DIY AI – Record Heat & AI/Serve
For herds that do DIY AI did you know that your Sire Advice bull selections will appear as options to when…
Join Our Team – Ruminant Research Technician
We are currently hiring a technician to join the ICBF team based in the ICBF Dairy and Beef Research Centre in Kildare…
Why Dairy Farmers Should Consider Increasing the Use of Sexed Semen
There’s a compelling case for dairy farmers to increase the use of sexed semen in their herds, especially in light of…
How to link Contract Reared animals back to your HerdPlus profile
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…)
Maximise the genetic gain in your herd this breeding season with Sire Advice
Sire Advice is a decision support tool which allows the user to select bulls they wish to use for the breeding…
1 millionth NGP calf is born in Co. Clare Suckler herd
The National Genotyping Programme was introduced in 2023 with the goal of being the first step on the road to having…
ICBF Dairy Active Dairy Bull List 2025
Introduction The EBI details of the top 75 bulls on the dairy active bull list are based on the March 2025…
Agriland Commercial Beef Value Series: Inside ICBF Progeny Test Centre
Content developed in collaboration with Agriland Media as part of the ICBF & Agriland 2025 Commercial Beef Value Series. Video 3,…
Agriland Commercial Beef Value Series: Improving genetic beef potential
Content developed in collaboration with Agriland Media as part of the ICBF & Agriland 2025 Commercial Beef Value Series. Farming approximately…