Beef
Commercial in-calf heifer makes €9,100 at retirement sale in Elphin
A commercial in-calf heifer took the top price of €9,100 at Gabriel Sloyan’s Victoria Farms retirement sale of in-calf and...
Suckler Breeding
Beef Technical
Most popular sires used on suckler herd so far this year
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has revealed the most popular artificial insemination (AI) beef sires used on the suckler...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Beef
365kg crossbred heifer makes €4,400 at Carrigallen Mart
There were over 700 cattle on offer at Carrigallen Mart’s weekly sale of calves, weanlings and runners on Saturday, April...
Beef
Video: Stock bull management this breeding season
For the majority of suckler herds, the stock bull is the primary method used on farm during the breeding season....
Beef
Suckler farms: Is AI an option this breeding season?
Currently, the amount of suckler farms in Ireland using AI is low; somewhere in the region of 15% of progeny...
Beef
Teagasc to host suckler breeding event in Kilkenny this Friday
Teagasc is set to host a suckler breeding event this Friday, April 12, in Kildalton Agricultural College, Piltown, Co. Kilkenny....
Beef
Video: Ulster farmer to put 900 heifers 'on the market' this Saturday
Father/son farming duo in Randalstown, Co. Antrim, James and Nelson Alexander will host an open day this Saturday, March 9,...
Beef
Are you managing your stock bull correctly?
On most Irish suckler farms, the stock bull is the primary method of getting cows and heifers in calf. Given...
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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...
