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Northern Ireland
No windfall for suckler beef in new schemes
David Wright
David Wright assesses the impact new beef schemes might have on payments to suckler to beef farms.
3 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Calving interval target in Scotland suckler scheme
The Scottish Government has announced some changes to its long-running suckler support scheme
20 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Suckler scheme must have farmers on board
The scheme could be used as a means of getting quality data off farms so it needs to be open to as many suckler farmers as possible
Organic status not compromising output in Offaly
Ken Gill is proof that beef output doesn’t have to be compromised when it comes to an organic farm.
9 March 2024 Sucklers
Better to cut carbon than cull livestock, says Brown
The second of six Ulster Farmers' Union winter roadshows took place in Limavady, Co Derry, last week.
17 January 2024 Northern Ireland
Countdown to calving on Tullamore Farm
Adam Woods checks in with Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver as calving is about to kick off next week.
17 January 2024 Management
In pictures: Angus dominates top 10 ICBF replacement index list
Adam Woods takes a look at the top 10 bulls on the ICBF replacement index.
1 December 2023 Breeding & health
Focusing on genetics to drive performance
This family farm in west Tipperary is consistently in the top 10% for herd performance
1 November 2023 Milk quality
Budgeting for new beef schemes in NI
Up to £50m annually is being re-directed towards finishing beef cattle and sucklers
25 October 2023 Northern Ireland