Beef
Concerns that farmers may quit suckling
ICSA suckler chairman Dermot Kelleher has expressed concern that farmers may leave the suckling business. “Many suckler farmers are considering...
Beef
ICSA suckler chairman Dermot Kelleher has expressed concern that farmers may leave the suckling business. “Many suckler farmers are considering...
Beef
Investing in a weighing scales was key to improving gross margin for Sligo beef farmer Trevor Boland. The part-time farmer...
Beef
Paul Crossan outlined at beef 2014 what the key technologies are that underpin profitable suckler beef production. He stressed there...
Beef
There is huge consternation in the beef industry according to Teagasc Director Gerry Boyle. Speaking at the Grange Beef Open...
Beef
Calving spread is also identified in ICBF statistics big issue hampering profitability on beef farms. According to their figures only...
Beef
The IFA has said there are serious worries around the possibility of a Mercosur trade deal being agreed in the...
Agri-Business
One reason why some suckler cows cannot get pregnant may be because they have male (Y) chromosome fragments in their DNA,...
Beef
“Our main focus is that all the cows calve down at 24 months”, according to John O’Connor, suckler herd manager...
Beef
ICSA suckler chairman Dermot Kelleher has said that the Meat Industry Ireland (MII) communication on spec for beef which is...
Beef
Similar to the situation in Ireland, the English suckler herd is also declining significantly, as the dairy herd sees growth....
Beef
Recent data from the Department of Agriculture’s Animal Identification and Movement database for 2013 confirmed that the suckler herd is...
Beef
The operational details of a €40m investment package for suckler farmers in 2014 has been announced this morning. The Minister...
Beef
Up to €52m per year will be spent on a new beef data and genomics database (BDGP) for Ireland’s suckler...
Agri-Business
“It’s not fully what we were looking for, but it could have been a hell of a lot worse.” That...
Agri-Business
Agricultural Minister Simon Coveney has said that he does not want the Irish beef industry to become a by-product of...