Gene-editing has been hailed by many scientists as representing a quantum leap forward in the field of plant and animal...
April 26, 2021
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is very concerned about Northern Ireland (NI) farmers being able to access genetics which they...
December 15, 2020
With a host of breeding sales set to take place over the coming weeks, attention will quickly turn to buying...
July 22, 2020
Lambs – and how they are the key driver of profitability – was the key focus of Noirin McHugh of...
January 17, 2020
There are many things that dairy farmers can do at farm level to make their farm more resilient to the...
October 20, 2019
Get priority access to the next generation of genetics through the national dairy breeding programme – Gene Ireland. Gene Ireland,...
March 16, 2019
Speaking at the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation’s (ICBF’s) Genetics Conference on December 5, the ICBF’s Francis Kearney highlighted that “we...
December 16, 2018
The increase in sheep breeders joining the Sheep Ireland initiative of their own accord, without any direct industry incentive, validates...
December 5, 2018
There has been a lot of confusion surrounding the €uro-Star Indexes in recent times. Some farmers argue that they have...
July 5, 2018
Two Teagasc researchers – Dr. Noirin McHugh and Dr. Ewen Mullins – will be appearing on RTE One tonight to...
December 11, 2017
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in Hillsborough, Co. Down is home to one of the UK’s top £PLI ranking...
November 6, 2017
Milk volume is no longer the driver of dairy breeding in Northern Ireland, with attention now turning to lifetime productivity...
The value of beef output from the dairy herd will equal 60% of the total Irish beef output in years...
October 23, 2017
A move by farmers to select daughter-proven sires has seen LIC Ireland experience one of its most successful years in...
September 6, 2017
The breeding season on many sheep farms is fast approaching and ram choice can have a lasting impact on any...
August 14, 2017
Dairy farmers have expressed their disappointment and feel their sire choices have been limited for the upcoming breeding season. This...
March 14, 2017
LIC Ireland has today announced that its Irish customers will not be required to sign a new contract in 2017....
February 10, 2017
One Holstein bull, Pawnee Farm Arlinda Chief (Chief), has cost the dairy industry millions, recent research from US has shown. Research...
November 28, 2016
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