Beef
The 2025 Beef Calving Statistics report from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) provides...
A breakdown of suckler and dairy-bred calf births by county has shown which areas have the highest number of calves from each sector in 2023.
There are "many benefits" to beef-sired heifer calves from dairy cows, according to recently-published research.
The most recent EU beef dashboard has shown Irish beef calves between 8 days and 4 weeks are worth €68/head less than the average EU price.
Dairy Technical
Calf registrations have reached 1,952,842 head for the year to date, based on the latest data from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation.
Dairy calf-to-beef farmers have been busy competing with exporters at the ringside for dairy origin calves.
Dairy
There has been an increase in the number of calf births so far this year compared to the same time last year, figures from the ICBF show.
