Beef
New Athenry suckler demo farm hit with more criticism
The new Teagasc suckler research herd in Athenry has come in for more criticism, with ICSA suckler chairman Dermot Kelleher expressing...
Beef
The new Teagasc suckler research herd in Athenry has come in for more criticism, with ICSA suckler chairman Dermot Kelleher expressing...
Beef
Teagasc and Dawn Meats are establishing a new stand-alone suckler herd at Athenry, Co. Galway to demonstrate best practice in...
Beef
Research from Grange shows that two-year-old calving is a critical component of a profitable spring-calving herd, according to Teagasc. The Advisory body...
Beef
The late pregnancy management of sucklers is hugely important, according to Teagasc. Spring-calving suckler cows are now in mid or...
Beef
There is little solace for cattle farmers in the Teagasc outlook figures presented today, according to ICSA president Patrick Kent....
Beef
Only the top one third of single suckling and cattle finishing will operate a profitable enterprise in 2015 according to...
N.Ireland
A significant reduction in the number of suckler cows has been identified in the final results of the June 2014...
Beef
At this year’s Teagasc National Beef Conference, David Kenny from Grange showed that when it comes to getting spring-calving suckler...
Beef
The current reduction in the numbers of prime cattle in the UK is likely to continue according to a recent...
Beef
Latest figures show that the dairy herd in Scotland is on the increase while the opposite is the case for...
Beef
Calving ease is one of the key reasons why the Greer family from Ballyclare in Antrim chose to keep an...
Beef
The words ‘expanding’ and ‘suckler’ are rarely seen side by side these days but one farmer, John Kelly from Longford,...
Beef
Margaret Lehane, a well-known suckler farmer from Co. Cork, told farmers at this years Teagasc National Beef Conference that not...
Beef
Nobody can predict the future. Being able to predict when their cows and heifers are due to calve can be a...
Beef
The Northern Ireland suckler herd is on the decline and that decline is likely to speed up according to an...
Beef
Now is the time to pregnancy diagnose spring-calving cows, according to CAFRE, the Northern Ireland agricultural advisory service. It advises...
Beef
Despite having gross margins of almost double the national average, Kilkenny farmer James Grace says his greatest concern centres around...
Beef
At a meeting this morning with the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney, an ICOS delegation of mart managers and chairmen,...