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TB was the main event on Tommy Moyles' farm last week as the annual herd test took place. If that wasn't enough, he attended a meeting on the subject on the eve of reading the test.
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Justin Walsh runs a one-man operation and manages a herd of 95 beef cows and heifers at the foot of the Hill of Tara in Co Meath, along with his farming business, Justin also weighs cattle for ICBF.
Adam Woods reports from the ABP dairy calf-to-beef demo farm open day, which took place last week in Carlow.
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation has released the figures for the sires with the most serves recorded during the first six months of 2024.
"ICBF fiddles, as the suckler sector burns" - Emmanuel O'Dea, Irish Simmental Cattle Society
Participating farmers will receive payments for achieving emissions targets in the 'Activate' initiative. Fifty farmers are already participating, with a further 150 to be recruited.
Farmers who are involved in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme are encouraged to apply to the National Genotyping Programme and they can receive double tissue calf tags.
All farmers who take part in the new Beef Quest project will receive free weight performance monitoring and forage analysis.
The ICBF is targeting herds participating in SCEP with these herds given priority in the application process.
Adam Woods takes a look at this year’s Sustainable Livestock Village and what visitors to the village can see during the day.
