2025 HerdPlus Graduate Programme
Do you relish a challenge and wish to be part of a top-class team? Are you an innovative team player with…
Agriland Commercial Beef Value Series: Optimising your calf purchase plan
Content developed in collaboration with Agriland Media as part of the ICBF & Agriland 22025 Commerecial Beef Value Series. Farming in…
NGP Weekly Update 04.03.25
Week 10 of 2025 has seen a continuation of the large volume of samples going through the Genotyping Lab. To date…
Replacement Index delivering on fertility
5-star cows have the best performance in fertility and calving. A recent study of 145,000 females that calved for the first…
Revolutionising the Ring: ICBF Mart Tracker Benefits Buyers and Sellers
The newly launched Mart Tracker by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) is designed to provide farmers with up-to-date information on…
Using the Calving Difficulty trait to Minimize Difficult Calvings
Calving difficulty has been an integral part of the beef Euro-Star Index since its inception. The calving difficulty % figure is…
NGP Weekly Update 18.02.25
Week 8 of 2025 has seen the largest influx of calf samples with close to 78k samples arriving in the lab…
NGP Weekly Update: 05.02.25
Week 6 of 2025 has seen a big increase in the volume of samples going through the Genotyping Lab. - Up…
Charlie Smyth’s Success with the Commercial Beef Value (CBV)
Charlie Smyth, a progressive farmer from Virginia, Co. Cavan, has made remarkable strides in transforming his farm’s beef production system to…