News

The Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot (BEEP) was launched by Minister Michael Creed TD on Wed 30^th Jan 2019. Funding of 20 million euro has been made available by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) for the pilot which aims to capture on-farm liveweights of approx. 500,000 cows and their calves. (more…)

ICBF recently launched a new feature on the ICBF website called the Stockbull Finder. The Stockbull Finder is an extremely useful tool for farmers who are looking to purchase a pedigree beef stock bull this spring. (more…)

Genotype Tracking screen

All the different stages from the date requested to genotype published can be tracked using the Genotype tracking screen. Herd-owners can access this screen anytime by logging into the HerdPlus account and selecting ‘Services’ – ‘Genomic Services’ – ‘Track Order’ (more…)

Following on from last year’s announcement of a fee increase to the Dairy HerdPlus membership, we will be implementing the second and final phase of the increase from 8th February. (more…)

ICBF are currently recruiting for the position of ‘HerdPlus Graduate Program’. Successful candidates will be offered an exciting opportunity to join our world leading organisation for a twelve-month period commencing in September 2019 (more…)

ICBF are currently recruiting for the position of ‘Software Developer Graduate Program’. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on innovative projects in an open, supportive, collaborative environment, using a combination of the latest technologies. (more…)

The ICBF ‘Stockbull Finder’ had over 40,000 visits in 2018, from Beef & Dairy Farmers looking for a new beef Stockbull. If you have ever used the ICBF Stockbull Finder then we would like to hear how you got on and also get your feedback as to how the service could be improved. (more…)

In 1998 Irish industry had a vision to increase farm profitability through genetics and data integration. It established ICBF as a non-profit ‘industry good’ organisation to increase the rate of genetic gain in the national herd and to remove duplication in record keeping for both farmers and industry. (more…)