Beef
16 Gene Ireland beef bulls announced for 2018
The Gene Ireland Maternal Beef Breeding Programme was launched in autumn 2012 and was established by the ICBF (Irish Cattle...
Beef
The Gene Ireland Maternal Beef Breeding Programme was launched in autumn 2012 and was established by the ICBF (Irish Cattle...
Dairy
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) is set to substantially increase the Dairy/Dual HerdPlus membership fees, with the introduction of...
Beef
In 2017, there were around 3.15 million individual searches for sires recorded on the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation’s (ICBF’s) animal search...
Beef
Over 3.7 million individual hits were recorded on the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation’s (ICBF’s) animal search facility in 2017. The animal...
Dairy
The advice offered to farmers when it comes to selecting genomic bulls to breed the next generation of replacements is...
Dairy
The EBI (Economic Breeding Index) value of dairy bulls is expected to increase by €30 in the next evaluation run,...
Beef
The recent decreasing trend in suckler-calf registrations has continued, according to the latest figures released by the ICBF. This is particularly...
Dairy
Liquid milk producers are approaching a crossroads; many are weighing up the ‘pros and cons’ of milking through the winter....
Dairy
A new so-called ‘decision support tool’ to aid in culling and retention decisions of dairy cows – namely C.O.W. (Cow’s...
Beef
Over 31,000 genomic samples have yet to be returned under the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP), the Department of...
Beef
ABP Food Group’s R&D farm in Clonegal, Co. Carlow is home to a herd of mainly Angus and Hereford steers...
Dairy
The EBI (Economic Breeding Index) value of some of the country’s top bulls has dropped following the latest ICBF (Irish...
Dairy
There has been a slight increase in the quantity of Jersey semen being used on the Irish dairy herd during...
Beef
The number of beef births registered on Irish farms this year has dropped to a six-year low, new figures show. Figures...
Opinion
Rather than green-lighting the introduction of the mandatory 38c Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) tag levy, the Minister for Agriculture,...
Beef
Beef interests are under-represented on the board of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF), according to the Irish Cattle and...
Agri-Business
Rural youth organisation Macra na Feirme has given its backing to the introduction of the cattle tag levy that was announced...
Beef
Earlier today, on behalf of the board of the ICBF (Irish Cattle Breeding Federation), Chairman Michael Doran welcomed the agreement...