Agri-Business
Claim suckler efficiency scheme is 'not fit for purpose'
The Irish Family Farm Group (IFFG) has claimed that the new Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) is “not fit for...
Suckler Farming
Beef
Suckler efficiency scheme must be accessible by all farmers
All suckler farmers must be able to access the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP), which is due to come into...
Beef
€5,400 paid for Charolais-cross heifer at Carrigallen Mart
It was an in-calf Charolais-cross heifer that took the top price at the weekly sale of heifers, bullocks and dry...
Agri-Business
We must fund active suckler, beef and sheep farmers - ICSA
The president of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) Dermot Kelleher has said that government funding is urgently...
Beef
INHFA: Suckler sector must not be sacrificed for climate targets
The government must not sacrifice Ireland’s “sustainable suckler sector” to deliver on its climate and emissions reduction targets, the Irish...
Beef
Suckler calvings down by over 24,000 head to date this year
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation’s (ICBF’s) latest calf registration statistics show that the number of suckler-bred calvings to date this...
Beef
Busting the myths around earlier calving
Only 24% of suckler-bred heifers calve at 22-26 months nationally. In the dairy sector, this calving figure stands at 75%,...
Beef
Social assessment of fall in suckler numbers called for
There are calls for the government to carry out an assessment of both the social and economic impacts of a...
Beef
ICSA: Suckler herd won't be sacrificed to protect dairy numbers
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has labelled speculation that the suckler herd will be sacrificed to maintain...
Beef News
Budget 2023: Suckler and beef farmers ignored - Golden
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) National Livestock chair Brendan Golden has claimed that suckler and beef farmers were ignored in...
Agri-Business
Budget 2023: No direct support for beef finishers or sheep - ICSA
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has expressed disappointment at the lack of targeted support for sheep farmers...
Beef
Government trying to cut herd with 'cow scrappage scheme' - TD
Independent TD Danny Healy Rae has said that the government is clearly trying to reduce the national herd by offering...
Beef News
Factors to consider when preparing weanlings for sale
Many of last year’s autumn-born suckler-bred weanlings have started appearing at marts countrywide and in the coming weeks, the spring...
Beef
Beef Focus: Suckler farming on 'the highest hill' in mid Cavan
Standing 320m above sea level is Slieve Glah, the highest point in central Co. Cavan, and farming on it is...
Beef
Parasite control: Do calves need a worm dose yet?
Spring-born ‘bucket reared’ calves are now weaned off milk and out in the fields, with grass making up a significant...
Agri-Business
Synchronisation is opening up new horizons for suckler farmers
Synchronisation of breeding can deliver greater levels of efficiency across the entire Irish suckler sector. In Northern Ireland the average...
Beef
Suckler farmers: Factors to consider this breeding season
The breeding season is underway on early spring-calving suckler farms, and will begin in the coming few weeks on herds...
Beef
ICSA meets with minister to call for further beef and sheep supports
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has met with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue...
