{"id":30,"date":"2018-12-26T14:53:31","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T14:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charity.oceanwp.org\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:39:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:39:02","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.icbf.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30\" class=\"elementor elementor-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da28e54 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da28e54\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a98339c\" data-id=\"a98339c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f90c48 elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-oew-advanced-heading\" data-id=\"4f90c48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"oew-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"oew-advanced-heading\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-background-heading oew-hide-tm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>Background Heading<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/webapp.icbf.com\/v2\/app\/mart-tracker\/mart-tracker\" class=\"oew-main-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tICBF Mart Tracker\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-sub-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLive Mart Data, Everyday\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-384a588 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"384a588\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/webapp.icbf.com\/v2\/app\/mart-tracker\/mart-tracker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MART TRACKER 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCattle\nStatistics \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22857d4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"22857d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-search\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnimal Search\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c021802 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c021802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-search-location\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStockbull Finder\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae60a11 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ae60a11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/webapp.icbf.com\/v2\/app\/bull-finder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Search Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-65b3e4e\" data-id=\"65b3e4e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-911ddb6 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"911ddb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-gavel\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMart <br>\nTracker\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c5245f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0c5245f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/webapp.icbf.com\/v2\/app\/mart-tracker\/mart-tracker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-477414d\" data-id=\"477414d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47eff1b elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"47eff1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-list-ol\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tActive Bull Lists\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51c0a6a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"51c0a6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.icbf.com\/?page_id=206\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fceeaa7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fceeaa7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14e128c\" data-id=\"14e128c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0458f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0458f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latest News!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44d2414 oew-divider-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-oew-divider\" data-id=\"44d2414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"oew-divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"oew-divider-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-divider oew-divider-before\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-divider-middle\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-handshake\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-divider oew-divider-after\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acbf475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-oew-blog-grid\" data-id=\"acbf475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"oew-blog-grid.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-blog-grid clr match-height-grid\" data-desktop-columns=3  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-27404\" class=\"oew-grid-entry clr post-27404 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news entry has-media\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-grid-inner clr\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-grid-media clr\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icbf.com\/safeguarding-the-future-of-irish-dairy-breeding-why-do-your-top-ebi-cows-matter\/\" title=\"Safeguarding The Future Of Irish Dairy Breeding: Why Do Your Top EBI Cows Matter?\" class=\"oew-grid-img\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icbf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dairy-Cows-in-field-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Safeguarding The Future Of Irish Dairy Breeding: Why Do Your Top EBI Cows Matter?\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icbf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dairy-Cows-in-field-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.icbf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dairy-Cows-in-field-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.icbf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dairy-Cows-in-field-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.icbf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dairy-Cows-in-field.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"overlay-btn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .oew-grid-media -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-grid-details match-height-content clr\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"oew-grid-title entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icbf.com\/safeguarding-the-future-of-irish-dairy-breeding-why-do-your-top-ebi-cows-matter\/\" title=\"Safeguarding The Future Of Irish Dairy Breeding: Why Do Your Top EBI Cows Matter?\">Safeguarding The Future Of Irish Dairy Breeding: Why Do Your Top EBI Cows Matter?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-grid-excerpt clr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIrish dairy farmers have played a pivotal role in driving genetic progress over the past&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .oew-grid-details -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-27402\" class=\"oew-grid-entry clr post-27402 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-beef category-dairy category-industry category-news category-ngp category-updates entry has-media\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-grid-inner 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lab. 49,314 calf samples were&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .oew-grid-details -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-27391\" class=\"oew-grid-entry clr post-27391 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-beef category-case-studies category-industry category-news category-updates entry has-media\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-grid-inner clr\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-grid-media clr\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icbf.com\/from-stores-to-sucklers-evolving-a-finish-focused-beef-system-on-the-heffernan-farm\/\" title=\"From stores to sucklers: evolving a finish-focused beef system on the Heffernan farm\" class=\"oew-grid-img\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icbf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Michael-Heffernan-Dawn-Suckler-Farmer-Finisher-1-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"From stores to sucklers: evolving a finish-focused beef system on the Heffernan farm\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icbf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Michael-Heffernan-Dawn-Suckler-Farmer-Finisher-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.icbf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Michael-Heffernan-Dawn-Suckler-Farmer-Finisher-1-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.icbf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Michael-Heffernan-Dawn-Suckler-Farmer-Finisher-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.icbf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Michael-Heffernan-Dawn-Suckler-Farmer-Finisher-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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Heffernan explains how moving into sucklers has added control and flexibility to his beef&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .oew-grid-details -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .oew-blog-grid -->\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"oceanwp-pagination clr\"><ul class='page-numbers'>\n\t<li><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span><\/li>\n\t<li><a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.icbf.com\/page\/2\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F30\">2<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.icbf.com\/page\/3\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F30\">3<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.icbf.com\/page\/4\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F30\">4<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><span class=\"page-numbers dots\">&hellip;<\/span><\/li>\n\t<li><a 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href=\"https:\/\/www.icbf.com\/suckler-carbon-efficiency-programme-scep\/\">Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP)<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Click here for more details on the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1118ec9 oew-divider-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-oew-divider\" data-id=\"1118ec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"oew-divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"oew-divider-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-divider oew-divider-before\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-divider-middle\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-handshake\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-divider oew-divider-after\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d14928b\" data-id=\"d14928b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0288aa9 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0288aa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webapp.icbf.com\/v2\/app\/beep-requests-farmer\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"472\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icbf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/weighing.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19368\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icbf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/weighing.jpg 472w, https:\/\/www.icbf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/weighing-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webapp.icbf.com\/v2\/app\/beep-requests-farmer\">CATTLE WEIGHING SCALES RENTAL SERVICE<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Click here for more information on cattle weighing services.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0c72d1 oew-divider-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-oew-divider\" data-id=\"e0c72d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"oew-divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"oew-divider-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"oew-divider 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