Genetics

The secret to winning three Carrick championships in a row

This week Nevan McKiernan spoke to teenager Liam Dolan who, along with his sister Katie, has claimed three championships in a row at the Carrick Winter Fair.

PEDIGREE 30 December 2025

The secret to winning three Carrick championships in a row

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Rembrandt: the prodigal son returns to France

Rembrandt: the prodigal son returns to France

NEWS 30 December 2025

Australian breed societies announce in-house genetic evaluation platforms

Australian breed societies announce in-house genetic evaluation platforms

PEDIGREE 29 December 2025

Genetics in your herd: the role of myostatin in breeding females

Genetics in your herd: the role of myostatin in breeding females

Genetics in your herd: the role of myostatin in breeding females

NORTHERN IRELAND 26 December 2025

Southeast region gears up for 6th annual In-lamb sale

Southeast region gears up for 6th annual In-lamb sale

Southeast region gears up for 6th annual In-lamb sale

PEDIGREE 24 December 2025

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Netherton – home to world-class Angus cattle for over a century

Netherton – home to world-class Angus cattle for over a century

This week, Nevan McKiernan spoke to William McLaren of the noted HW Netherton Angus herd in Perthshire, Scotland, which is celebrating over 100 years in the Angus breed.

PEDIGREE 24 November 2025

What bulls sired the top commercial show calves in 2025

What bulls sired the top commercial show calves in 2025

Nevan McKiernan looks back at the AI sires which bred the top commercial show calves in 2025.

PEDIGREE 24 November 2025

Opinion: Why are some technologies readily adopted and not others?

Opinion: Why are some technologies readily adopted and not others?

Habit is also a very powerful factor that militates against change. Many farmers simply like having a bull and are reluctant to take up the spreadsheet instead.

VIEWPOINTS 24 November 2025

Clarity on conditions for new farm payment

Clarity on conditions for new farm payment

DAERA has confirmed that two new sets of conditions and penalties effectively operate independent of each other.

NORTHERN IRELAND 24 November 2025

From the ground up: couple with non-farming backgrounds build 500-cow herd

From the ground up: couple with non-farming backgrounds build 500-cow herd

Daire Cregg previews next month's IGA conference, where David Fogarty and Katie O'Toole will be speaking on their journey into managing a farm business.

MANAGEMENT 24 November 2025

Fresh-calved heifers to 4,100gns at Dungannon

Fresh-calved heifers to 4,100gns at Dungannon

A fresh-calved heifer sold for 4,100gns at the 80th Dungannon dairy sale in Dungannon

NORTHERN IRELAND 24 November 2025

Record number of heifers cross five-figure barrier in Carrick

Record number of heifers cross five-figure barrier in Carrick

The livestock team reports from the Carrick-on-Shannon Winter Fair, where even more heifers have sold into five figures, with many in high four-figures.

NEWS 24 November 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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