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Use of high-CBV beef AI straws up 49% in 2024
Rachel Donovan
The CBV of calves born from the dairy herd has risen through the increased use of sexed semen, according to Teagasc.
29 January 2025 Northern Ireland
UFU / YFCU look at farming in the year 2100
Tom Morrow reports from a UFU / YFCU conference on farming in 2100, held last Wednesday in Antrim
22 January 2025 News
TB reactors jump 44% to over 41,000
The latest Irish Farmers Journal analysis found that the 12-month herd incident rate for TB ended the year at exactly 6%.
Department vet advises against contract rearing over TB risk
Martin Ryan gave this advice while speaking to many affected farmers at the North Tipperary Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) AGM on Monday night.
22 January 2025 News
My Farming Week: Mark Bateman, Lissarda, Co Cork
Young dairy farmer, Mark Bateman, from Co Cork is on this edition of My Farming Week.
22 January 2025 News
Farming issues to gain key ground in next Dáil
The Regional Independent Group has gained key concessions for farmers in the programme for government.
15 January 2025 News
Chief vet: additional measures needed to prevent TB spread
Given the trend in the levels of disease in recent years some measures we will have to consider will be difficult, writes Dr June Fanning.
15 January 2025 News
In full: farming commitments in the Programme for Government
Here are the key farming elements of the new Programme for Government.
15 January 2025 News
‘Staggering’ 17% of animals genotyped last year had parentage error
Speaking at the Irish Grassland Association’s dairy conference, Margaret Kelleher of the ICBF said this statistic was “staggering”.
14 January 2025 News
What can AI do for Irish dairy?
Professor of marketing at University College Dublin Damien McLoughlin was speaking at a ‘Shaping the Future of Dairy’ event in Lyons, Co Kildare.
28 December 2024 News
Belgian Blue calf sells for €900 in Carrigallen
The dealer did a double take last Saturday when a Belgian Blue sucky calf hit €900 in Carrigallen.
18 December 2024 Dealer
Camera at the Mart: high milk solids driver of dairy sale
In-calf heifers from dams with high percentages of milk solids were making a premium at the annual dairy sale in Corrin Mart last week.
9 December 2024 Markets