Dairy
Calf exports: Adverse weather affects sailings once more
Unfortunately, the calf export trade has been disrupted again this week as poor weather conditions at sea continue. Sailings with...
Dairy
Unfortunately, the calf export trade has been disrupted again this week as poor weather conditions at sea continue. Sailings with...
Agri-Business
It has been outlined by a Teagasc dairy expert that “there is no relationship between calf mortality and calf price”....
Dairy
It is expected that there will be lairage capacity for up to 5,000 Irish dairy calves per sailing to Cherbourg...
Dairy
An “industry-wide solution” is required for the dairy calf dilemma, according to Ornua CEO John Jordan. Speaking to AgriLand at...
Dairy
The issue of calf welfare has been a topic that has been in the spotlight a lot in recent weeks...
Dairy
With additional reporting by Emma Gilsenan. Marts may hold calf sale days on non-sale days next spring in a bid to...
Dairy
Believe it or not we never considered the outcome of the dairy calves. This statement was made by Teagasc’s Dr....
Agri Politics
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, must put contingency plans in place to deal with the large...
Dairy
An emerging syndrome has been noted across Europe – including in Ireland and the UK – which is causing the...
Dairy
The welfare and value of dairy calves “are profoundly affected by the breeding strategy of dairy farmers” and “calf management...
Dairy
Rising dairy cow numbers have driven an increase in the number of calf births this year, new figures show. Data released...
Beef
In recent years, the national suckler herd has been in decline. This is mainly due to rising costs of maintaining...
Beef
Dairy calves are coming down the track regardless of what farmers do with sucklers, Patrick Kent, the President of the...
Beef
Dairy born steers accounted for 55% of the national steer kill in 2015, according to Teagasc’s Robert Prendiville. Speaking at...
Dairy
Increased dairy cow numbers have driven an increase in the number of calf births last year, new figures show. According...
Dairy
Dairy births are up almost 30,000 to date on the same period in 2015, according to latest registration figures from...
Agri Politics
An investigation by New Zealand animal rights group SAFE has put the country’s dairy industry under the spotlight. SAFE is...
Beef
The number of dairy-bred calves available to the beef herd is set to increase to almost 1m by 2020. With...