May Evaluation Now Live!
The May 2025 evaluation figures are now available for all dairy and beef animals. The ICBF Animal Search, Active Bull Lists…
National Genotyping Programme Q&A – “We feel we can offer full traceability from conception to fork.”
National Genotyping Programme (NGP) participants, Noel & John Smyth farm on the Cavan/Meath border beside the village of Mountnugent. The farm…
Why Dairy Farmers Should Consider Increasing their use of Dairy AI
There’s a compelling case for dairy farmers to increase the use of dairy semen in their herds, especially in light of…
Stockbull Finder – Buyer – Caroline & Charles Colthurst
Blarney Castle Estate is home to 160 Limousin, Limousin cross and Simmental cross suckler cows. The herd is owned by Charles…
Beef AI Statistics: The class of Autumn 2024, who sired them?
The second half of 2024 saw 151,748 suckler beef calves (beef sire x beef dam) born on Irish farms, of which…
Stockbull Finder – Buyer – John Wynne
John is operating a dairy and tillage enterprise on the farm in Co. Wicklow. The dairy herd comprising of 320 FR…
Locate DBWS eligible bulls through the ICBF Animal Search & Stockbull Finder
As part of the National Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme (DBWS) that was launched by the Department of Agriculture, Food & the…
NGP Q&A – Padraig O’Connell, Co. Kerry
Padraig O'Connell operates an 80-cow dairy herd in Causeway, Co. Kerry. Over the last 5 years, Padraig's herd EBI has steadily…
Weighing your animals for SCEP in 5 simple steps
We have put together a simple five step guide to make the weighing process as simple as possible.
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