Agri-Business
2021 HerdPlus Graduate Programme opens for applications
The ICBF has announced an opening on its 2021 HerdPlus Graduate Programme for two agricultural graduates this year. The federation...
Agri-Business
The ICBF has announced an opening on its 2021 HerdPlus Graduate Programme for two agricultural graduates this year. The federation...
Beef Technical
On a recent ‘Lets talk cattle’ webinar hosted by Teagasc, Andrew Cromie from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) spoke about...
Dairy Technical
With the breeding season due to start on many farms over the coming days, and with many other farms having...
Dairy Technical
Irish dairy farmers have an opportunity to invest in the long term profitability of their herds, through resuming or even...
Dairy Technical
This year’s most recent active bull list is now available to view online with the list due to be updated...
Dairy
According to the Irish Cattle Breeders’ Federation (ICBF), this year’s spring Dairy Gene Ireland programme now has over 800 herds...
Dairy Technical
Teagasc and the Irish Cattle Breeders’ Federation (ICBF) recommend that teams of bulls are used when breeding dairy cows. Margaret...
Dairy
As the spring calving season begins to wind down on farms across the country, many farmers will now begin planning...
Beef
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has released the rankings of bulls that sired the most calves born from July...
Beef
With the breeding season on the horizon, the ICBF (Irish Cattle Breeding Federation) has released its new Gene Ireland panel...
Dairy
The Gene Ireland Programme is run by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) in conjunction with several of the national...
Beef
As the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has been sending out ‘5 Year Trend Reports’ to participating suckler farmers in...
Beef
The decade from 2011 to 2020 witnessed a decrease in the number of beef cows in the Republic of Ireland...
Dairy
The decade from 2011 to 2020 witnessed a continuous year-by-year increase in the number of dairy cows in the Republic...
Dairy
The recent weather makes it hard to believe that spring is just around the corner, and over the next few...
Agri-Business
The ICBF has updated its gestation length figures for both the major dairy and beef breeds based on insemination and...
Beef
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has launched a Beef Emergency Aid Measure (BEAM) calculator for its HerdPlus platform. Announcing...
Beef
The breeding season for autumn calving herds is well underway on suckler farms. For farmers using artificial insemination (AI) sires...