Award-winning Laois herd showcases CBV in practice at farm walk
A strong turnout at Thomas Carroll’s Co. Laois farm highlighted how CBV-led decisions are translating into real on-farm performance. Farmers attending…
Identify Eligible Sires For The Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme
As part of the National Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme (DBWS) that was launched by the Department of Agriculture, Food & the…
A Practical Approach to Dairy‑Beef Finishing: Delivering Consistent Performance in Co. Tipperary
A disciplined approach to rearing, winter management and finishing is supporting carcass performance within this dairy‑beef enterprise. Left to right :…
A Simple, Consistent Dairy‑Beef System Delivering on Carcass Quality in Co. Wexford
A focus on the fundamentals is driving performance in this dairy‑beef system Pictured L-R: Eamonn Moulds, ABP Slaney, Rebecca Kehoe, FBD,…
How to order genotyping kits online
Herdowners can order DNA hair kits through our self-selection screen by logging into their ICBF account online. All the different stages…
Building a Profitable Dairy Beef System With CBV: Breda Ryan’s Approach
By combining careful CBV selection with strong health planning, record-keeping and seasonal grass management, this finishing operation is prioritising performance and…
Beef Quality Awards 2025 Farm Walk – Thomas Carroll
Event Time 2:00 pmVenue Farm of Thomas Carroll, Ballybrophy, Co. Laois. Eircode: R32 K020. Join us on Wednesday, 6th May from 2pm – 4pm…
NGP Weekly Update 28.04.26
Last week’s figures 34,150 calf samples were received in the lab. 33,538 calf samples were processed in the lab. The average…
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.