Beef
Quality continental bullocks and heifers featured well at this week's cattle sale at Kilkenny Mart, despite the smaller numbers at the sale.
A Charolais maiden heifer sold for an impressive €13,600 at the renowned annual 'Goldstar Charolais' production sale
A source reported “big sale of bullocks” in Ennis Mart, with 860 on offer and prices reaching up to €5.40/kg.
Kilkenny Mart hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Thursday (October 1), with approximately 1,310 cattle on offer.
Ennis Mart reported a “fine size sale” this week, with 874 animals on offer, including weanling bulls sold for up to €2,700.
Sheep
Quality lots of sheep are considered to be in short supply in Kilkenny, as the mart got underway...
A new midge-borne virus that has been infecting cattle across Europe has been detected in cattle in the British Isles.
Weekly factory cattle supplies dipped slightly in the week ending Sunday, September 13, to just over 32,500 head
Five new finalist schools will be presented this week with their calves as part of the Certified Irish Angus Schools Competition.
A new report on red meat retail performance in the UK has shown that red meat volumes have declined 1.5% year-on-year.
Calving
The average calving interval has reduced down from 388 days in 2022 to 383 days in 2026, according to the ICBF.
Video
The farm of Bernard Fox in Ballivor, Co. Meath, hosted the Irish Country Meats (ICM) on-farm lamb...
A large crowd of both organic and conventional farmers gathered on the farm of Micheal Holmes, near...
Ahead of its official launch today (Monday, August 3), Agriland was given exclusive access to...
The highly anticipated FBD National Young Members Association (YMA) Finals returned to Cillin Hill...
The crude protein rate in grass had no impact on calves developing summer scour syndrome, according...
Speaking to Agriland, Teagasc researcher and beef geneticist Cliona Ryan explained the benefits of...
Tillage
A dry spring has reduced crop condition ratings across much of the UK, though winter cereals and oilseed rape remain in a strong position.
Younger cattle numbers are beginning to rise on GB farms, latest figures from the British Cattle Movement Service show.
Grass
What do farmers think of multispecies, a question which was asked at a recent event in University College Dublin's (UCD) Lyons farm.
Three-quarters of Cork tillage farmer Ted O’Leary’s acreage is winter barley, which would be more if not for crop diversification rules
There is a varying level of understanding of and emphasis placed on grazing the correct grass...
A series of test plots comparing grass growth from different fertiliser types was one of the many...
Shearing is one of the busiest days of the year on sheep farms.
