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Stay on top of breeding season performance with the ICBF Weekly Fertility Report. Track submission rates, calving progress and cows needing attention – all in one place. 🐄📊 icbf.com/weekly-fertili…

This months Milk Matters was written by Elaine Dennehy and Alan Twomey. The breeding season is now well underway on most farms and many future replacement heifers will already have been conceived BUT the breeding season is far from over. Read More Here - munsterbovine.info/3PesuIV

The 2026 Nitrates Banding screen is now accessible to all dairy farmers. The screen determines their herd’s milk kg/cow band for nitrates requirements in 2026. Farmers can submit their banding data via PC or laptop. icbf.com/dairy-nitrates…

As part of the DBWS dairy farmers are required to use high Dairy Beef Index sires to receive payment. The aim of the scheme is to increase the beef merit of calves being produced from the dairy herd. icbf.com/identify-eligi…

Join us tomorrow, 6th of May, at 2 pm for a farm walk on Thomas Caroll's farm. Thomas was the Ashbourne Meats Suckler Farmer Finisher winner as part of the 2025 ICBF Beef Quality Awards. Come along on the day to find out more about Thomas's award-winning herd. #BeefAwardWinner

Join us on Wednesday 6th of May at 2 pm for a farm walk on Thomas Caroll's farm. Thomas was the Ashbourne Meats Suckler Farmer Finisher winner as part of the 2025 ICBF Beef Quality Awards. Come along on the day to find out more about Thomas's award winning herd. #BeefAwards

Join us on Wednesday 6th of May at 2 pm for a farm walk on Thomas Caroll's farm. Thomas was the Ashbourne Meats Suckler Farmer Finisher winner as part of the 2025 ICBF Beef Quality Awards. Come along on the day to find out more about Thomas's award winning herd. #BeefAwards

High‑CBV cattle, strong herd health and good grassland management underpin the consistent finishing performance achieved by Co. Tipperary finisher Breda Ryan. Congratulations on winning the 2025 @dawnmeatsgroup Dairy Beef Finisher Award 👏 #BeefAwards 👉icbf.com/building-a-pro…

SRG are seeking to appoint a Business Support Specialist to support the rollout and ongoing delivery of the BGP. Find out more about the role here: icbf.hirehive.com/business-suppo…

Join us on Wednesday 6th of May at 2 pm for a farm walk on Thomas Caroll's farm. Thomas was the Ashbourne Meats Suckler Farmer Finisher winner as part of the 2025 ICBF Beef Quality Awards. Come along on the day to find out more about Thomas's award winning herd. #BeefAwards

AA2746 - Briarhill Emblem A172 (ET) features on the Spring 2026 Gene Ireland Panel, with a super Replacement Index of €156. 👉webapp.icbf.com/v2/app/bull-se… Contact us to order straws today! 023-8820452. #GeneIreland #SpringBreeding2026 #ICBF

We are still seeing relatively large volumes of samples arriving in the Genotyping Lab each week. Over 863k samples have been received in the lab to date in 2026! #NGP

SH2555 - Driney Nice Guy (RO) (P) features on the Spring 2026 Gene Ireland Panel, with a solid Replacement Index of €138. 👉webapp.icbf.com/v2/app/bull-se… Contact us to order straws today! 023-8820452. #GeneIreland #SpringBreeding2026 #ICBF

Thomas Carroll was the winner of the Suckler Farmer Finisher category for Ashbourne as part of the ICBF Beef Quality Awards. Come along to find out how targeted breeding, smart buying and practical management are delivering consistent performance on the Carroll herd in Co. Laois.

Stephen and Rory Mounsey have developed a dairy‑beef system focused on consistency, strong finishing performance and informed purchasing. Using CBV alongside good grass and feeding management, the Roscrea farm continues to drive results on‑farm. icbf.com/a-finish-focus… #CBV

If you are involved in contract rearing, don't forget to link the animals back to the source herd. This allows the source herd to view their animals on their profiles as well as recording events and Sire Advice. icbf.com/how-to-link-co…

For herds that do DIY AI, did you know that your Sire Advice bull selections will appear as options when recording serves online or via our ICBF HerdPlus App? icbf.com/diy-ai-record-… #SireAdvice #DIYAI #DataRecording

💪 Beef Gene Ireland in action Michael Coughlan’s herd shows how Beef Gene Ireland genetics are delivering efficient systems and high‑grading cattle on Irish farms. Read the full article here 👉icbf.com/beef-gene-irel… #BeefGeneIreland #IrishSucklerBeef #GeneticsDriven

Sexed semen has transformed dairy breeding – but what does it mean for future genetic gain? 🧬 Why your top EBI cows matter more than ever 👇 icbf.com/safeguarding-t… #DairyBreeding #EBI #Genetics #FutureProofing #GeneticGain

LM2976 – URLEVENT features on the Spring 2026 Gene Ireland Panel, with a solid Replacement Index of €161. 👉 webapp.icbf.com/v2/app/bull-se… Contact us to order straws today! 023-8820452. #GeneIreland #SpringBreeding2026 #ICBF