Can the Commercial Beef Value play a role in the suckler beef sector?
The Commercial Beef Value (CBV) and the benefit that it can have has received much coverage over the last few months.…
The Commercial Beef Value (CBV) and the benefit that it can have has received much coverage over the last few months.…
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D, announced extensions to the deadlines to submit Nitrates Derogation applications for…
The latest version of the ICBF HerdPlus app is now available for farmers. This update contains lots of new features including:…
Contract rearing involves the movement of replacement heifers from the owner’s farm for rearing on contract by another farmer. Dairy farmers contract out the rearing of their dairy heifers to maximise land on their milking platforms and free up facilities and labour. (more…)
Padraig O'Connell operates an 80-cow dairy herd in Causeway, Co. Kerry. Over the last 5 years, Padraig's herd EBI has steadily…
The parental average prediction tool is available to all HerdPlus members. To access the tool, log-in to you HerdPlus account and…
Another ~33,000 calf samples were received in the lab and more than 38,000 samples processed in week 14 of 2024. Last…
ICBF and Teagasc have developed a set of breeding guidelines to improve the sustainability and resource efficiency of your dairy herd…
Week 13 of 2024 saw a further ~35,000 samples received in the lab and more than 33,000 samples processed. As we…