Calf weighing over 90kg born on dairy farm in Scotland March 10, 2020 Agri-Business A rather large arrival was delivered on a farm in south-west Scotland last week when a cow went into labour on Meinside Farm.…
Little difference between total calf births in 2019 vs. 2018 June 21, 2019 Dairy Growing dairy cow numbers and the fall in beef births looks to have almost evened out total calf births for 2019 and 2018.…
Total calf births head towards the 2 million head mark May 26, 2019 Dairy A total of 1.7 million dairy and beef calves have been registered so far this year, figures from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation…
Calf births strike 2.19 million head October 27, 2018 Beef Just over 2.19 million calf births have been registered to beef and dairy dams so far this year, figures from the Irish Cattle…
August suckler births at the lowest point in 3 years October 14, 2018 Beef Figures have pointed to a slight reduction in the number of calves registered to beef cows – suckler calvings in other words –…
Dairy registrations head toward 700,000 head March 14, 2018 Dairy 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,…
