ICSA suckler chair Jimmy Cosgrave has welcomed the decision to provide in-person training for SCEP participants.
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The number of cattle sourced from controlled finishing farms was recorded at 115,000 head.
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The suckler scheme’s training had initially been planned to run solely online in a move which had drawn criticism from those without easy access to online facilities.
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A lack of stakeholder engagement on curbing TB spread between cattle is holding up eradication efforts, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has claimed.

Targeting weeds in grassland before plants mature and head out will give more effective control.
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At the same time as production dropping, the average carcase weight decreased by 0.6%.
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Beef prices: beef factories are using the short week to apply some pressure to the trade. Adam Woods has the latest on this week's trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished animals.
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A lack of stakeholder engagement on curbing TB spread between cattle is holding up eradication efforts, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has claimed.
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Adam Woods offers some top tips on what’s important in terms of getting suckler cows back in calf.
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“Progress is made in addressing some of the genuine concerns originally raised with indices, and this work must continue at the next meeting, which is scheduled for July,” the IFA livestock chair concluded.
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When it comes to grazing management in May, outlined are some tips to keep in top of sward quality.👇
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The magic day, when grass growth exceeds demand, has yet to happen for many farmers amid the cooler soil temperatures this year.
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Adam Woods has details of this year’s Irish Farmers Journal/Irish Shows Association/FBD all-Ireland young stockperson competition, which was launched last week. 👇
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Watch: Beef bullocks were in demand in Kilkenny with a 42 month bullock weighing 935kg selling for €2780. What would he make in the factory this week?
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Irish Grass Fed beef takes its place alongside a range of PGI products on the supermarket shelf in Italy.
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New Zealand dairy, beef, and sheep meat will have increased access to markets in the EU.
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Some 30 samples of beef mince taken from retail outlets tested negative for the disease.
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Farmer testing fees and the eradication programme's staffing bill are not included in the Department's quarterly TB cost reporting.
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The suckler herd has gone form one million cows down to 800,000 cows and nobody has 'batted an eye', suckler and sheep farmer Flor McCarthy from Kenmare, Co Kerry said at Tuesday's IFA MEP hustings in Fermoy.
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The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has confirmed it participated in a recent joint cross-border enforcement operation in Cherbourg, France, in which Irish livestock hauliers received on-the-spot fines.
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