A stakeholder group has been established to review the current beef €uro-Star indexes. They met yesterday (Wednesday), following a beef €uro-Star meeting held by ICBF in Portlaoise. The group will be charged with reviewing the suitability of the indexes (in particular the replacement index) in delivering improvements to the suckler herd at farm and national level. The move comes in light of key traits in the national suckler herd continuing to progress in the wrong direction. The Irish Farmers Journal understands the stakeholder group will review current indexes and report back with recommendations to the ICBF board in May.