Dairy Technical
Why being selective when breeding is important
Panning for the breeding season is underway on many dairy farms as we move through the month of March and...
Dairy Technical
Panning for the breeding season is underway on many dairy farms as we move through the month of March and...
Beef
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said that the new Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme (DBWS) “ignores the...
Beef
Dairy-beef calves are the lowest-priced cattle available for beef farmers to buy. While the initial purchase cost is generally low,...
Beef Technical
One tool in the arsenal of dairy beef farmers, is the commercial beef value (CBV), which was launched by the...
Beef
Aurivo and ABP have launched a new dairy beef programme that aims to improve the quality of beef calves coming...
Dairy News
A Teagasc webinar focused on sourcing and feeding dairy beef calves in 2024 dispelled the myth that one bag of...
Dairy Technical
Animal Health Ireland (AHI), Teagasc and the dairy co-ops from across the country, are currently hosting CalfCare farm walks ahead...
Dairy News
A series of 18 on-farm CalfCare events for farmers will take place nationwide throughout the month of January. The CalfCare...
Dairy News
Calves coming from the national dairy herd have the potential to a be part of low carbon profitable beef systems....
Dairy News
Dairy farmers can now access their dairy beef scorecard report from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF), for dairy beef...
Beef News
Warrendale Wagyu currently working in partnership with over 750 farmers in the UK, is extending its offering to Ireland and...
Dairy Technical
The top dairy sires for the 2023 spring-calving breeding season have been revealed by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF)....
Dairy Technical
The increased use of sexed semen within dairy herds means that more dairy-beef calves will be born on Irish dairy...
Agri-Business
More emphasis must be placed on improving the beef merit of dairy-bred stock, the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association...
Dairy Technical
The focus on many dairy farms is starting to shift towards the breeding season, with most farmers making the final...
CAP / Schemes
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has been accused of sending mixed messages on the National Dairy...
Dairy Technical
The use of beef sires on dairy cows has become more popular and will continue to grow into the future...
Dairy Technical
Beef bull selection for the dairy herd is going to be even more important for dairy farmers moving forward. Many...