Sire Advice: A key tool in managing this 360‑cow spring‑calving Galway herd
Mella Briscoe operates a 360‑cow spring‑calving herd across two milking platforms with her husband, Kevin Muldoon, and their two sons, Jack…
Mella Briscoe operates a 360‑cow spring‑calving herd across two milking platforms with her husband, Kevin Muldoon, and their two sons, Jack…
Strong sourcing decisions, intensive feeding and a growing focus on CBV are driving efficient dairy‑beef finishing on the Wylie farm in…
The 2026 Nitrates Banding screen is now accessible to all dairy farmers. The screen determines their herd’s milk kg/cow band for…
Inside the breeding and management decisions that help the Stones deliver strong calves, finish quality beef cattle, and protect future value.…
Strong genetics and consistent breeding decisions are driving steady progress in the spring‑calving herd managed by Munster Bovine advisor Jack Walsh…
The March 2026 evaluation figures are now available for all dairy and beef animals. The ICBF Animal Search, Active Bull Lists…
For this second part of a two-part series focused on the Commercial Beef Value, Ciaran Conway, who runs a weanling-to-finishing heifer…
New data from over 145,000 slaughtered animals shows that top‑ranked CBV cattle return €120–€400 more per head, finish earlier, and carry…
Last week’s figures 57,391 calf samples were received in the lab. 38,499 calf samples were processed in the lab. The average…