Beef
Calf trade: Calf exporters return to action
With the weather settling down and conditions becoming more favourable for exporters, the levels of export activity at online calf...
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Beef
Cavan bull sells for €14,000 at Limousin premier sale
The Irish Limousin Cattle Society (ILCS) started its society sales on a high note on Saturday (March 13). It was...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Beef
'The farmers that are winning are the ones selling the well-presented store bullock'
It was both a wet and windy day for farmers travelling to Kilcullen Mart to sell cattle on Wednesday (March...
Beef
Pics and prices: Quality stores on offer in Kilcullen Mart
It was a wet and challenging day for farmers bringing cattle to the marts on Wednesday (March 10) – however...
Beef
Charolais bulls topped at €7,100 - but mart guidelines cause 'frustration'
The first sale of 2021 hosted by the Irish Charolais Cattle Society was held on Saturday (February 26) in Tullamore...
Beef
Tackling crypto scours in young calves this spring
Cryptosporidiosis (crypto) is a challenging infection which occurs in young calves and results in scouring. The effect that this scour...
Beef
Multi-breed pedigree sale in Carrick-on-Shannon topped at €4,650
With the 2021 breeding season soon getting into motion, one of the first pedigree bull sales of the year took...
Beef
ICSA calls for factory accountability over beef price cuts
With quotes being pulled this week by factories – prices of €3.70-3.75/kg offered by some processors for steers and €3.75/kg...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Beef
Limousin heifer with Irish genetics sells for record breaking 250,000gns
Irish genetics excelled at a recent sale of pedigree Limousin females held in Carlisle on Friday (January 29) from the...
Beef
Bullocks sell up to €3,000 at special show and sale in Carnew Mart
Carnew Mart hosted its 40th Annual Fatstock Show and Sale on Saturday (January 23). There was a large show of stock...
Dairy
Cattle exporter highlights challenges facing hauliers to a post-Brexit UK
The exporting of Irish dairy cows and heifers to the UK has been an increasingly popular market in recent years....
Beef
Throughput of beef cattle processed forecasted to decline in 2021
According to the Bord Bia, the number of beef cattle processed in Ireland is set to decline this year –...
Beef
41% drop in gross margin on cattle-finishing farms in 'no-deal' Brexit
With the threat of Brexit looming closer each week, farmers now have to weigh up the potential risk factors which...