BDGP Case Study – Padraig McLoughlin
Padraig McLoughlin runs a 23 cow suckler to weanling system in Co. Leitrim. In this short video clip Padraig goes through his herd’s targets for the BDGP and what he plans to do to meet those targets. (more…)
Padraig McLoughlin runs a 23 cow suckler to weanling system in Co. Leitrim. In this short video clip Padraig goes through his herd’s targets for the BDGP and what he plans to do to meet those targets. (more…)
Tullamore Farm is a new suckler and sheep demonstration farm which has been set up by the Irish Farmers Journal as a means to demonstrate best practise for Irish beef and sheep farmers in areas such as breeding, grassland management, health and finance. (more…)
The first calves from the 2016 Gene Ireland beef bulls are currently being born on farms. Pictured above and below is a Gene Ireland sired heifer. (more…)
John O’Hanlon runs a 45 cow suckler to weanling/store system in Co. Longford. In this short video clip John goes through his herd’s targets for the BDGP and what he plans to do to meet those targets. (more…)
The new ICBF Whole Herd Recording Program has just recently passed the significant milestone of having 500 pedigree breeders signing up to avail of the service. The new WHPR program has replaced the old way in which pedigree beef herds were performance recorded by ICBF. (more…)
EBI is a single figure profit index aimed at helping farmers identify the most profitable bulls and cows for breeding dairy herd replacements. (more…)
The new ICBF Whole Herd Recording Program has just recently passed the significant milestone of having 500 pedigree breeders signing up to avail of the service. The new WHPR program has replaced the old way in which pedigree beef herds were performance recorded by ICBF. (more…)
As previously mentioned the number of serves per cows recorded on AI handheld devices is up 7% when compared to this time 12 months ago. The breeds with the most serves recorded so far in 2017 and for same time period in 2016 are listed below. (more…)
The latest addition to the ICBF presentations page is a presentation on (more…)