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Meet the sires at the top of the ICBF Active bull lists

Nevan McKiernan looks at the AI sires at the top of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) Active bull lists of proven bulls.

PEDIGREE 14 January 2026

Meet the sires at the top of the ICBF Active bull lists

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10% drop in calf exports expected this year

10% drop in calf exports expected this year

NEWS 7 January 2026

Dairy Management: bull selection for 2026

Dairy Management: bull selection for 2026

MANAGEMENT 23 December 2025

December calf prices doubled on 2024 - ICBF

December calf prices doubled on 2024 - ICBF

December calf prices doubled on 2024 - ICBF

NEWS 10 December 2025

ICBF Beef Quality Awards: award presentations highlight best in class

ICBF Beef Quality Awards: award presentations highlight best in class

ICBF Beef Quality Awards: award presentations highlight best in class

NEWS 10 December 2025

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FBD Trust marks milestone

FBD Trust marks milestone

The FBD Trust has dispensed over €70m to a bewildering variety of organsiations and projects across rural Ireland over the last 50 years.

DEALER 12 November 2025

ICBF Beef Quality Awards: dairy farmer finisher

ICBF Beef Quality Awards: dairy farmer finisher

Martin Merrick and Tommy Moyles take a look at the final award winners for the inaugural CBV awards; dairy farmer finishers.

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

Home Farm: starting our solar journey

Home Farm: starting our solar journey

We dithered as to whether the wire should be buried beneath the yard or brought around overhead by being attached to the existing outhouses.

VIEWPOINTS 12 November 2025

850,000 samples genotyped so far in 2025

850,000 samples genotyped so far in 2025

Aidan Brennan looks at some of the statistics from the National Genotyping Programme and asks what's going to happen when the programme ends.

TAGGING 12 November 2025

ICBF Beef Quality Awards: dairy beef finisher

ICBF Beef Quality Awards: dairy beef finisher

Adam Woods and Martin Merrick profile the winners of the dairy beef section for ICBF’s Beef Quality Awards.

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

The science of breeding show calves

The science of breeding show calves

Prof David Kenny, head of the Teagasc Animal and Bioscience Research Department in Grange, Dunsany, Co Meath, takes a look at the science of breeding show calves.

BREEDING & HEALTH 12 November 2025

Beef Management: front loading concentrates, Teagasc Beef conference and more

Beef Management: front loading concentrates, Teagasc Beef conference and more

Martin Merrick discusses the benefits of front loading feed to weanlings, what's coming up at this years Beef Conference as well as looking at your profits and tax liabilities.

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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