Dairy beef

Utilising ICBF’s active bull listings

The replacement and terminal lists allow AI bulls to be ranked on a wide range of traits and are a good tool for breeders to easily hone in on the characteristics they desire.

BEEF BREEDING 4 April 2026

Utilising ICBF’s active bull listings

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Watch: dairy farmers drive demand in Kilkenny bull sale opener

Watch: dairy farmers drive demand in Kilkenny bull sale opener

PEDIGREE 21 March 2026

Calf Series: How much is too much to pay for calves?

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Beef management: Breeding preparation, handling new stock bulls and calf rearing

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MANAGEMENT 11 March 2026

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Beef Management: grass, calf series and disease management

Beef Management: grass, calf series and disease management

Martin Merrick looks at current grazing conditions, what’s on our calf series this week and managing disease in houses with a delayed turn out.

MANAGEMENT 24 December 2025

€6m in Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme payments commence

€6m in Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme payments commence

The Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme will reopen to applications in April for new applicants, while existing participants will have their participation rolled over automatically.

NEWS 24 December 2025

Breeding suckler cows that work hard

Breeding suckler cows that work hard

Last week Adam Woods travelled to the British Cattle Breeders Conference in Telford, UK to find out some of challenges and opportunities facing British agriculture.

NEWS 24 December 2025

UK breeding conference: real concern for future of UK suckler cow

UK breeding conference: real concern for future of UK suckler cow

Adam Woods reports from the annual British Cattle Breeding Conference in the UK.

NEWS 24 December 2025

Beef Management: young bulls, purchasing dairy beef calves and tagging

Beef Management: young bulls, purchasing dairy beef calves and tagging

Martin Merrick runs through some key areas to look at regarding management or under 16 month bulls, purchasing dairy beef calves and ensuring tag supplies are on farm ahead of calving.

MANAGEMENT 24 December 2025

Buyers beware: the top tips for buying calves this spring

Buyers beware: the top tips for buying calves this spring

Daire Cregg looks at some of the top tips to be mindful of when buying calves this spring.

CALVES 24 December 2025

Top five Farmer Writes videos from 2025

Top five Farmer Writes videos from 2025

Our contributors in Northern Ireland write articles and capture video footage from their farms. Here’s some highlights from 2025.

NORTHERN IRELAND 24 December 2025

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BVD – the silent risk that still remains

Irish farmers have made remarkable progress in the fight against bovine viral diarrhoea. Since 2013, the number of persistently infected calves has fallen from over 16,000 to 485 in 2024.

BVD – the silent risk that still remains

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