that...
Beef
As calving on some dairy farms begins to wind down, the number of Friesian calves presented for sale has reduced...
Green Acres
The aim of the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme is to have a net margin of €500/ha excluding...
Beef
It has been confirmed that the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is in the process of examining and...
Beef
A spring-calving herd and grass-fed animals appear to be the main reasons why Ireland has achieved the lowest level of...
Beef
The number of suckler-bred calves born – so far this year – has fallen by 26,237 head when compared to...
Beef
Antibiotic-free cattle, traditional grass-fed systems and the subsequent high-quality beef that is emerging in this country have all become contributory...
Beef
A meat expert has said that antibiotic-free beef will be a market requirement in the not-too-distant future. Pat O’Rourke is...
Beef
Normally, at this time of the year, beef supplies begin to tighten and farmers have more bargaining power when it...
Beef
Structural changes within the Irish beef sector are very likely if a no-deal Brexit occurs, and farmers will adapt accordingly...
Dairy
New research means that you can now breed dairy and beef animals that have a greater resistance to a tuberculosis...
Beef
Live cattle exports are vital to the Irish beef industry. In a sector where beef processors have the monopoly, getting...
Beef
Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status for Irish beef needs to focus on the suckler side of the sector and not...
Beef
The recent spell of wet weather has slowed the positive momentum that was present at the ringside – but only...
Beef
Over the last few months some new figures have emerged in relation to feedlot operations in Ireland. Meat Industry Ireland...