Beef
Carnew Mart in Co. Wicklow is set to host a suckler herd dispersal sale tomorrow, Wednesday, September 13.
Agri-Business
Dairy EBI and a younger cattle slaughter age to cut emissions could also significantly contribute to up to €2bn in cost savings until 2030.
Dairy Technical
Calf registrations for suckler bred animals have fallen by over 100,000 head in the last six years, while dairy number have increased by over 200,000 head.
The average dairy and suckler herd sizes for 2022 have been revealed by the Department of...
A total of 60 in-calf commercial suckler cows from the Skidoo herd are set to go under the hammer...
The 2021 HerdPlus suckler beef calving reports have been released by the Irish Cattle Breeding...
Beef Technical
With the breeding season soon getting into action, farmers need to be look at the condition of their suckler cows coming up to breeding.
The BEEP-S which was in place throughout 2020 saw participating suckler farmers weighing their cow and calf pairings.
Agri Politics
Penalties associated with the 5% reduction of bovine livestock manure nitrogen under BEAM should be waived for farmers, Denis Naughten says.
"Any attempts to cull our environmentally sustainable traditional suckler herds will not be tolerated," according to the INHFA.
A suckler clearance sale, being held on behalf of two herd owners, is set to take place in Co. Kildare next week.
The agri sector can meet its climate action targets without reducing the national beef herd - but only if there is buy-in from beef farmers.
The ICBF published 2018 calving statistics, which is aimed to give suckler farmers an insight into the reproductive performance nationally.
If suckler beef was marketed differently there would be no need for coupled payment supports, the Irish Charolais Cattle Society has stated.
Concerns over the suckler herd's survival and the efficacy of the BDGP scheme will be raised to the Joint Committee on Agriculture next week.
Minister Creed is considering an "early slaughter premium" as a possible solution to fears over the future viability of the suckler herd.
As debate over the potential introduction of a €200/ suckler cow subsidy rumbles on, AgriLand asks how would such a payment be funded?
A study on the economic importance of Ireland's national suckler cow herd will be carried out by the IFA in the first half of 2018.
The recent diminishing trend in beef-calf registrations has continued, according to the latest figures released by the ICBF.
The number of beef births registered on Irish farms this year has dropped to a six-year low, new figures show.
Increases in support payments led to higher suckler farm income figures in 2016, which otherwise would not have been the case.
There are five key areas to check on your bull prior to the breeding season, according to Darryl Boyd from DAERA.
