Seán Cummins

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Seán Cummins holds an honours degree in Animal Science for UCD. At AgriLand, he has a particular focus on the beef, dairy and sheep sectors.

Sheep trade: Reduced numbers clear the way for higher returns

Sheep

Sheep trade: Reduced numbers clear the way for higher returns

A considerable tightening in spring lamb supplies has forced factory buyers to work that bit harder to secure numbers this...
Calves drive bumper first half for exports

Beef

Calves drive bumper first half for exports

The number of Irish cattle exported this year – up to the week ending September 22 – has already passed...
Could you save money by having your cows in the right condition at housing?

Beef

Could you save money by having your cows in the right condition at housing?

Although farmers are hoping it will be a long way off, the winter housing period is fast approaching and a...
‘Where silage is short, it will have to be rationed’

Dairy

‘Where silage is short, it will have to be rationed’

The last couple of weeks – and a late cut of silage in September – has resulted in many dairy...
Pics: Putting the Clean Livestock Policy for sheep under the spotlight

Sheep

Pics: Putting the Clean Livestock Policy for sheep under the spotlight

Introduced in 2016 and fully implemented late last year, the Clean Livestock Policy (CLP) for sheep has raised concerns among...
Don’t turn a blind eye to high SCC cows

Dairy

Don’t turn a blind eye to high SCC cows

Turning a blind eye to a cow with a high somatic cell count (SCC) could prove to be a very...
Donegal breeders gearing up for Wicklow Cheviot show and sale

Sheep

Donegal breeders gearing up for Wicklow Cheviot show and sale

A group of dedicated Wicklow Cheviot breeders in Co. Donegal is gearing up for its annual Premier Show and Sale,...
Housing: Have you enough space?

Buildings

Housing: Have you enough space?

Although grass is aplenty on many farms and grazing conditions remain favourable, farmers will shortly begin to focus on housing....
‘If it wasn’t for the robots, I wouldn’t have the cows’

Dairy

‘If it wasn’t for the robots, I wouldn’t have the cows’

After being involved in an accident in 2016, Michael Callan had to re-evaluate his whole dairy farming system. However, it...
Friesian, Hereford and Angus bulls wanted for export

Beef

Friesian, Hereford and Angus bulls wanted for export

A Cork-based exporter is looking for mainly Friesian, Hereford and Angus weanling bulls to export to Poland, AgriLand can reveal. Noel Gowen,...
Strong New Zealand lamb and mutton prices expected in 2018-2019

Sheep

Strong New Zealand lamb and mutton prices expected in 2018-2019

Beef and Lamb New Zealand has forecast slight increases in farm-gate prices for lamb and mutton in 2018-2019. This comes...
Attention turns to breeding for the INZAC flock

Sheep

Attention turns to breeding for the INZAC flock

The Teagasc INZAC flock, consisting of 180 ewes, is in its third full year of production. The flock is comprised...
Bumper kill brings beef supplies to the highest point in 2018

Beef

Bumper kill brings beef supplies to the highest point in 2018

On a day when hundreds of farmers gathered to protest outside the 12th Beef Roundtable, figures have revealed that beef...
Strong supplies hamper spring lamb price increases

Sheep

Strong supplies hamper spring lamb price increases

For another week, the spring lamb trade continues to remain difficult and processors are slow to let their grasp on...
Cattle marts: Prices improve for suckler-bred stock

Beef

Cattle marts: Prices improve for suckler-bred stock

Buoyed by relatively strong levels of grass growth and mild weather conditions, some confidence has returned to the cattle trade...
Beef trade: No let up as factories continue to apply pressure

Beef

Beef trade: No let up as factories continue to apply pressure

Farmers and finishers marketing beef cattle have been faced with a constant battle over recent weeks, as one factory cut...
Big kill limits spring lamb price increase

Sheep

Big kill limits spring lamb price increase

Although farmers flocked to Tullamore, Co. Offaly, for last week’s National Ploughing Championships, the mass journey had little or no...
Grass advice: Don’t forget the strip wire if you want to graze a heavy cover

Grass

Grass advice: Don’t forget the strip wire if you want to graze a heavy cover

Although still running ahead of demand in many cases, grass growth rates have dropped slightly over recent days; it is...