Beef
Beef Focus: Sourcing and handling AI bulls at Coney Island Genetics
It’s not too often that farmers get an insight into operations at an AI bull stud, especially due to the...
Beef
Beef
Keeping on top of hygiene during the calving season
Calving can be a busy time on farms, especially when cow numbers are at high levels. Therefore, it is important...
Beef
Beef-sired calf registrations drop in Northern Ireland
The number of beef sired calves registered in Northern Ireland has dropped by 1.7% for the month of January 2021,...
Agri-Business
January brings continued growth for meat and dairy
Retail figures have shown strong growth in meat and dairy sales this January, following a winning Christmas for red meat....
Beef
Getting suckler cows back in-calf after calving this spring
The calving season is well underway on some spring-calving suckler herds, so the of the management breeding season may not...
Beef
Charolais bulls topped at €7,100 – but mart guidelines cause ‘frustration’
The first sale of 2021 hosted by the Irish Charolais Cattle Society was held on Saturday (February 26) in Tullamore...
Beef
Beef quotes holding firm in Northern Ireland
The week-on-week quotes for prime cattle in Northern Ireland are holding firm according to the Livestock and Meat Commission. Quotes...
Beef
The safety of children on farms should be at the forefront of farmers’ minds
The spring-calving season is well under way on farms across the country with over half a million calves already being...
Beef
Are you feeding calves enough milk to obtain maximum growth rates?
During a recent Volac webinar on the dairy heifer – from conception to weaning – it was outlined the importance...
Beef
Research shows evidence of carryover of BVD infection in NI
Industry research in Northern Ireland has suggested the continued emergence of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) in 2021 is evidence of...
Beef
UK beef exports to Japan add £5.4 million boost to the red meat sector
Exports of beef from the UK to Japan enjoyed significant growth in 2020 – bringing a £5.4 million boost to...
Beef
NBA rows in on animal trading obstacles between GB and NI
According to National Beef Association (NBA) chief executive Neil Shand, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is...
Beef
Limousins topped at 6,800gns in Dungannon
Buyers travelled from far and wide to choose the animal that caught their eye from the first British Limousin Cattle...
Beef
How to avoid an outbreak of scour
We are entering the thick of the calving season on dairy farms across the country, and as the number of...
Beef
Don’t get caught out by grass tetany
If it slips under the radar, grass tetany/hypomagnesaemia can suddenly prove very costly to farmers. The transition period post-calving is...
Arable
'Using dry NIRS is more accurate than conventional fresh sample testing' for silage
Testing silage ahead of spring calving is crucial for cow health and performance. Knowing the dry matter, metabolisable energy and...
Arable
BNP limits finance to customers of beef or soybean from converted Amazon land
French lender BNP Paribas has said it will no longer provide financing services to customers who grow or buy Brazilian...
Beef
Work begins to secure the inclusion of Northern Ireland in grass-fed PGI
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) is heading up a group of stakeholder bodies that have been charged with the...
