Beef
'Incessant rainfall' causing 'serious issues' for beef farmers
What is being described as “incessant rainfall” across most of the country is leading to “some serious issues” on beef...
Beef Farmers
Beef
Diary date: BEEF2024 set for Teagasc Grange on June 26
The Teagasc BEEF2024 Open Day will take place on Wednesday, June 26, at the Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and...
Beef News
Irish beef prices up to 64c/kg behind UK - ICMSA
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has said that Irish beef prices are now up to 64c/kg behind the...
Beef News
Irish beef prices still over 80c/kg behind UK - ICSA
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said that Irish beef prices are still lagging over 80c/kg behind...
Agri-Business
New Zealand beef and sheep farm profits to drop by 30% - report
Profit margins on sheep and beef farms in New Zealand are expected to drop by a further 30% this season,...
Beef
Factories trying to 'drive Irish prices to new low' - ICSA
Factories have been accused of “manipulating the trade to fill their own feedlots”, by the chair of the Irish Cattle...
Agri-Business
AgriSearch webinars to help farmers after 'particularly challenging' summer
AgriSearch is set to host two webinars for Northern Ireland’s ruminant livestock farmers with the aim of helping them mitigate...
Beef News
Cahill calls for new BEAM scheme for beef farmers
A new Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme is needed for beef farmers, according to the chair of the Joint...
Beef News
Falling beef prices costing farmers €2m per week - Cullinan
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is estimating that falling beef prices are currently costing Irish farmers around €2 million per...
Beef News
Beef farmers should reject lower factory quotes - Golden
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) National Livestock chair Brendan Golden has advised beef farmers to reject lower quotes being offered...
Beef News
Budget 2023: Suckler and beef farmers ignored - Golden
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) National Livestock chair Brendan Golden has claimed that suckler and beef farmers were ignored in...
Agri-Business
Budget 2023 case study: The beef farmer
As the dust settles following the announcement of Budget 2023 yesterday (Tuesday, September 27), farmers will be wondering how it...
Beef News
BovINE: National meeting for beef farmers next month
BovINE (Beef Innovation Network Europe) is planning to host a national meeting online next month for Irish beef farmers. The...
Beef
Beef Focus: Winter finishing on straw bedding in Laois
Raymond and Richard Carter are mixed tillage and beef farmers based just outside Stradbally in Co. Laois. The father-and-son duo...
Beef
Organic Scheme: Calls for more inclusion of beef and lamb
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has welcomed the increase in funding for the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS)...
Beef Technical
Beef farmers: Are you ready for winter housing?
Although grass is not in short supply on most moderately-stocked beef farms, as October rolls on and wet weather conditions...
CAP / Schemes
IFA rebels launch campaign for coupled payment at Farm Centre
A group of members of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) have launched their own campaign for coupled farm payments for...
Sheep
More beef farmers dipping into the store lamb market as 'cattle are too dear at present'
There appears to be a stronger interest among beef farmers for store lambs this year. The store lamb trade has...