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Beef
No let up in calf prices as supply begins to slip
Tommy Moyles
Calf prices continue to move in an upward trajectory as the peak calving season has passed. Prices for the main categories of calves on offer have all increased by double digits over the past week.
16 April 2025 Letters
The breeding independence of the national herd
"The strength of the breeding programme in Ireland has delivered great progress for dairy farmers." - Mike Magan, Dairy farmer, Killashee, Co Longford.
9 April 2025 Markets
Calf update: demand for beef-cross calves drives on prices
There's been no let-up in calf price over the last week, with prices up across the board for all the breeds that make up 90% of those sold in marts, reports Tommy Moyles.
‘Scientists versus show coats’ continues
The pedigree breeders council and ICBF battle continues to roll on. Emanuel O’Dea takes a look at some of the reasons some pedigree breeders are disengaging with ICBF
6 April 2025 Beef breeding
Star ratings a celestial headache
The distance between the breed societies and the ICBF could best be measured in light years, but there is an urgent need for the gap to be bridged.
2 April 2025 Dealer
Volume of DNA samples arriving for testing drop off
Some 39,587 calf samples were received into the genotyping lab over the last week.
29 March 2025 News
Dempsey at Large: ownership of breeding rights - a basic principle
We have deliberately built in ICBF a genetics-based organisation, where the data generated by farmers is owned by farmers.
26 March 2025 Viewpoints
Top 10 dairy-beef calf rearing tips
Adam Woods takes a look at some calf rearing tips for farmers rearing dairy beef calves
26 March 2025 Management
Calf prices ease slightly week on week
Concerns around ferry capacity and an increase in supply of beef-cross calves saw most calf prices ease slightly compared to last week, at marts across the country.
20 March 2025 News
Calf trade update: prices slip slightly as beef crosses increase
Calf prices were back slightly across most categories as numbers increase and the number of beef-cross calves rise at marts across the country.
19 March 2025 Markets
ICBF updates sire advice and TB data
New addition to sire advice has potential to save dairy industry €2.2m, writes Kevin Downing from the ICBF.
17 March 2025 Spring AI
Farmer views: ‘stars aren’t the be all and end all’
We asked suckler farmers to give their opinions on the row between the breed societies and the ICBF star rating system.
13 March 2025 News