Meat Technology Ireland (MTI) is an industry-led ‘one-stop shop’ for meat processing research and technology, serving as a hub to co-ordinate all beef and sheep meat processing research needs. (more…)
Do you have a bull calf that is of interest by two or more AI Companies? If So, herd-owners can now complete contract offers online for calves that AI Companies are looking to genotype. (more…)
Milk Recording - What's not to like? - Michelle McGrath, Assistant Cell Check Programme Manager The aim of this month’s topic…
Reports containing the Jan-Dec 2021 data are currently generating at the moment and will be going up online over the coming days. This will vary depending on your co-op with all reports expected to be live by next Tuesday.
With the 2022 Breeding Season just around the corner, it is important dairy farmers have a clear breeding policy as it will have a significant impact on their farm profitability and sustainability. (more…)
The following video outlines how you can grant organisations access to your data from your smartphone (more…)
The latest new 5 Year Trend Report is now live for all HerdPlus suckler farmers. This report allows you to assess the breeding performance of your suckler herd over the last five years (2017 – 2021) on six Key Performance Indicators (more…)
In recent years we have added two new elements to the programme. Firstly, a Dairy Beef section to progeny test high Dairy Beef Index bulls which are suitable for use on dairy cows. A Terminal section which contains beef bulls deemed suitable for use on suckler cows to produce profitable animals for sale or slaughter has also been added. (more…)
Thinking about your New Year’s resolutions? Here are 5 achievable tasks that every beef farmer should consider setting themselves for 2022. (more…)