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The ABP Food Group Advantage Beef Programme’s farm liaison team have put together a list of recommended beef-breed sires for use on dairy cows. The list has been made available ahe...
The ICBF HerdPlus tool uses herd data to deliver tailored dairy and beef artificial insemination (AI) matings, helping farmers maximise genetic gain and long‑term profitability. Wh...
The List: An Update and Review of the Top 25 General Sires List Rankings
According to the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF), the top 75 bulls on the ICBF Dairy Active Bull List are all Irish-bred for the first time in the programmes history. The d...
Considering the way calf prices are this spring, dairy farmers must be aware of what buyers are looking for in dairy-beef calves. With breeding only around the corner and calf sale...
The use of continental breed sires such as Charolais on dairy cows has become more popular in recent years, as dairy farmers push to maximise the value of the beef progeny from the...
When selecting bulls this breeding season, it’s worth looking at how you can use milk traits to drive farm profitability. The vast majority of Irish dairy farmers are paid on A+B-C...
Agriland spoke with a number of artificial insemination (AI) companies about the criteria being selected for sires this breeding season and what the trends were. We are officially...
In today’s dairy systems, every calf must add value to the herd. At Beechfield Farm in Mallow, Co. Cork, John Fitzgerald, his daughter Orla and son-in-law Vincent Hennessy have bui...
Based in Ballybrophy, Co. Laois, Thomas Carroll is a suckler, beef and tillage farmer running Parthenaise and Piedmontese breeding bulls with his suckler herd. Approximately 40 suc...
Even as dairy herds have become fewer and more specialized, they support beef production through market calves and cull cows.
A new chapter in livestock breeding innovation is unfolding in Ireland with the introduction of SpermVital technology, a Norwegian-developed advancement that promises tosignificant...
The nation’s beef herd has not grown, but raising beef-dairy cross animals has become common, and it’s not just the price of beef that’s making the beef-dairy enterprise successful...
Calves produced out of the dairy industry have always entering the beef supply chain. What is changing now is the scale, intent, and the sophistication of what the market expects f...
The most recent evaluation of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) Active Bull List has seen another major re-ranking. This time last year, there was quite a bit of controve...
The dairy trade is continuing to hold strong across the marts of Ireland this week, with prices up to €3,600 being paid. The demand remains strong for good quality milking cows, wh...
A top price of €8,000 was given for a September-2025-born heifer during the Emerald Expo online sale which took place at the weekend. The sale – which was run by Denis Barrett Auct...
As the last of the cows calve down, identifying any high cell count ones will be critical in the lead-up to the breeding season. With much of the herd reaching peak lactation, farm...
The Rigney family farm at Pallas Park, Blue Ball, Tullamore, Co Offaly is run by Paul Ross and his father Paul. The Rigneys are new entrants to dairying since 2020, with the farm p...
Cork Holstein Friesian Club held its annual ‘Cream of Cork’ sale over the weekend, with a top price of €5,000 achieved. The sale is different from your traditional sale where you b...
BloodHorse MarketWatch's annual list of the top North American broodmare sires by their Average Earnings Index.
According to data from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF), over 1.3 million calves have been registered to dairy dams over the 12 weeks since February 1. The breeding seas...
If you are looking to tighten your calving pattern, take a page from the Hession brothers outside Tuam, Co. Galway. On their 260-cow, spring-calving farm, synchronisation has trans...
Proper heifer care improves fertility, reduces calving issues, and ensures productive herd performance.
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