Beef
IBLA 'fully backs' Simmental society move on ICBF evaluations
The Irish Beef and Lamb Association (IBLA) has said that it “fully backs” decisions made at the recent annual general...
ICBF
Dairy
ICBF: New 'Mart Tracker' tool goes live
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) ‘Mart Tracker’ – an online tool which will allow farmers to see what animals...
Beef
Failure to provide scales for SCEP inspection will result in a penalty
Farmers are being reminded that failure to provide a weighing scales for an on-farm inspection for the Suckler Carbon Efficiency...
Dairy
ICBF launches new Nitrates Calculator to assist farmers
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has launched a new nitrates calculator that HerdPlus farmers and their agricultural advisors can...
Beef
Teagasc seeks tenders for weighing cattle as part of Beef-Quest
Teagasc has invited tenders for the service to record live weights of beef cattle, across over 200 farms, at different...
Beef
ICSA slams exclusion of farmer-recorded weights in ICBF stats
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has strongly criticised the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) for excluding calf...
Beef
Table: ICBF outlines weight data included in evaluations
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has recently made available information on the volume of weight-related data that is currently...
Dairy
ICBF upgrade may lead to 'intermittent disruption to services'
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has said that a planned upgrade to improve efficiency may lead to “intermittent disruption...
Dairy
ICBF: 'Technical issues' cause delays in genotype results
A number of farmers have claimed to have experienced delays in receiving their results on genotype information for calves born...
Beef
ICBF: Large number of herds still to record SCEP weights
Latest figures from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) shows that as of Thursday, October 24, just over 3,000 suckler...
CAP / Schemes
ICBF: Almost 4,400 herds apply to join genotyping programme
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has said that nearly 4,400 herds have applied to join the National Genotyping Programme...
Beef News
Table: Top 10 AI bulls used on suckler cows this year
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has recently published data on the top 10 artificial insemination sires (AI bulls) used...
Agri-Business
ICBF: Genotyping scheme expansion will not delay passports
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has said that expanding the National Genotyping Programme (NGP) will not delay the issuing...
Beef
Application deadline extended for genotyping programme
The deadline for applications to the National Genotyping Programme (NGP) has been extended by an extra week to Tuesday, August 27. The...
Beef
Suckler-bred calf births approach 600,000 for 2024
Almost 600,000 (595,203) suckler-bred calves have been registered as of August 16 this year, according to latest figures from the...
Beef
Bovine Genotyping Programme re-opens for new applicants
The national bovine genotyping programme is set to be re-opened for new applicants, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...
Beef
Irish suckler calf births falling by over 1,300/week this year
Latest calving statistics from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) have shown that as of Friday, July 12, the total...
Beef
Pedigree Breeders Council elects new group chair
The Pedigree Breeders Council has elected a new group chair, as well as a new council representative on the board...