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Beef
Counting the costs of autumn calving
Adam Woods
Adam Woods previews what’s inside this week’s autumn breeding focus.
13 September 2024 Breeding & health
Certified Irish Angus celebrates 25 years at ploughing
Adam Woods previews the Certified Irish Angus stand at the 2024 National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co. Laois
4 September 2024 News
New €1m sexed semen lab to increase supply of straws
The lab will produce sexed dairy and beef genetics for both Irish and global customers.
Editorial: Energy balance numbers revealed
The reality is the leakage of productive land out of the food and farming sector is moving into the energy sector.
4 September 2024 Viewpoints
Dovea Genetics opens new €1m sexed semen lab
The lab will produce sexed dairy and beef genetics for both Irish and global customers.
29 August 2024 News
Empty rates in cows on par with 2023 levels
Cows being under stress, poor-quality semen and improper administration were all given as possible reasons for the low sexed semen figures.
21 August 2024 News
Simplicity key to success in Timoleague
Labour efficiency and replacement breeding strategies were among the main topics covered at the Carbery Milk Quality farm walk recently.
14 August 2024 Breeding & health
Watch: counting the health costs and cow technology costs on Tullamore Farm
Shaun Diver explains why the farm has installed health monitoring and heat detection collars on Tullamore Farm.
9 August 2024 Tullamore Farm
A bit less sexed semen might do
Sexed semen has delivered significant efficiency improvements, but it also comes with some challenges.
31 July 2024 Northern Ireland
Positive scientific moves for farmers
The policy move we still haven’t taken is to separate out biogenic methane (methane generated from livestock) for a separate target. This needs to happen.
31 July 2024 Viewpoints
Heat-detection collars facilitating 100% AI in Tullamore Farm
One of the key differences implemented on the farm this year, was the purchase of heat-detection collars for the suckler herd.
24 July 2024 Management
Surge in usage of beef AI straws
It is the increased use of sexed semen in dairy herds, that is both allowing more beef AI usage and driving the increase.
17 July 2024 News