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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Stockbull Finder – Seller – PJ Hegarty
Pj Hegarty runs a pedigree and commercial herd under the ‘Gaggin’ prefix in Bandon, Co. Cork. He has been involved in…
Richard Geary Seamount, Currabinny, Carrigaline, Co. Cork, shares a joke with Munster Cattle Breeding Group AI technician Tom Tobin while he inseminates one of Richard’s cows with sexed semen project semen. Picture by Donal O’ Leary IFJ.
Using sexed semen this year? Here are some tips to help you get the highest conception rates in your herd!
Sexed semen is one of the key measures dairy farmers can take to help reduce our methane emissions for the dairy…
Use the Parental Average Prediction tool to forecast the potential genetic merit of future progeny
Herd owners can run up to 10 bulls against their cows and heifers to check for inbreeding and to give predicted…
Stockbull Finder – Seller – Ben Ryall
The Stock Bull Finder is a free to use app that farmers can use to find their next stock bull. It…
Briscoe Family, Jack, Mella, Kevin and Naise. Briscoe's Dairy Farm, Tullinlicky, Eyrecourt, Co Galway. Photograph by David Ruffles
Joining NGP saved me €7000
Now in her second year of NGP, and having become familiar with the process, Mella says that “it is a bit…