Dairy
Picking a good team of sires should be on the fore front of farmers minds, with winter breeding set to kick off within the next few weeks.
The Irish Pure Friesian Club has launched an initiative which aims to boost genetics through a new breeding programme.
The Irish Aberdeen Angus Association will not support Teagasc in its proposal to establish a “nucleus herd breeding programme”.
Agri-Business
Teagasc is currently considering establishing a "nucleus herd breeding programme" to double the rate of gain in the Dairy Beef Index.
Tillage
A combination of genomics and the sourcing of Europe’s best genetic materials is driving a unique barley breeding programme.
