Press Release: DAFM announces opening of new €25 million scheme to support the dairy and beef sector.
Today, 21st March 2024, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., announced the opening of a new support…
NGP Weekly Update 19.03.2024 – Increase of 2.1 days from birth to sample being received in the lab
Week 12 of 2024 saw close to 45,000 samples received in the lab and more than 45,000 samples processed. As we…
March Evaluation Now Live!
The March 2024 evaluation figures are now available for all dairy and beef animals. The ICBF Animal Search, Active Bull Lists…
Sire Trends in the Irish Dairy Herd 2018-2023
There has been a big shift towards dairy farmers opting to use beef in the dairy herd from the start of…
NGP Weekly Update 05.03.2024 – Reduction in turnaround time from birth to passport being issued
Week 10 of 2024 saw over 58,000 samples received in the lab and more than 69,000 samples processed. The average turnaround…
The class of Autumn 2023, who sired them?
The second half of 2023 saw, 157,847 suckler beef calves (beef sire x beef dam) born on Irish farms, of which…
NGP Weekly Update 27.02.2024-Largest number of samples received and processed this week
We are now at the peak in terms of NGP samples received in the lab at week 9. Close to 218,000…
Commercial Beef Value-All you need to know!
What is the CBV? The CBV is a tool that gives farmers an insight into the genetic value of animals destined…
98% of samples being processed in less than 7 days- NGP Weekly Update 20.02.2024
We are now in week 8 of 2024 and the National Genotyping Programme (NGP) with over 127,000 animal passports issued via…
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