Beef
More breed societies vote 'no confidence' in Euro-Star indices
Two additional cattle breed societies have expressed no confidence in the revised Euro-star evaluations. The Irish Parthenaise Cattle Society has...
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Beef News
Call for 'independent review' of ICBF beef index changes
A member of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine is calling on the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation...
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Beef
ICBF: Index change reversal would 'create chaos'
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) chief executive officer (CEO), Sean Coughlan, has said that if the changes to the...
Beef
Listen: ICBF chief discusses changes to beef breeding index
The chief executive officer (CEO) of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has said that he doesn’t agree with farmers...
Sheep
Looking to purchase a new 5-star ram?
Sheep Ireland will host its annual EuroStar Multi-breed Ram Sale in Tullamore on Saturday, August 26. A record entry of...
Beef
More marts now displaying Euro-Star and EBI data
More marts are now displaying Euro-Star and EBI data on sales days, through the use of new mart boards. There...
Dairy
Here's Ireland's most popular AI bulls in 2015
The league tables for the top beef and dairy AI bulls used in 2015 have been released with both Limousin...
Beef
'The old replacement index was too beef orientated'
The new ICBF replacement index will focus on the profit/lactation of the cow rather than the replacement value of the...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Beef
ICBF changes replacement index - more emphasis on milk and fertility
A number of significant changes will be made to the Euro-Star rating system for all beef animals, says the ICBF....