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Dairy Management: bull selection for 2026

Ballycampion Dannyboy tops the list of EBI for bulls at the November EBI evaluation, writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 23 December 2025

Dairy Management: bull selection for 2026

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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

NEWS 10 December 2025

FBD Trust marks milestone

FBD Trust marks milestone

FBD Trust marks milestone

DEALER 10 December 2025

ICBF Beef Quality Awards: dairy farmer finisher

ICBF Beef Quality Awards: dairy farmer finisher

ICBF Beef Quality Awards: dairy farmer finisher

MANAGEMENT 3 December 2025

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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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 November 2025

Beef Quality Awards: CBV suckler finisher finalists

Beef Quality Awards: CBV suckler finisher finalists

Adam Woods and Martin Merrick take a look at the suckler finisher finalists in the ICBF CBV competition, taking place over the next few weeks.

NEWS 11 November 2025

Over 17,000 farms join AgNav, with private advisers to gain access

Over 17,000 farms join AgNav, with private advisers to gain access

A total of 17,250 farms have signed up to AgNav to measure their carbon footprints. In 2026 private advisers are to be given access to the tool.

NEWS 11 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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