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Picking the perfect bull team
Aidan Brennan
Aidan Brennan looks at some of the key criteria when picking a bull team for use on dairy herds this spring.
5 March 2025 News
Blueprint revealed for hill sheep breeding programme
The blueprint for an improvement in genetic gain, developed by Sheep Ireland and Abacus Bio, has a target of delivering almost €10m in economic benefit over the next 15 years.
26 February 2025 News
Inside the genotyping lab at Weatherbys
Aidan Brennan visits the Weatherbys genomic testing lab in Co. Kildare responsible for delivering on the National Genotyping Programme
Farmers must not ‘miss the train of innovation’ on genomics - Commissioner
European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen addressed the IFA's national council and visited a Kildare farm on Thursday.
23 January 2025 News