Munster Cattle Breeding Group and Progressive Genetics will again be attending this year’s National Ploughing Championships at row 20, stand 420. The group is responsible for more than 75% of all cattle inseminations and 98% of all milk recording services in Ireland. Also present in the stand will be National Cattle Breeding Centre (NCBC), which operates Ireland’s largest beef and dairy breeding programmes, on behalf of Munster and Progressive. The Ploughing offers an ideal opportunity for customers to get the latest information and advice from the experts in genetics, herd health and milk recording.
Marianhill L Papa: new Angus breeding quality calves from the dairy herd. \ Alfie Shaw
Progressive and Munster’s new catalogues for both beef and dairy will also be launched at the Ploughing, all containing the most up to date ICBF proofs.
Catalogues will feature:
New release high EBI sires over €300 EBI.Huge range of quality beef bulls for terminal and replacement.10 new beef sires for 2019.Video wall returns
The organisation’s video wall will this year feature some of its new beef and dairy sires as well as a selection of progeny from around the country. Visitors to the stand will see new calves by Tomschoice Imperial, Fiston, Folon and Ice Cream to name but a few.
Short-gestation beef bulls
Marketing manager Laurence Feeney said: “Interest has grown enormously in shorter-gestation beef sires for both the dairy and suckler herds. Munster and Progressive have a fantastic range of short-gestation bulls and some new names for 2019 will be available to get cows calving earlier, without difficulty and provide a quality calf.” For international visitors, Ireland Genetics, the export division of NCBC, will be represented by Amanda Bogan, international sales officer.
Fabb 1 Northern Star: new short-gestation Hereford for the dairy herd.\ Alfie Shaw
International sales is a growing part of NCBC’s business, with increased interest worldwide on NCBC’s breeding programmes, dairy, beef on dairy, replacement, terminal and polled.
Laurence Feeney added: “From a dairy perspective, there will be many new bulls available that will look a lot different than before. The talk among Munster and Progressive customers are the sires that top the EBI list. Also for next year there will be a really strong Jersey team that will feature the best sires available worldwide. The Jersey bull Triplestar is ranked high in New Zealand and is creating a huge level of demand from all over the world.
“The top Danish Jersey sires are also available from Progressive and Munster, as Denmark has the largest European Jersey program.”
New milk recording reports and HerdApp
Milk recording is all about making your herd more profitable. Munster AI has launched its new milk recording reports and feedback is that farmers have taken to it very positively. These new reports highlight the SCC problems and the unprofitable cows in the herd. All milk recording herds can now access their data on their phone for free on HerdApp. Agrinet will be present on the stand to get people set up with this new tool. Calling to their stand at the Ploughing has to be a must for anyone with an interest in using AI in the coming year.
Munster Cattle Breeding Group and Progressive Genetics will again be attending this year’s National Ploughing Championships at row 20, stand 420. The group is responsible for more than 75% of all cattle inseminations and 98% of all milk recording services in Ireland. Also present in the stand will be National Cattle Breeding Centre (NCBC), which operates Ireland’s largest beef and dairy breeding programmes, on behalf of Munster and Progressive. The Ploughing offers an ideal opportunity for customers to get the latest information and advice from the experts in genetics, herd health and milk recording.
Marianhill L Papa: new Angus breeding quality calves from the dairy herd. \ Alfie Shaw
Progressive and Munster’s new catalogues for both beef and dairy will also be launched at the Ploughing, all containing the most up to date ICBF proofs.
Catalogues will feature:
New release high EBI sires over €300 EBI.Huge range of quality beef bulls for terminal and replacement.10 new beef sires for 2019.Video wall returns
The organisation’s video wall will this year feature some of its new beef and dairy sires as well as a selection of progeny from around the country. Visitors to the stand will see new calves by Tomschoice Imperial, Fiston, Folon and Ice Cream to name but a few.
Short-gestation beef bulls
Marketing manager Laurence Feeney said: “Interest has grown enormously in shorter-gestation beef sires for both the dairy and suckler herds. Munster and Progressive have a fantastic range of short-gestation bulls and some new names for 2019 will be available to get cows calving earlier, without difficulty and provide a quality calf.” For international visitors, Ireland Genetics, the export division of NCBC, will be represented by Amanda Bogan, international sales officer.
Fabb 1 Northern Star: new short-gestation Hereford for the dairy herd.\ Alfie Shaw
International sales is a growing part of NCBC’s business, with increased interest worldwide on NCBC’s breeding programmes, dairy, beef on dairy, replacement, terminal and polled.
Laurence Feeney added: “From a dairy perspective, there will be many new bulls available that will look a lot different than before. The talk among Munster and Progressive customers are the sires that top the EBI list. Also for next year there will be a really strong Jersey team that will feature the best sires available worldwide. The Jersey bull Triplestar is ranked high in New Zealand and is creating a huge level of demand from all over the world.
“The top Danish Jersey sires are also available from Progressive and Munster, as Denmark has the largest European Jersey program.”
New milk recording reports and HerdApp
Milk recording is all about making your herd more profitable. Munster AI has launched its new milk recording reports and feedback is that farmers have taken to it very positively. These new reports highlight the SCC problems and the unprofitable cows in the herd. All milk recording herds can now access their data on their phone for free on HerdApp. Agrinet will be present on the stand to get people set up with this new tool. Calling to their stand at the Ploughing has to be a must for anyone with an interest in using AI in the coming year.
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