Agri-Business
ICSA: Beef merit of dairy stock needs 'significant improvement'
More emphasis must be placed on improving the beef merit of dairy-bred stock, the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association...
Agri-Business
More emphasis must be placed on improving the beef merit of dairy-bred stock, the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association...
Dairy Technical
The focus on many dairy farms is starting to shift towards the breeding season, with most farmers making the final...
CAP / Schemes
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has been accused of sending mixed messages on the National Dairy...
Dairy Technical
The use of beef sires on dairy cows has become more popular and will continue to grow into the future...
Dairy Technical
Beef bull selection for the dairy herd is going to be even more important for dairy farmers moving forward. Many...
Dairy News
One in three cattle processed at Irish beef factories in the first four months of this year were sired by...
Beef
Northern Ireland’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) has seen “performance ahead of expectation” for beef cross steers...
CAP / Schemes
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has today (Wednesday, December 8) confirmed that payments under the...
Dairy Technical
Yesterday (Tuesday November 23) marked the first day of the Teagasc National Dairy Conference, which is being held virtually. The...
Dairy Technical
The use of sexed semen is likely to increase further in Ireland with the recent opening of a sexed semen...
Beef
An MEP has weighed in on the controversy over comments made on dairy beef by Teagasc director Gerry Boyle. Following...
Beef
Teagasc predictions of a potential switch among beef farmers to dairy beef production have been criticised by the Irish Farmers’...
CAP / Schemes
A new dairy beef welfare scheme is set to be brought in under the proposed Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) National...
Beef Technical
On a recent ‘Lets talk cattle’ webinar hosted by Teagasc, Andrew Cromie from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) spoke about...
Green Acres
Farmers rearing dairy-beef calves this spring are getting to a stage where calves, which were purchased in the early months...
CAP / Schemes
The closing date for the submission of payments claims relating to the Dairy Beef Calf Programme is looming, the Irish...
Beef
A methane reduction of up to 40% is achievable for Irish beef production – which would have “significant positive benefits”,...
Beef
Reducing emissions in dairy beef production is put under the spotlight in the third and final episode of the ABP...