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Latest beef and sheep slaughtering figures
The beef kill was up slightly last week on the previous week. Statistics released from the Department of Agriculture this afternoon show that 32,410...
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Beefing up sustainability
At an event in Brussels today the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform has announced the launch of new principles for...
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Fees payable for slaughtering/live exporting animals
The fees payable to the Department of Agriculture and Bord Bia for the slaughter or live export of animals were outlined...
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Preventing the onset of respiratory problems in housed weanlings
Bought in suckled calves are extremely prone to respiratory problems at this time of the year, brought on by the...
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Economics of weight gain
Previous research at Teagasc Grange on the optimum weanling winter growth rate for steers and heifers destined to return to pasture for a...
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46% drop in young bull kill week year on year
One of the highlights from last week’s beef kill statistics released from the Department of Agriculture is the reduction in the...
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'It’s time to scrap the European classification grid'
COMMENT: Milk producers will always grumble about the price they get for their milk. However, they cannot argue about the...
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12 per cent more cows killed this year
One of the highlights from last week’s beef kill statistics released from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine is the...
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'Europe's beef classification scheme just doesn’t shape up'
A leading US livestock production specialist has told AgriLand that the EU’s current beef classification system is not fit for...
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Regional divide in herd sizes
COMMENT: Irish Livestock Farming 10-Year Comparison: Herd Sizes Analysing recent cattle herd and livestock numbers in Ireland, one striking aspect...
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Penalty increase on young bulls on the cards
The View from Northern Ireland: The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is to meet the Northern Ireland Meat Exporters Association (NIMEA) to...
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The key to rearing healthy beef calves
The first three months of a calf’s life are critical. The growth rate achieved in this period will affect the...
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Comment: The quarterly beef price gap
COMMENT: As we enter the final quarter of the year, we see again in recent weeks a growing price gap between...
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Live exports key to competitive beef prices - Minister
Ireland’s live export markets are key to competitive beef prices, according to Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney TD in a broadcast...
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Improving beef quality and profitability
The View from Teagasc: The SuperValu Sustainable Farm Programme started in July of this year and will run for two...
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Comparison of early- and late-maturing suckler bred bulls
The View from Teagasc: Suckler bull production systems were traditionally based on high concentrate diets. Lowering the cost of suckler bull...
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Limousins stretch across Ireland
In Focus: The Irish Limousin Cattle Society is one of the largest cattle society’s in Ireland. The Limousin breed was...
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BVD, Johne's disease, CellCheck think-in Animal Health Ireland
Animal Health Ireland’s (AHI) annual conference is in Rochestown Park Hotel, Co Cork on 23 October. The morning session on...
