Dairy
Autumn calving is well underway, with over 30,000 dairy calves registered over the last month,...
Dairy Focus
The Eivers family of Roristown Farm in Trim, Co. Meath are increasing their winter milk margins...
Farmers will begin to notice changes to their herds Economic Breeding Index (EBI) in the coming...
Beef
New changes to the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) genetic evaluations came into effect for...
Changes in the Economic Breeding Index (EBI) are set to come into effect today (Tuesday, September...
The most used sires to date in 2025 on dairy farms has been revealed by the Irish Cattle Breeding...
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has today (Friday, July 18) confirmed that the next...
Accelerating genetic gain was highlighted at one of the boards at Moorepark '25 open day today,...
The most recent evaluation of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) Active Bull List has...
The dispersal sale of the Greenhills herd on Wednesday, April 23 saw 21 heifer calves sold on the...
An elite herd sale took place on Wednesday, April 23 at Carnaross mart for the dispersal of the...
Conception rates in general last year seemed to be poor with colder weather and challenging...
Dairy Technical
As part of Teagasc breeding week 2025, two farmers spoke at a recent event at Teagasc Grange about...
The 2024 breeding season saw many farmers complain about conception rates and in-calf rates, with...
The preparation for the breeding season is well underway on many dairy farms throughout the country...
The Irish Cattle and Breeding Federation (ICBF) and Teagasc have urged farmers to begin planning...
Carbery in partnership with Bandon, Barryroe, Drinagh and Lisavaird Co-ops, has launched the next...
Proposed new changes could be in the pipeline for the Economic Breeding Index (EBI) this year...
The mating start date is getting very close now for autumn calving herds, so it is important to...
The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) has decreased the TB top-up payment a...
For your typical autumn calving herd, we are around four weeks into the calving season, and it...
As we get closer to the start of the autumn calving season, it is important to have a think about...
At the Teagasc open day in Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, Teagasc dairy specialist, Stuart Childs...
