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Beef
Revealed: top 10 beef bulls for suckler herds
James Hanly
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation has released the figures for the sires with the most serves recorded during the first six months of 2024.
21 August 2024 Letters
Letter re ICBF stakeholder forum
"ICBF fiddles, as the suckler sector burns" - Emmanuel O'Dea, Irish Simmental Cattle Society
21 August 2024 News
Dawn Meats launches new €4.4m programme for beef farmers
Participating farmers will receive payments for achieving emissions targets in the 'Activate' initiative. Fifty farmers are already participating, with a further 150 to be recruited.
National Genotyping Programme deadline extended
Farmers who are involved in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme are encouraged to apply to the National Genotyping Programme and they can receive double tissue calf tags.
19 August 2024 News
200 farmers wanted for new Teagasc beef project
All farmers who take part in the new Beef Quest project will receive free weight performance monitoring and forage analysis.
19 August 2024 News
Genotyping programme deadline of 20 August approaching fast
The ICBF is targeting herds participating in SCEP with these herds given priority in the application process.
14 August 2024 News
What’s on in the Sustainable Livestock Village?
Adam Woods takes a look at this year’s Sustainable Livestock Village and what visitors to the village can see during the day.
7 August 2024 Tullamore Show
Cattle genotyping programme to re-open next week
Over 10,600 farmers are currently enrolled in the scheme and over 1.3 million animals have been genotyped to date.
2 August 2024 News
Suckler sector warnings aren't being heeded
There are so many canaries indicating the plight of cattle farming they could form a dawn chorus, if they weren’t being starved of oxygen.
31 July 2024 Dealer
Watch: Tullamore Farm opens its gates on Tuesday
Adam Woods previews the upcoming National Suckler and Sheep Open Day being held on Tullamore Farm on Tuesday 23 July.
19 July 2024 Breeding & health
National Suckler and Sheep Open Day on Tullamore Farm
Adam Woods previews this year’s national suckler and sheep open day which takes place on Tullamore Farm on Tuesday 23 July from 10.30am-5pm
17 July 2024 Breeding & health
Pedigree Breeders Council has elected new chairman
Adam Woods has news of a new chairman at the pedigree breeders council.
10 July 2024 Pedigree