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Beef
Grass supplies, castration and new dairy beef weighing scheme
Adam Woods
Adam Woods takes a look at grass supplies, castration and the new dairy beef weighing scheme that opened up recently, in this week's beef management notes.
25 March 2025 Schemes
New scheme for weighing dairy beef calves announced
Participants in the Dairy Beef Weighing Scheme will be required to weigh eligible calves and submit data to the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF).
25 January 2025 Markets
How much can I pay for a dairy beef calf?
Adam Woods takes a look at doing a dairy beef budget and what price can be paid for calves this spring
How long can high prices last?
While current cattle and sheep prices are exactly what is needed to provide a decent income for drystock farmers, can they be sustained?
22 January 2025 Dealer
Weighing up the pros and cons of meeting BCRS age limits
The slaughter age limits set out under the Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme have seen more cattle being finished that are underfleshed. Kieran Mailey reports.
15 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Exclusive: SCEP weights not included in ICBF evaluations
Adam Woods has an exclusive story on farmer weights not being currently included in ICBF genetic evaluations.
6 November 2024 Breeding & health