Breeding
Adam Woods on 14 Apr 2021
Banking the 2021 BDGP and BEEP payments
Adam Woods takes a look at the BDGP and BEEP requirements for 2021 and the new dairy-beef weighing scheme launched earlier this year.
Adam Woods on 14 Apr 2021
Progress being made but is it enough?
Adam Woods takes a look at dairy-beef carcase trends and whether enough progress is being made in carcase traits.
Aidan Brennan on 14 Apr 2021
Buyer beware on AI company bull panels
Aidan Brennan says farmers should look carefully at the bulls that AI companies are making available via fresh semen panels and bull teams.
Aidan Brennan on 14 Apr 2021
Top tips for a successful breeding season on dairy farms
With the main dairy breeding season only a few weeks away, Aidan Brennan has some top tips in order to get the best results.
Adam Woods on 14 Apr 2021
Breeding management key to success
Keeping focused during the breeding season is key to success.
Aidan Brennan on 14 Apr 2021
Dairy management: bull selection, weather and fertiliser
Aidan Brennan discusses bull selection, cold weather and fertiliser on silage ground
Adam Woods on 14 Apr 2021
Beef management: getting ready for breeding, dosing and silage budgeting
Adam Woods takes a look at managing tight grass supplies, silage budgeting, dosing grazing animals and getting ready for breeding.
Peter McCann on 14 Apr 2021
Scientist questions stocking rate method
The livestock unit system does not consider factors such as the duration of grazing and the type of livestock used
Adam Woods on 14 Apr 2021
Camera at the Mart: strong NI demand in Drumshanbo
Manus Connolly was in Drumshanbo Mart, Co Leitrim, last week for their weekly cattle sale. Read his sale report here.
Darren Carty on 12 Apr 2021
Sheep price update: hoggets hit €8/kg and spring lambs rise to €8.50/kg
Buying for the Ramadan festival underpinned a surge in demand last week with prices increasing by another 10c/kg to 20c/kg on the back of tight supplies and a strong appetite.
Contributor on 12 Apr 2021
Genome-based breeding delivers solutions for PCN management
New PCN resilient varieties are now available thanks to advancements in potato breeding technologies writes Teagasc’s Denis Griffin and Dan Milbourne and Colm McDonnell of IPM Potato Group Ltd.
Contributor on 09 Apr 2021
The nature of septoria is to evolve
As we face into a new crop protection season without chlorothalonil and with increasing levels of resistance in septoria to SDHIs, Steven Kildea advises on the dilemmas facing future crop protection.
Shane Murphy on 07 Apr 2021
Four Angus bulls hit €3,000 or more in Kilmallock
It proved a tricky sale at times for the Irish Angus Munster branch in Kilmallock with buyers knowing exactly what they wanted
Adam Woods on 07 Apr 2021
Suckler herd stabilises
Adam Woods takes a look at what’s inside this week’s beef breeding Focus.
Adam Woods on 07 Apr 2021
Tullamore Breeding Webinar Q&A: managing AI and focusing on maternal traits
Adam Woods takes a look at some of the questions and answers that came in at Tuesday night’s Tullamore farm series breeding webinar.
Adam Woods on 07 Apr 2021
Tullamore Farm: breeding key to performance
Adam Woods takes a look at breeding on Tullamore Farm as part of our webinar series.
Bill O'Keeffe on 07 Apr 2021
Farmer Writes: moving calving forward to minimise peak milk fallout
We are moving calving forward by 10 days in our case, which will move peak production forward into late March or early April, writes Bill O'Keeffe.
Kieran Mailey on 07 Apr 2021
Five tips for a successful breeding season
With breeding due to start in May for spring calving herds, Kieran Mailey outlines five tips for getting cows back in-calf.
Adam Woods on 07 Apr 2021
ICBF active beef bull lists - 2021
The Active Beef Bull Lists show the highest ranked Beef AI Sires on the ‘Replacement’ & ‘Terminal’ indexes that have semen widely available, based on the March 2020 genetic evaluations
Adam Woods on 07 Apr 2021
The checklist: purchasing a stock bull this spring
Adam Woods takes a look at purchasing a stock bull this spring and what farmers should be looking out for.