Calving spread is also identified in ICBF statistics big issue hampering profitability on beef farms. According to their figures only...
June 10, 2014
The IFA has said there are serious worries around the possibility of a Mercosur trade deal being agreed in the...
April 22, 2014
One reason why some suckler cows cannot get pregnant may be because they have male (Y) chromosome fragments in their DNA,...
“Our main focus is that all the cows calve down at 24 months”, according to John O’Connor, suckler herd manager...
April 8, 2014
ICSA suckler chairman Dermot Kelleher has said that the Meat Industry Ireland (MII) communication on spec for beef which is...
April 7, 2014
Similar to the situation in Ireland, the English suckler herd is also declining significantly, as the dairy herd sees growth....
March 12, 2014
Recent data from the Department of Agriculture’s Animal Identification and Movement database for 2013 confirmed that the suckler herd is...
February 16, 2014
The operational details of a €40m investment package for suckler farmers in 2014 has been announced this morning. The Minister...
February 3, 2014
Up to €52m per year will be spent on a new beef data and genomics database (BDGP) for Ireland’s suckler...
January 15, 2014
“It’s not fully what we were looking for, but it could have been a hell of a lot worse.” That...
Agricultural Minister Simon Coveney has said that he does not want the Irish beef industry to become a by-product of...
January 11, 2014
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