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First dairy calving statistics of 2019

February 17, 2019

Dairy calving’s are behind by over 13,000 births compared to this week last year, figures from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) indicate.…

What does the Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot involve?

February 16, 2019

Beef

The Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot (BEEP) was launched by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, on Wednesday, January 30,…

Achieving ‘the holy grail’ of ‘win-win’ suckler farming

January 31, 2019

Beef

Work is being done with the Irish suckler herd towards achieving the “holy grail” of beef farming – simultaneously addressing problems in both…

Carcass weight and conformation need to be improved in dairy-beef calves

January 18, 2019

Beef

The Gene Ireland Dairy Beef Programme selects suitable bulls for progeny testing on dairy cows. Ciaran Costello – from the Irish Cattle Breeding…

ICBF Conference: The WHPR programme and its future

December 19, 2018

Beef

Pedigree breeders who part take in the Whole Herd Performance Recording (WHPR) programme voluntarily get their herds independently assessed by the Irish Cattle…

‘Genetics is a key tool to help improve fertility’

December 16, 2018

Dairy

Speaking at the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation’s (ICBF’s) Genetics Conference on December 5, the ICBF’s Francis Kearney highlighted that “we are not at…

Beef heifers from the dairy herd make the grade

December 12, 2018

Beef

After a 59-day finishing period 50 dairy origin beef heifers from the Gene Ireland Progeny test centre at Tully, Co. Kildare achieved an…

ICBF and Teagasc to tackle methane emissions from cattle

December 9, 2018

Beef

Speaking at the 2018 Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) Genetics Conference, Stephan Conroy of ICBF described the research project that is currently on-going…

BDGP: ‘We have turned the ship around; but now we have to drive it on’

December 6, 2018

Beef

The BDGP is an agricultural scheme which was launched in May 2015 and is designed to improve the genetic merit of the suckler…

Breeders should ‘start with a goal’ – ICBF and Sheep Conference

December 5, 2018

Agri-Business

Beef and dairy cattle breeders should “start with a goal”, and “write down what they want to achieve”, in order to improve genetic…

How was the reproductive performance of the suckler herd in 2018?

November 24, 2018

Beef

The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) recently published 2018 beef calving statistics, which is aimed to give suckler farmers an insight into the reproductive…

Suckler calf registrations down over 40,000 head on 2017 levels

November 21, 2018

Beef

The decreasing trend in suckler calf registrations has continued, recent figures released by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) show. Looking at registration…

High replacement index sired bulls gained 2.2kg/day on average

November 18, 2018

Beef

After an 84-day finishing period, high replacement index sired bulls – from the Gene Ireland Progeny test centre at Tully, Co. Kildare –…

How can I find a new stock bull in 3 easy steps?

November 16, 2018

‘My heifers are all after repeating; I need a new bull quick.’ ‘I need a 5-star bull for the Beef Data and Genomics…

Calf births strike 2.19 million head

October 27, 2018

Beef

Just over 2.19 million calf births have been registered to beef and dairy dams so far this year, figures from the Irish Cattle…

Dairy Innovation Awards: C.O.W. scoops silver in Millstreet

October 24, 2018

Agri-Business

The HerdPlus service C.O.W. (Cow’s Own Worth) scooped the silver award in Science at the National Dairy Innovation Awards last weekend. The National…

August suckler births at the lowest point in 3 years

October 14, 2018

Beef

Figures have pointed to a slight reduction in the number of calves registered to beef cows – suckler calvings in other words –…

Communications strategy ‘vital’ to new €40/head beef scheme

October 12, 2018

Agri-Business

A communications strategy and consultation process will be vital to the roll-out of the Government’s new €20 million Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot (BEEP)…

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