Breeder fury erupts over Teagasc's €300k/year dairy-beef project
Pedigree Breeders ask 'is the real purpose of this work long-term to eliminate the suckler farmer in Ireland?'
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Teagasc has said it will not proceed with a proposed dairy-beef breeding initiative – to produce 180 elite Dairy Beef Index (DBI) Angus calves annually – without industry backing.
It comes as tensions over the dairy-beef plan rise as pedigree breeders accuse the state body of sidelining pedigree interests and inflating industry returns.
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