Beef focus: Making a hefty profit on 15-cow Sligo suckler farm
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.
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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.