‘Immediate action needed or suckler sector will wither away,’ government is warned Teagasc has forecast that suckler cows are likely to decline to just over 600k head by 2030. Stock Image Ireland’s ...

What started as doubts for Jilly Greed while being made to watch regenerative agriculture videos online has developed into a system which is ticking all the right boxes and securing the future of her ...

As steers are finished without concentrates at 19.2 months of age, Kay's organic farm exceeds many conventional suckler farm ...

Teagasc and the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation are set to run a series of 16 suckler breeding farm walks across the country over the coming weeks. The events will focus on the main requirements ...

Arron Nerbas, of Nerbas Bros. Aberdeen Angus in Canada will join AHDB and the Aberdeen Angus Society for three on-farm events to discuss what makes a suckler system profitable, including how genetics, ...

A Yorkshire suckler herd is sending more animals to slaughter in specification, has lifted calf output and improved grassland production. These three gains have been made by the Prudom family at ...

A €2 billion farm retirement scheme is being considered by Government in a bid to encourage farmers to exit farming and drastically reduce cow numbers in order to meet climate change targets.

With 96 cubicles, a robot scraper and back scratching brushes for cows and calves, she admits the only thing she’s missing at this stage “is a robot milking cows in the corner”.

New Teagasc figures that establish the first financial performance baseline for organic farmers show that Organic Farming ...