Beef
The director of Teagasc has said that there is a "lot of moving parts" in how the final picture for agri-emissions will look for 2025.
Irish cow numbers as of September 1, 2024, is over 78,000 head below the same date of 2023, latest figures from the...
Dairy News
Alltech’s ruminant research director, Dr Vaughn Holder, has questioned the need to reduce dairy cow numbers in Ireland.
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The director of Teagasc has said that there is a "lot of moving parts" in how the final picture for...
Agri Politics
Minister Eamon Ryan has been questioned on his comments which are "at odds" with government commitments on a reduction in the national herd.
The number of suckler cows in the country was over 40,000 lower in June 2021 compared to June 2020, according to figures from the CSO.
Dairy
Since the shackles of milk quotas were cast to one side, the Irish dairy herd has increased significantly.
The face of the Irish beef industry is changing as more calves, sourced for the dairy herd, come on stream and suckler cow numbers continue to decline.
Milk production in the US increased by 2.6% this November when compared to the corresponding month last year, figures from the USDA show.
The year ahead will be one of consolidation for Irish dairy producers
June milk production in the 23 major states of the US was up 1.6% on June 2015 levels with 16.7 billion pounds of milk being produced last month.
