Beef
Big changes in ICBF's January 2023 sire evaluations
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation’s (ICBF’s) January 2023 evaluation figures are now available for all dairy and beef animals. This...
ICBF
Dairy Technical
Which AI bull sired the most calves in 2022?
Some 877,974 dairy-sired calves were born to dairy cows on Irish farms in 2022, with 602,179 registered to artificial insemination (AI) sires....
Agri-Business
ICBF technical director Dr. Andrew Cromie to resign
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has announced that Dr. Andrew Cromie is to resign from his role as technical...
Dairy Technical
New carbon sub-index to account for 10% of total EBI figure
The new carbon sub-index for the economic breeding index (EBI) was launched today (Wednesday, November 16) at Corrin Mart in...
Dairy
Minister welcomes launch of new EBI carbon sub-index
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has welcomed the launch of the new carbon sub-index as a...
Agri-Business
ICBF wins award for smart technology innovation
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has won the Smart Technology Innovation Award at this year’s Leaders Awards. For over 15...
Dairy Technical
Calf registrations: 203,991 extra dairy calves in 5 years
Total calf registrations for 2022 have now surpassed 2.3 million, according to the latest data from the Irish Cattle Breeding...
Beef
Gene Ireland unveils autumn 2022 high-index bull panel
The Gene Ireland panel of high index beef bulls for autumn 2022 has been launched by the Irish Cattle Breeding...
Beef
BEEP schemes: Time running out to record weights
Beef farmers are being reminded that time is running out to record weights as part of the Beef Environmental Efficiency...
Dairy Technical
Breeding: October evaluations highlight the same old issue
The October evaluations released by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) on Tuesday (October 4) highlighted once again, a major...
Beef
Upcoming mart sales of BDGP-eligible female cattle
A series of special sales comprising female cattle that are eligible for the Beef Data Genomics Programme (BDGP) will be...
Agri-Business
The most popular AI sires used on sucklers this year
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has revealed the most popular artificial insemination (AI) beef sires used on the suckler...
Dairy Technical
Dairy calving statistics see little change
Dairy calving statistics play an important role in understanding what is happening in the national dairy herd. The information they...
Dairy Technical
Milk recording data show concerning SCC levels
Controlling somatic cell counts (SCC) on farms is vital in preventing mastitis and ensuring that maximum prices are achieved on...
Dairy Technical
Breeding season: The most popular bulls in 2022 so far
The Irish Cattle Breeders Federation (ICBF) has released the list of the most popular bulls for the first six months...
Dairy Technical
Milk recording: One million cows recorded in 2022
According to the latest data from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) on milk recording 1,055,932 cows, from 9,031 herds,...
Beef
ICBF releases 10-year suckler calving statistics
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has released the 2022 HerdPlus Beef Calving reports which aims to give farmers an...
Beef
BEEP-S: Over 86,000 cow/calf pairs weighed so far
Over 170,000 animals, or 86,215 cow/calf pairs have been weighed so far this year as part of the Beef Environmental...
