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Comment: bovine genetics needs high farmer uptake

Farmers will be able to genotype their cattle later this year under the new Bovine Genetics Project.

NORTHERN IRELAND 18 March 2026

Comment: bovine genetics needs high farmer uptake

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Mart boards to show CBV values for genotyped cattle

Mart boards to show CBV values for genotyped cattle

NEWS 6 March 2026

Slow pace issuing calf cards

Slow pace issuing calf cards

LETTERS 25 February 2026

‘Massive opportunities’ in genetics says Watson

‘Massive opportunities’ in genetics says Watson

‘Massive opportunities’ in genetics says Watson

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 February 2026

Farmers to profit from Bovine Genetics Project

Farmers to profit from Bovine Genetics Project

Farmers to profit from Bovine Genetics Project

NORTHERN IRELAND 18 February 2026

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Over 30,000 calf samples sent for genotyping last week

Over 30,000 calf samples sent for genotyping last week

Since 3 February 2026, the cost of sending calf DNA samples increased by 55c, from €2.95 to €3.50.

NEWS 1 October 2025

€47m in SCEP payments commence to 14,983 farmers

€47m in SCEP payments commence to 14,983 farmers

The payments have been made to 94% of current participants in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme.

NEWS 1 October 2025

OviFlock hill sheep EIP work continuing at pace

OviFlock hill sheep EIP work continuing at pace

Over 5,250 individual DNA samples have been collected from purebred hill ewes across 75 purebred hill flocks to-date in 2025, reports Eamon Wall from Sheep Ireland

BREEDING & HEALTH 1 October 2025

New farm payment law approved by MLAs

New farm payment law approved by MLAs

A motion in Northern Ireland Assembly to approve new regulations for the new Farm Sustainability Payment came down to a vote on Tuesday.

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 October 2025

Deadline date watch for the remainder of 2025

Deadline date watch for the remainder of 2025

There are important deadline dates from returning genotype samples for SCEP to soiled water storage requirements, managing green cover and breeding registered rare breed progeny in ACRES

SCHEMES 1 October 2025

Bovine genetics at a crucial point in NI

Bovine genetics at a crucial point in NI

It is hard to see how DAERA's position around conditionality can be sustained

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 October 2025

Bovine genetics linked to 15% of payments

Bovine genetics linked to 15% of payments

Participation in the bovine genetics project is to be one of three new conditions linked to area-based payments.

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 October 2025

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Reducing calf pneumonia with vaccination on a Donegal dairy-beef farm

In east Donegal, farmer Gareth Peoples explains how a tailored vaccination programme transformed the health and performance of his calves, while reducing stress during this busy period.

Reducing calf pneumonia with vaccination on a Donegal dairy-beef farm

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