Beef
New agreements reached at latest ICBF meeting on index changes
Agriland understands that the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has agreed to cap the benefit available to cows with extremely...
breeding index
Beef
ICBF: Index change reversal would 'create chaos'
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) chief executive officer (CEO), Sean Coughlan, has said that if the changes to the...
Beef News
ICBF admits 'sub-optimal' communication on beef index changes
The chief executive of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) Sean Coughlan has admitted that communication with farmers around changes...
Beef
ICBF to meet suckler farmers in Carrick on Shannon tonight
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) is set to host a meeting with suckler farmers and cattle breeders to discuss...
Beef
Breed societies seek delay in rollout of ICBF index changes
A number of cattle breed societies are seeking a delay in the rollout of the changes to the Irish Cattle...
Dairy
New Zealand: Breeding index proposal causes controversy
A proposal to develop a single evaluation breeding index for New Zealand which was launched by industry organisation, DairyNZ, has...
Sheep
Commercial data is the key to improving breeding indexes - Noirin McHugh of Teagasc
“The more commercial data we can gather will not only improve the breeding indexes, but it will also allow the...