Beef
It looks the decreasing trend in beef calf registrations has continued, recent figures released by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) show.
The recent decreasing trend in suckler calf registrations has continued, according to the latest figures released by the ICBF.
The number of calves registered to beef cows - suckler calf registrations in other words - has plummeted to a seven-year low.