Improving the Beef Merit from the Dairy Herd
Over the past 10 years, dairy cow numbers increased significantly, although the rate of expansion has slowed in recent years. They…
Over the past 10 years, dairy cow numbers increased significantly, although the rate of expansion has slowed in recent years. They…
Brendan Murray is farming with his wife and children in Crookstown Co. Cork while also working off farm. Up until 2010,…
The Suckler Beef Gene Ireland Panel for Autumn 2025 has been launched, and we are excited to offer our customers the…
Herds participating in SCEP can use the SCEP eligibility screen to check their current status as regards their 4/5 star female…
A new update has been added to the ICBF Mart Tracker: the ‘SCEP Eligible Filter’ that lets you view animals that…
ICBF in collaboration with DAFM and ICOS is co-ordinating SCEP-eligible heifer sales at marts throughout October. These heifers will be sold…
ICBF has made some important improvements to the EuroStar indexes in the latest evaluation published on Tue 23rd September. These improvements…
The closing date for applications to join the National Genotyping Programme is Friday the 19th of September. All farmers are encouraged…
Suckler herds signed up to the HerdPlus service recently received their 2025 Beef Calving Statistics report. This report gives a comprehensive…