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Farmer's letter: stark price differences in genotyping
Letters to the Editor
"A suckler farmer will pay €20 a calf for each genotype and a dairy farmer will pay €4 for the exact same genotype test" - Flor McCarthy, Killowen House, Killowen, Kenmare, Co Kerry
17 May 2023 Schemes
Dairy Beef scheme applications double to 13,391
There has been a sharp increase in applications with a higher payment rate of €1,000 per holding and greater awareness of the scheme underpinning higher levels of interest.
17 May 2023 Advertisers' anouncements
Over half a million acres of farm land mapped using FREE mapping tool
All farmers in Ireland and the UK can now map their farms for free in a matter of minutes, thanks to a service launched by Herdwatch, the leading farm management software used on over 18,000 farms.
Double tissue tags could be rolled out this autumn
These tags have the potential to streamline the collection of tissue for BVD and genotype testing by taking both samples at tagging.
10 May 2023 News
Why are stars on my animals moving and could they move again?
Chris Day from ICBF takes a look at the issues of suckler cow indexes moving, why they move and could they come back up
10 May 2023 Breeding & health
Did the BDGP deliver?
Chris Daly from the ICBF takes a look back at BDGP and whether it did what it set out to do for the national suckler herd.
10 May 2023 Breeding & health
Weighing and submission of weights to ICBF
Weighing cow-calf pairs is now part of SCEP and requires at least 80% of eligible animals born on the holding and their dams to be weighed and data submitted to ICBF.
10 May 2023 News
No need for SCEP scepticism
Adam Woods takes a look at what’s covered in this week’s SCEP special.
10 May 2023 Breeding & health
Western farmers clamour for SCEP information
The IFA has organised three meetings, the first of which took place in Athenry on Thursday.
5 May 2023 News
Over 9,300 farmers have applied for SCEP
Farmers looking to join the Bord Bia quality assurance scheme in order to qualify for SCEP will have a three-month wait for certification.
5 May 2023 News
Genetic selection can cut 30% of cattle emissions - Department
The Department of Agriculture has published findings that cattle with certain genetics emit 30% less methane.
4 May 2023 News
Top dairy beef calves have 13% less emissions
ABP’s dairy beef trial farm has found that calves from top beef bulls have 13% less emissions over their lifetime.
28 April 2023 News