Dairy
The Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) in the U.S, has announced that it will now be able to genotype crossbred animals.
Farming just outside, Birr, Co. Offaly, John and Sylvia Powell run a dairy enterprise consisting of 280 crossbred cows.
LIC, the New Zealand farmer owned co-operative, is gearing up to breed bulls in Ireland.
Andrew Dineen has grown his herd from 70 to 102 cows. At the same time, production has been maintained at over 550kg per cow
Joe and Kathleen Kirwan - a husband-and-wife team - from Laurel Lodge, Co. Tipperary have overseen major changes to their dairy business in recent years.
