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Pedigree
Lots of positivity among pedigree cattle breed societies for 2025
Nevan McKiernan
This week, we spoke to the pedigree cattle breed societies to get their outlook for the year ahead.
8 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Grass is still the base for our farming sector
The decision by Barenrbug and AFBI to part ways is a blow to grass breeding work in NI.
8 January 2025 News
'The end of this chapter' - Carlow farmer sells his cows
Jamie Kealy will sell his award-winning dairy herd next Wednesday, and he explains why to Pat O'Toole.
Belgian Blue heifer hits €15,400 in Showtime Supreme Blues online sale
Nevan McKiernan reports from the inaugural Showtime Supreme Blues online sale.
5 January 2025 Pedigree
Through the camera lens on Tullamore Farm
A look at the last 12 months on Tullamore farm and some of the highlights on the Irish Farmers Journal beef and sheep demonstration farm.
1 January 2025 Management
Watch: top price of €5,100 for In-lamb Texel in Carnaross
Adam Woods reports from the North Eastern Texel Club’s annual sale of in-lamb hoggets in Carnaross, Co Meath.
28 December 2024 Breeding & health
Farmer Writes: cows housed based on calving dates
We have the cows now separated out into the three cubicle sheds according to their calving dates.
23 December 2024 Farmer Writes
Barenbrug to part ways with AFBI Loughgall
Barenbrug has been the commercial partner for AFBI grass breeding work for over 30 years
23 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Farmers reminded of nitrates and grazing record deadlines
The deadlines for submitting dairy cow bands and the declaration of slurry movements is also 31 December 2024.
23 December 2024 Schemes
My Farming Week: Derek Allen, Four Mile House, Co Roscommon
Derek Allen and his wife Lisa run a 270ac farm and Castlemaine Farm Shop in Co Roscommon.
18 December 2024 News
Commercial beef value does work, ICBF maintains
Factory data from over 60,000 Angus-cross steers from the dairy herd has proved that the commercial beef value (CBV) does work the ICBF diary breeding and genetic conference heard last week.
18 December 2024 News
Scope for ‘big gains’ by breeding TB resistance
The chief executive of AI Services spoke to the NI Institute of Agricultural Science before last week's RUAS Winter Fair.
18 December 2024 Northern Ireland