Beef
Table: How much extra money are high CBV calves making?
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has made available data on the average prices paid for calves based on breed,...
Beef
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has made available data on the average prices paid for calves based on breed,...
Beef
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has made available data on the average prices paid for calves based on breed,...
Beef
While the majority of farmers have heard of the Commercial Beef Value (CBV) by now, most are still familiarising themselves...
Dairy Technical
Based on the trade for dairy-beef calves across the country, it is evident that some changes have occurred. The introduction...
Dairy News
With the 2024 breeding season on the horizon, the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) and Teagasc have developed a set...
Beef Technical
One tool in the arsenal of dairy beef farmers, is the commercial beef value (CBV), which was launched by the...
Dairy News
Calves coming from the national dairy herd have the potential to a be part of low carbon profitable beef systems....
Beef
Dairy farmers need to focus more on improving the beef merit from the dairy herd… to ensure there will be...
Dairy Technical
The introduction and use of the economic breeding index (EBI) on dairy farms can only be described a success. Recent...
Beef
There has been another step forward for the genotyping of calves as a stakeholder meeting took place in Dublin yesterday...
Dairy Technical
The use of beef sires on dairy cows has become more popular and will continue to grow into the future...
Dairy News
The commercial beef value (CBV) of calves will only be displayed on mart boards for calves that have been genotyped....
Beef
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) is set to launch a new tool that aims to benefit beef farmers in...