New Top Herd on EBI
Having spent almost 3 years at the top of the EBI herd listing, Liam O’Leary, Conna has slipped to second place, having been passed by Patrick Flynn, Kilworth, who jumped 13 places to secure the No.1 spot for the first time.
Beef Gene Ireland Catalogue now available
The catalogue for the Autumn Beef Gene Ireland Young Bull Panel is now available. (more…)
Euro-Stars in action – Finishers
Following is an article showing the differences that have been found both on farm and in Tully between the progeny of 5 Star & 1 Star beef sires during their finishing periods.
Suckler Cow Competition Results
A big thanks to everyone who entered a cow into our Suckler Cow competition. The results are now available! (more…)
HerdPlus Beef Calving Reports
The 2014 HerdPlus Beef Calving Reports have now been posted to 9,500 Beef HerdPlus customers (more…)
Pictures from the Livestock Demo
Following are pictures from the Livestock Demo’s that were held three times every day at the Irish Farmers Journal stand. The demonstrations were a joint initiative between the Irish Farmers Journal, Bord Bia & ICBF. (Photo Above:Niall Kilrane (ICBF) (more…)
HerdPlus Dairy Calving Report
Following last week’s release of the HerdPlus® Dairy Calving reports, ICBF can report a small slippage in the fertility performance of the national dairy herd. (more…)
ICBF at the Ploughing
ICBF will be present at the National Ploughing Championships this year as part of the Irish Farmers Journal / ICBF / Bord Bia Livestock Demo. (more…)
Systems Administrator Position
The ICBF operates a national cattle breeding database. The genetic evaluations and research performed by ICBF is used by farmers and the Irish agri-food industry.
We are currently looking for a Systems Administrator to join the team (more…)