Beef
Global meat producer JBS has announced the planned closure of two of its facilities located in the US states of Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
N.Ireland
Vaccinating for bluetongue prior to breeding “can give ultimate protection”, according to the Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland.
The Aberdeen Angus Association of Romania is set to host the European Angus Forum (EAF) 2026 next week. from May 11-18.
A compact calving pattern in a suckler herd is “one of the clearest indicators of reproductive performance within suckler systems”.
Rural Life
Farmer and entrepreneur Kaleb Cooper from the Prime Video series ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ was the special guest at the ‘Intro to Ag Fair’.
Most well-run suckler herds producing replacement heifers will focus closely on the key management areas of these replacement heifers.
The Santa Gertrudis cattle breed is less well known amongst cattle breeders here, but is more common in parts of the US and South America.
Based in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Duncan Morrison is a farmer who, at 25-years-old, made the move to establish his own suckler herd.
Agriculture ministers in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have today (Thursday,...
Bluetongue restrictions banning the movement of cattle and sheep to NI could be “resolved” in the coming week, a farming organisation said.
The EuroStar Index has been “very emotive” but also been “extremely effective in getting farmers engaged”, says ICBF CEO Sean Coughlan.
Sustainable Ruminant Genetics has launched a document which sets out its “vision" to transform livestock breeding in Northern Ireland”.
The spring calving season is fast approaching on both suckler and dairy farms across Ireland and...
The 2026 AgriSearch Beef Conference titled: ‘Beefing Up Performance – Driving Productivity and Profitability’ kicked off this morning.
ABP Linden has confirmed its intention to cease retail packing at its facility based at Granville...
Agri-Business
Improving air movement and ventilation in existing cattle sheds can be achieved in many cases without incurring major construction costs.
The recent cold snap has impacted livestock sales across both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland over the past couple of days.
While farmers cannot control weather, market prices or input costs, many key drivers of profitability can be controlled within the farm gate.
