Dairy Technical
Dairy-beef: What are calf buyers looking for?
Based on the trade for dairy-beef calves across the country, it is evident that some changes have occurred. The introduction...
Dairy Technical
Based on the trade for dairy-beef calves across the country, it is evident that some changes have occurred. The introduction...
Dairy Technical
Panning for the breeding season is underway on many dairy farms as we move through the month of March and...
Dairy Technical
The calving season continues on most dairy farms, but it is important to start preparing for the breeding season. Depending...
Dairy Technical
Planning for the breeding season is now underway on many dairy farms, meaning it is now time to determine how...
Dairy Technical
A top price of €3,460 was achieved at the Ashberry herd sale on Friday, February 23 at Mid-Tipperary Mart. The...
Dairy Technical
The Ashberry herd is set to hold the sale of 100 pedigree registered freshly calved Holstein Friesian heifers. All animals...
Dairy Technical
With the calving season in sight for many dairy farmers, the breeding season for 2024 may seem a long way...
Dairy Technical
Milk quality advisor with Teagasc, Don Crowley, has raised the issue of cell counts being a continuous challenge for farmers....
Dairy Technical
The latest update to the economic breeding index (EBI) will be available from November 28, 2023, and will see changes...
Beef
The board of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has approved the implementation of changes to both the Terminal and...
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
Dairy Economic Breeding Index (EBI) and a younger slaughter age of cattle as measures to cut emissions could also significantly...
Dairy Technical
The National Dairy Council (NDC) milk quality award winners the Connelly family held a farm walk on their farm on...
Dairy Technical
The introduction and use of the economic breeding index (EBI) on dairy farms can only be described a success. Recent...
Dairy News
The latest economic breeding evaluations have been released by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) and after some analysis, it...
Dairy
The fertility issue within the national dairy herd seems soon to be resolved and it is time for farmers to...
Dairy Technical
Attention is turning to breeding 2023 on the majority of dairy farms, with many farmers already having the majority of...
Dairy Technical
The breeding season on farms is set to get underway across the country, with most farmers having their breeding plans...