Rural Life
Progressive launches 'Progeny Pictures' draw...with €500 prize fund
Progressive Genetics has launched a free “progeny pictures” draw for beef sires this week…with a prize fund of €500 up...
Progressive Genetics
Dairy
Milk pregnancy testing: A fast-track to identifying empty cows?
Milk pregnancy testing is growing in popularity among Irish farmers, according to service providers in the country, with this reflected...
Sponsored
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...
Dairy
What are the key advantages of milk recording?
It is not too late to “reap the benefits” of milk recording in 2020, according to one prominent agricultural services...
Dairy
Progressive Genetics resumes manual milk recording 'under strict protocol'
Progressive Genetics has revealed that it is resuming its manual milk recording service under a strict protocol to limit the...
Agri-Business
Covid-19: Progressive Genetics continuing services but 'taking prudent approach'
Agricultural services firm Progressive Genetics has highlighted that its AI services will continue but with strict hygiene protocols in the...
Dairy
Progressive Genetics to suspend manual milk recording due to Covid-19
Progressive Genetics is suspending its manual milk recording service from 12:00pm tomorrow, Tuesday, March 17, due to the ongoing developments...
Agri-Business
Progressive Genetics appoints new team members
Progressive Genetics has recently added to its advisory and farmer support teams with the appointments of Shane Leane and Kelly Stephenson....
Rural Life
'There could be 15 cows to one call; women are getting the job done' - AI technician, Nichola (22)
Nichola Murtagh describes herself as “just your average 22-year-old”. Yet, she goes on to tell how she combines a job...
Sponsored
RDS Announces Opening of Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
Beef
Genomics scheme leads to a move towards easy calving genetics
More and more farmers are using easy calving genetics since the introduction of the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP)...
Beef
'There's something wrong with suckling - maybe the Genomics Scheme can help'
Farmers should not be afraid of the new Beef Data and Genomics programme, according to Progressive Genetics. Ross Hamilton said...
National Ploughing Championships
Genomics booklet to be launched by Progressive Genetics at Ploughing
Progressive Genetics is launching a new booklet on the Beef Data Genomics Programme (BDGP) at the National Ploughing Championships. It says the...
Agri-Business
National Cattle Breeding Centre opens new laboratory in Naas
The National Cattle Breeding Centre’s (NCBC) new state of the art laboratory in Naas was recently opened by Minister for Agriculture,...
Beef
Progressive Genetics celebrates 20 years
The Progressive Genetics Co-op Society, the cattle breeding co-op, is 20 years old this month (April). It was established in...