Delivering Better Dairy Beef: The Partnerships Helping to Drive Genetic Progress Across the Dairy-Beef Sector
Delivering Better Dairy Beef Series Week 1: What role do genetics play in producing better beef animals from the dairy herd?…
Genomics in Cattle Breeding: Benefits of Genotyping Your Herd
Learn how genomic testing improves breeding accuracy, verifies parentage, increases confidence in EBI and CBV evaluations, and helps farmers make better…
Dairy Farmers Can Amend Their Banding Submission
The option to change band on the ICBF Nitrates Band Screen is now live. Dairy farmers can change their previous cow…
Scanned Your Cows? Here’s How to Record Pregnancy Diagnoses on ICBF
As scanning season gets underway, don't forget to record your Pregnancy Diagnoses on ICBF. Recording Pregnancy Diagnoses helps maintain accurate breeding…
July Evaluation Now Live!
The July 2026 evaluation figures are now available for all dairy and beef animals. Following on from the beef index updates…
Record Missing Sires Using the ICBF Website and App
Easily update missing sire information for current and historical animals using the ICBF website or HerdPlus App. Accurate sire information is…
New Updates Now Live on the ICBF HerdPlus App
ICBF is delighted to announce the latest update to the HerdPlus App, bringing farmers new tools and enhanced functionality to support…
End of Season Fertility Report: Review Your Herd’s Breeding Performance
As the breeding season comes to a close for spring-calving herds across the country, now is the ideal time to review…
Mike Bermingham: Using Genotyping to Improve Dairy Herd Performance
How the National Genotyping Programme is enhancing data accuracy, parentage verification and breeding decisions on Irish farms. Mike Bermingham, along with…