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Based in Co. Wicklow, Paddy and Fionnuala Tyrell are suckler and sheep farming with the help of their four kids; Jenny, Katie, Emily, and John.

As part of the Beef Focus Revisit series for the Christmas season, Agriland has taken a look back at some of the farmers...

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A series of special sales composed of female cattle eligible for the BDGP are taking place in marts across the country throughout October.

Standing 320m above sea level is Slieve Glah, the highest point in central Co. Cavan, and farming on it is Con Smith, the subject of this week's Beef Focus.

Farming in the foothills of Keash, Co. Sligo, Clive Bright is a suckler farmer who could be mistaken for a farmer with an overgrown farm.

The ICBF has made a new tool available on its website that will allow farmers to find heifers eligible for BDGP in their local mart.

The average income for farms rearing cattle last year stood at €10,927 which is a 30% increase on the 2020 figure, according to Teagasc.

Suckler farmers are being reminded they have just a matter of days left until the October 31 deadline for the Beef Data Genomics Programme (BDGP).

The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF), along with its program partners, have recently launched the new Gene Ireland panel of high index beef bulls.