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‘If there’s no transparency, there’s no trust’ – IFA

December 19, 2018

The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine “could be the difference” in clamping down on the lack of transparency, according…

Suckler sector tops agenda for Oireachtas committee tomorrow

December 17, 2018

Beef

Representatives from the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) will be before the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine when it meets tomorrow,…

Contract rearing: ‘It puts certainty around your bills each month’

October 5, 2018

Beef

Having ventured into the world of contract rearing dairy heifers in recent years, Kieran Henry from Co. Sligo has yet to come across…

BDGP: ‘Farmers are maybe losing €200 on the sale price of their weanling to get €80’

July 27, 2018

Beef

While suckler farmers must welcome payments under the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP), they must take stock of what they may be…

BEEF 2018: €300/cow net margin difference between average and high-performing herds

June 26, 2018

Beef

Many beef farmers travelled to the BEEF 2018 event in Teagasc Grange today to hear of possible avenues of increasing the profitability of…

Teagasc has key role to play in fodder crisis

December 29, 2017

Opinion

Teagasc must be made an honest broker in the fast-developing debate on how best to manage the forage crisis that is unfolding in…

Kent needs to deliver real change for the suckler sector

December 24, 2017

Opinion

Congratulations to Patrick Kent on his re-election as president of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA). Over the past number of…

Paying for cattle on the basis of meat yield is a road to nowhere

September 16, 2017

Opinion

I couldn’t quite see where Irish Cattle and Sheep Association (ICSA) President Patrick Kent was coming from earlier this week in suggesting that…

We are losing too many suckler cows

September 1, 2017

Opinion

Recently, local papers in the west of Ireland have been full of mart adverts, which highlight upcoming suckler dispersal sales. I personally know…

Analysis: Why the future’s looking increasingly black and white for beef farmers

July 23, 2017

Beef

A change appears to be occurring on Irish farms and it now looks like the future is becoming increasingly black and white for…

‘Twice as many cow attacks on farms compared to those by bulls’

January 20, 2017

Beef

Cow attacks greatly outnumber bull attacks in terms of fatalities, according to Teagasc’s National Health and Safety Specialist, John McNamara. Cow attacks have increased…

Empty rates in cows fall threefold as farmers improve heat detection skills

January 11, 2017

Dairy

The percentage of empty cows in a herd at the end of the year has fallen to between 6-7% in the last few years,…

‘Too many suckler calves are under fed and not reaching their growth potential’

November 19, 2016

Beef

The vast majority of suckler calves are not reaching their full growth potential, according to Harper Adams’ Beef Specialist Simon Marsh. Marsh was…

Dairy farmers aiming to increase cash flow with the use of beef AI sires

November 8, 2016

Beef

Dairy farmers are looking to increase cash flow in the spring time by getting the most value for their calves by using beef…

Calving at two years ‘critical to suckler success’

November 7, 2016

Beef

Calving heifers down at 24 months makes commercial sense and is critical to suckler farming success, Agricultural Consultant Ian Kenny has said. At a…