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Over 400,000 sexed semen straws used this year

Teagasc has said that another 100,000 sexed semen straws need to be used to generate enough dairy replacement heifers to maintain current cow numbers.

NEWS 2 July 2025

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National herd loses 100,000 cows in 12 months

National herd loses 100,000 cows in 12 months

MARKETS 14 May 2025

Farmer Writes: rain arrived just in time

Farmer Writes: rain arrived just in time

FARMER WRITES 30 April 2025

Irish cattle herd set to hit lowest level in 10 years

Irish cattle herd set to hit lowest level in 10 years

Irish cattle herd set to hit lowest level in 10 years

NEWS 23 April 2025

Dairy Management: cold and wet reduces growth rates

Dairy Management: cold and wet reduces growth rates

Dairy Management: cold and wet reduces growth rates

MANAGEMENT 23 April 2025

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Contraction continues with herd over 280,000 head lower on 1 March

Contraction continues with herd over 280,000 head lower on 1 March

Numbers have reduced across all categories of livestock from suckler cows to dairy cows and beef cattle and dairy replacements.

NEWS 19 February 2025

Critical steps for a successful breeding season

Critical steps for a successful breeding season

With just weeks to go before the main breeding season kicks off, Aidan Brennan has some practical advice in the run-up to the important period.

BREEDING 19 February 2025

Embryo transfer, synchronisation and sexed semen use in the suckler herd

Embryo transfer, synchronisation and sexed semen use in the suckler herd

A special webinar by Teagasc on the use of the latest breeding technologies in the suckler herd took place last week. Adam Woods writes.

BREEDING & HEALTH 19 February 2025

Textbook spring conditions in Cavan

Textbook spring conditions in Cavan

Aidan Brennan visits the Reilly farm in Cavan to get an update on how the spring is progressing and plans for the next few weeks.

GRASS & FEEDING 19 February 2025

Sexed semen and beef AI on the up

Sexed semen and beef AI on the up

The increased use of sexed dairy semen and beef AI on the dairy herd has offset the decline in conventional dairy AI.

SPRING AI 19 February 2025

National cattle herd over 236,000 head lower on 1 January 2025

National cattle herd over 236,000 head lower on 1 January 2025

There were over 50,000 fewer suckler cows and over 33,000 fewer dairy cows on farms compared with 12 months earlier.

NEWS 19 February 2025

Editorial: Sucklers - Tullamore farm heifers

Editorial: Sucklers - Tullamore farm heifers

Tullamore farm manager, Shaun Diver is almost halfway through calving and he has 28 sucklers calved and he has 24 ‘high index, high quality, replacement heifer calves on the ground.

VIEWPOINTS 19 February 2025

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Netherlands a key market for Irish exports

Phelim O’Neill talks to Laura Crowley, who heads the Bord Bia office in the Netherlands and has lived in the country for 20 years, to find out why and how the Dutch market matters for Irish farmers.

Netherlands a key market for Irish exports

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