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Should Commercial Beef Value decide the price I pay for calves?
Adam Woods
Adam Woods takes a look at the Commercial Beef Value and its use in making calf purchases this spring.
Should Commercial Beef Value decide the price I pay for calves?
Important calf related dates and scheme compliance
18 January 2025 Calves
Important calf related dates and scheme compliance
The tagging and registering of calves within the required time frames and complying with BVD legislation is critical for adherence to cross compliance rules and scheme terms and conditions.
Rearing dairy beef calves in Castlefinn
15 January 2025 Breeding & health
Rearing dairy beef calves in Castlefinn
Adam Woods reports from the first Animal Health Ireland Calf Care event which took place in Donegal last week.
Gearing up for 1.6m births in three months
This week’s focus inside the Irish Farmers Journal is all about preparing for calving over the next few weeks.
15 January 2025 Breeding & health
Highest number of births last February
There were 763,046 calf birth registrations in February 2024 equating to approximately one third of all calves born last year.
15 January 2025 Calves
New year, new price: rise in milk replacer costs
Adam Woods takes a look at milk replacer prices and where prices are in relation to 2024 figures.
15 January 2025 Calves
Five key areas to focus on calf housing
Housing is a critical factor in getting calves off to the right start in life, and getting all the boxes ticked can be difficult.
15 January 2025 Calves
Bandon Mart calf trade off to a flyer
Bandon Mart manager, Sean Dennehy gives his thoughts ahead of the 2025 calf trade as the west Cork mart gets underway following a weather related delay to the years sales.
15 January 2025 Calves
Getting ready for 100,000 calves a week being born on Irish farms
Adam Woods previews this week’s 17-page calf supplement and looks at what tips and advice are inside.
24 January 2024 Calves
Could CBV be the game changer in dairy beef?
Adam Woods takes a look at the Commercial Beef Value (CBV) index and what it might do for diary beef systems.
24 January 2024 Calves
New markets key to positive 2024 calf exports
Darren Carty looks back on a positive 2023 for live exports and looks forward to 2024 to see what it has in store for the calf export trade.
24 January 2024 Calves
Is the Teagasc 10-point plan on dairy beef 10 years too late?
Adam Woods takes a look at the Teagasc 10-point plan on dairy beef and asks the question: is it 10 years too late?
24 January 2024 Calves