Dairy
With the breeding season only a month away for autumn calving herds, farmers must be choosing bulls to suit their needs for next autumn.
The majority of calves born on dairy farms that stay on the farm are dairy replacements, typically born in February which means that the...
Beef
The number of beef-sired calves born in the first six months of this year is more than double the number of dairy-sired calf births...
Large crowds of farmers as well as beef and dairy industry personnel attended the Tipperary dairy-beef demonstration.
The most recent EU beef dashboard has shown Irish beef calves between 8 days and 4 weeks are worth €68/head less than the average EU price.
Farmers who bought calves this year for beef production should be focusing on maximising weight gain on these 2023-born dairy-beef progeny.
Farmers rearing dairy-beef calves this spring are getting to a stage where calves are getting ready for weaning.
