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Dairy registrations head toward 700,000 head

March 14, 2018

There has been a marked increase in the number of calves registered to dairy cows this year, new figures show. Just over 680,000…

Jersey semen usage on the rise in 2017

August 23, 2017

Dairy

There has been a slight increase in the quantity of Jersey semen being used on the Irish dairy herd during the 2017 breeding…

Dairy births surge ahead – registrations up by 42,000 head

July 18, 2017

Beef

There has been a marked increase in the number of calves registered to dairy cows this year, new figures show. Just over 1.27…

Beef births decline as dairy continues to surge ahead

June 12, 2017

Dairy

Rising dairy cow numbers have driven an increase in the number of calf births this year, new figures show. Data released by the Irish…

Fewer beef births on Irish farms

April 25, 2017

Beef

A change appears to be happening at farm level as there has been a noticeable drop in the number of beef calves born…

Calf exports reach highest level in 3 years

March 30, 2017

Beef

The number of Irish calves exported so far this year has reached a three-year high, figures from Bord Bia show. To the week…

Drop in calf births points to later calvings at farm level

March 6, 2017

Beef

Some 683,897 calf births have been registered on Irish beef and dairy farms so far this year, the latest figures from the ICBF…

Further fall in liquid milk producer numbers looks likely

December 5, 2016

Dairy

A fall in the number of winter liquid milk producers looks likely, as dairy calvings have dropped during the months of October and…

Statistics show some recovery in beef births to 2015 levels

October 27, 2016

Beef

The most up to date figures from the ICBF show that total beef births continue to lag behind 2015 by 2.46% – an…

What does the future hold for Irish cattle numbers?

September 15, 2016

Beef

Irish cattle supplies are likely to increase by 100,000 in 2017 to 1.71m head, according to Teagasc Beef Specialist Aidan Murray. Speaking at Teagasc’s…

Beef births lag behind as dairy calvings jump by 70,000 head

August 10, 2016

Beef

The number of beef calves registered on Irish farms in 2016 continues to lag behind last year, recent figures from the ICBF show.…

Dairy calf births jump 6% as expansion continues to drive growth

July 18, 2016

Beef

Calf births continue to increase as extra cow numbers have lead to a jump in calf births over the first six months of…

Dairy expansion drives calf births up by 46,000 in first five months of 2016

June 4, 2016

Dairy

Increased dairy cow numbers have driven an increase in the number of calf births last year, new figures show. According to ICBF figures,…

Continued growth in Northern Irish beef calf births in 2016

May 16, 2016

N.Ireland

The number of beef calves on the ground in Northern Ireland has jumped 19% so far this year, the latest figures from the…

Calf exports fall 13.5% during the first four months of 2016 – Bord Bia

May 10, 2016

Beef

The live exports of calves dropped during the first four months of the year, according to Bord Bia. Calf exports dropped by 13.5%…

Calf births jump 2% so far this year – Dairy registrations up 58,568 head

May 2, 2016

Dairy

There has been an increase in the number of calf births so far this year compared to the same time last year, figures…

Calf births fall 2%, but dairy births jump 10,000 head this year – ICBF

March 31, 2016

Dairy

There has been a decrease in the number of calves born so far this year compared to the same time last year, figures…

Autumn-calvings fall 16% as farmers move to spring-calving systems – ICBF

January 27, 2016

Beef

Dairy and beef farmers are moving away from autumn-calving to spring-calving systems, according to ICBF’s Tom Neville. Recent figures from ICBF show that calf…

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