Suckler cow numbers in Ireland have fallen by 270,000 head while the number of dairy cows increased by 316,000 head.

Dairy farmers say they can no longer absorb a significant spike in the cost of production of milk products, and that ...

As the 2025 dairy breeding season approaches, the Irish Cattle and Breeding Federation (ICBF) and Teagasc urge farmers to ...

Farmers are being stretched to breaking point physically and advising them to have lots of low-yielding cows and feeding them ...

The Minister for Agriculture announced the new scheme with €4m in funding which the IFA claims must be built on to adequately ...

The new nitrates band screen is now available to all dairy farmers on the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) website.

Methane is an immensely challenging problem for the Irish dairy and beef sectors, but science is providing the means – mainly through new feed additives and breeding techniques – to reduce associated ...

If we are willing to accept the need for IP protection, like most other farmers around the world, then we have a chance to ...

The status quo remained. The funny thing is that, despite the official Irish translation, Parlús na mBó, the name may have nothing to do with cows. An alternative theory is that, like “The ...

It is no surprise that many year-round calvers with higher-yielding cows find grazing stressful. Allocating grass is ...