Beef
Minister to back SCEP participants in index changes
With much debate surrounding changes to the beef breeding index, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine said he...
Beef
With much debate surrounding changes to the beef breeding index, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine said he...
Beef News
A member of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine is calling on the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation...
Beef
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) chief executive officer (CEO), Sean Coughlan, has said that if the changes to the...
Beef News
The chief executive of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) Sean Coughlan has admitted that communication with farmers around changes...
Beef
The Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine is set to hear from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF)...
Beef News
Representatives from beef breed societies have voiced their anger about a lack of consultation in advance of beef breeding index...
Beef
The five Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) county chairpeople in Connacht have released a joint statement saying that suckler farmers “have...
Beef News
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue believes changes to the beef breeding index will enhance profitability...
Beef
Farmers who are in the business of finishing cattle have been reminded to be wary of the level of starch...
Beef
The chief executive officer (CEO) of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has said that he doesn’t agree with farmers...
Beef
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) will convene a beef industry stakeholder forum on the changes to replacement and terminal...
Dairy News
Dairy farmers can now access their dairy beef scorecard report from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF), for dairy beef...
Beef
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has again criticised the changes to the beef breeding indices. The Irish...
Beef
Farmers have expressed their frustrations and anger over what has been described as poor communication of the index changes by...
Beef
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) is set to host a meeting with suckler farmers and cattle breeders to discuss...
Beef
Latest research on methane emissions from dairy and beef cattle is suggesting that cattle which are grazing “high-quality grass” are...
Beef
A protest got underway at the Teagasc National Beef Conference in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway today (Tuesday, November 21). The protesting...
Beef
A group of beef farmers supplying cattle to ABP Food Group processing sites visited the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF)...