Agriland Commercial Beef Value Series: Optimising your calf purchase plan
Content developed in collaboration with Agriland Media as part of the ICBF & Agriland 22025 Commerecial Beef Value Series. Farming in…
NGP Weekly Update 04.03.25
Week 10 of 2025 has seen a continuation of the large volume of samples going through the Genotyping Lab. To date…
Replacement Index delivering on fertility
5-star cows have the best performance in fertility and calving. A recent study of 145,000 females that calved for the first…
Revolutionising the Ring: ICBF Mart Tracker Benefits Buyers and Sellers
The newly launched Mart Tracker by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) is designed to provide farmers with up-to-date information on…
Using the Calving Difficulty trait to Minimize Difficult Calvings
Calving difficulty has been an integral part of the beef Euro-Star Index since its inception. The calving difficulty % figure is…
NGP Weekly Update 18.02.25
Week 8 of 2025 has seen the largest influx of calf samples with close to 78k samples arriving in the lab…
NGP Weekly Update: 05.02.25
Week 6 of 2025 has seen a big increase in the volume of samples going through the Genotyping Lab. - Up…
Charlie Smyth’s Success with the Commercial Beef Value (CBV)
Charlie Smyth, a progressive farmer from Virginia, Co. Cavan, has made remarkable strides in transforming his farm’s beef production system to…
2025 congenital defect survey update
The ICBF congenital defect survey continues to collect valuable data regarding the incidence of abnormalities in calves at birth. Over the…
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