Dairy
Agriland spoke with Alan Clarke of Cows.ie to see what the outlook was for the trade of heifers amid high stock prices and supply shortages..
The latest ICBF calving reports have been released and farmers can benchmark the fertility of their herd against both the average and top 10%
The breeding season is well and truly over for the spring calving herds and autumn calving herds now may be interested in what sires...
Concerning data had emerged earlier this year regarding the number of dairy heifer calves born in 2025, as of April 1,...
Coming towards the end of May, many farmers may be tempted to finish up dairy AI (artificial insemination) and let out the stock bulls...
In light of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation's (ICBF's) statistics on the shortage of dairy replacement heifers being born on dairy...
We are now a couple of weeks into the breeding season for many dairy farmers with still little sign of a stock bull out in fields just yet...
Agri-Business
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has described the data on dairy herd replacements as a serious “wake up” call...
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) produced stark figures a couple of weeks ago, indicating a significant drop in dairy female calf
The breeding season of 2024 saw many farmers complain about conception rates and in-calf rates which was somewhat blamed on sexed semen...
The preparation for the breeding season is well underway on many dairy farms throughout the country as we head towards the end of March...
Dairy Technical
The calving season continues on most dairy farms, but it is important to start preparing for the breeding season.
