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What should I be on the lookout for when choosing bulls?

April 29, 2020

At this stage, dairy farmers will be deciding on or, in some cases, will have chosen what bulls they are planning to use…

New dairy breeding guidelines and Herd EBI Scorecards unveiled

March 26, 2020

Dairy

New dairy breeding guidelines, focused on improving the genetic merit of all calves from the dairy herd – both dairy and beef calves…

Map: Average EBI county-by-county

February 24, 2020

Dairy

One technology, which is brought up time and time again as a way of improving efficiency, improving profitability and lowering greenhouse gas (GHG)…

ICBF to launch improved genetic evaluations this week

January 20, 2020

Beef

The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) board has approved the implementation of changes to the dairy Economic Breeding Index (EBI) and the calving…

New changes to be made to the dairy EBI and calving difficulty evaluations

January 10, 2020

Dairy

New changes are set to be made to both the dairy Economic Breeding Index (EBI) and the calving difficulty evaluation. The announcement was…

A new carbon sub-index to be introduced to the EBI

January 9, 2020

Dairy

A new carbon sub-index is set to be introduced to the Economic Breeding Index (EBI) in the near future. Some of the details…

How can the EBI reduce our environmental impact on Irish dairy farms?

December 13, 2019

Dairy

Although Irish dairy farmers are the most environmentally sustainable food producers in the world, agriculture accounts for 33% of our greenhouse gas (GHG)…

Johnstown study shows what the EBI is capable of delivering

September 15, 2019

Dairy

“Some farmers are of the opinion that the EBI is a spring-calving breeding index, but this is not the case.” This was a…

‘Diamond’ shines brightest in latest ICBF dairy evaluation run

September 14, 2018

Dairy

The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) recently completed its September 2018 evaluation run to populate the Dairy Active Bull List. The bulls evaluated…

What has the EBI delivered in monetary terms?

May 25, 2018

Dairy

The Economic Breeding Index (EBI) has delivered €750 million of additional value to the dairy sector over the last 20 years, according to the…

Are you spending enough time choosing bulls?

April 16, 2018

Dairy

The breeding decisions that you make today will have ramifications for the next 10-12 years, according to Teagasc’s Dr. Donagh Berry. Speaking at…

‘Breeding cows is a long-term project’

April 10, 2018

Not only does Eurogene AI Services have the number one daughter-proven bull available – Lucky Gloss (YKG); it also has the number one genomic…

Attention to detail key to success on a Co. Tipperary dairy farm

April 3, 2018

Farming in the heart of the Golden Vale in New Inn, Co. Tipperary – an intensive dairy farming area – the McEnirys run…

The parent trap: Inaccurate records stalling Irish breeding progress

March 20, 2018

Dairy

Investing in genetics is one of the most important decisions a farmer can make, but much of the good work done could be…

33 high-EBI heifers on offer from Kildalton College

February 27, 2018

Dairy

Kildalton Agricultural College is selling 33 dairy heifers by tender. The deadline for the receipt of bids is March 7. Surplus to the…

Efficiency at breeding is key for compact calving and high solids

February 27, 2018

Down Slaneyside, Patrick Fortune milks 150 spring-calving cows on his family’s farm just outside Adamstown, Co. Wexford. His Holstein Friesian herd has an…