SRG Are Hiring – Business Support Specialist – Northern Ireland Bovine Genetics Project
The Programme The Northern Ireland Bovine Genetics Project (BGP) is one of several new schemes and measures launched under the Department…
DIY AI – Record Heat & AI/Serve
For herds that do DIY AI did you know that your Sire Advice bull selections will appear as options to when…
NGP Weekly Update 21.04.26
Last week’s figures 44,896 calf samples were received in the lab. 49,314 calf samples were processed in the lab. The average…
From stores to sucklers: evolving a finish-focused beef system on the Heffernan farm
Michael Heffernan explains how moving into sucklers has added control and flexibility to his beef enterprise, backed by strong feeding, health…
Beef Gene Ireland Breeder Profile – Michael Coughlan
Michael Coughlan is farming a suckler – beef enterprise in partnership with his father in Union Hall, Co. Cork. They also…
NGP Weekly Update 14.04.26
Last week’s figures 33,519 calf samples were received in the lab. 36,885 calf samples were processed in the lab. The average…
Could Your Herd Breed The Next Generation Of AI Sires?
Irish‑bred genetics leading the national dairy herd AI bulls play a vital role in developing the national herd, and it's worth…
Teagasc: Newford Demonstration Farm Open Day – 22/04/2026
A Suckler Cow Breeding Event will take place on Wednesday, 22nd April at 4pm on the Newford Suckler Demonstration Farm in Skrine,…
Commercial Beef Value Driving Performance from Birth to Beef in Co. Donegal
How David and Noel Blackburn align breeding and management in a grass‑based suckler‑to‑beef system Left to right: Niall Kilrane (ICBF), David…