Beef
Suckler scheme training: Info on 7 modules to be completed
As part of the terms and conditions of the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) suckler scheme, farmers are required to...
Suckler Farming
Beef
Ballinrobe suckler and sheep farm to host IGA beef event
The 2024 Irish Grassland Association (IGA) beef event will take place outside Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, on the farm of Martin...
Beef
'Incessant rainfall' causing 'serious issues' for beef farmers
What is being described as “incessant rainfall” across most of the country is leading to “some serious issues” on beef...
Beef
Vet warns 'no guarantee' of late feeding reducing night calvings
A Teagasc vet has said that there is no guarantee that the number of cows calving at night will reduce...
Beef
Newford Herd settles on 118ac Roscommon farm
The Newford suckler demonstration farm which was established by Teagasc and Dawn Meats with support from McDonalds in 2015, took...
Beef
Watch: Deane questions IFA silence on suckler-farming exodus
In an exclusive interview with Agriland, a former livestock chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and former vice president...
Beef
'No expectation to reopen SCEP for applications' - DAFM
There is currently no expectation to reopen SCEP (the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme) for applications, according to the Department of...
Beef Technical
Suckler farmers to see new index ratings on November 21
Suckler farmers will see their suckler herds’ new evaluations online from Tuesday, November 21, the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF)...
Beef News
Shortage in supply of Irish suckler-bred cattle 'looming'
A shortage in the supply of Irish suckler-bred beef cattle is “looming”, the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA)...
Beef News
Over 1,400 suckler farmers set to be removed from SCEP
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed to Agriland that over 1,400 suckler farmers are set...
Beef News
SCEP: Second reference date option offered by DAFM
Farmers who are participating in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) and who have not met the requirement of 50%...
Agri-Business
Budget 2024: Sheep funding welcome but more needed - ICSA
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has welcomed extra funding for sheep farmers in Budget 2024, but said...
Beef
NI open day set to showcase Shorthorn-cross suckler herd
Ballynahinch, Co. Down-based commercial suckler farmer Barry Fitzsimons is set to show how a switch to Beef Shorthorn genetics has...
Beef
Young farmers bid big at Victoria Farms heifer sale
Gabriel Sloyan’s Victoria Farms’ timed auction of in calf and maiden suckler breeding stock drew to a close with a...
Beef
Teagasc Grange to test effect of reduced suckler stock on income
Staff at the Teagasc beef research centre at Grange, Co. Meath will examine the effect on income of running its...
Beef
Hybrid bulls hit €5,300 in Tateetra timed online auction
The Tateetra and Rathmore Farms timed online auction of 12 hybrid bulls drew to a close on Monday evening (August...
Beef
New suckler scheme: 10% penalty for failing to test for IBR
Details of the new suckler scheme, the National Beef Welfare Scheme (NBWS), were revealed this week. The scheme will incentivise...
Beef
Minister announces €50/calf scheme for suckler farmers
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has announced the opening of a new scheme that will pay...