Agri Politics
Reducing slaughter age adds 'significant' costs for farmers - ICSA
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has welcomed the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) recommendation to increase supports...
slaughter age
N.Ireland
Successfully reducing the age at slaughter of beef cattle
Reducing the age at slaughter of beef cattle is a very efficient and achievable way of reducing methane production and...
N.Ireland
Delivering improved levels of sustainability in beef sector
Enhancing levels of sustainability within the beef sector has been recognised as a key climate change target for agriculture across...
Beef
Can slaughter age reduce without lowering carcass weight?
The slaughter age of cattle can be reduced on most farms “without necessarily increasing production costs or lowering carcass weights”,...
Agri-Business
EBI and reduced slaughter age key to cut emissions and costs
Dairy Economic Breeding Index (EBI) and a younger slaughter age of cattle as measures to cut emissions could also significantly...
Beef News
MII: Beef factories to review bonus payment rules for cattle
The payment of an in-spec bonus on eligible cattle under 30-months of age and the in-spec bonus currently being paid...