The announcement of the Dairy Beef Calf measure last month has provided farmers rearing dairy-beef calves this year, the opportunity...
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With the simple rule of supply and demand, Friesian bull calf prices experienced a positive bump due to the low...
April 14, 2021
In the beef trade this week, we are seeing prices move more sharply to a base for heifers of €4.00/kg,...
April 13, 2021
As seen over the past few weeks, the store trade continues to command a strong holding – with farmers still...
April 11, 2021
Cootehill Mart hosted its weekly sale of dry cows, bullocks and heifers on Wednesday (April 7). It was the third...
With plenty of cattle planned to be slaughtered when coming off grass over the coming months – a recent study...
April 10, 2021
Buying a new stock bull can be both an enjoyable and stressful experience for suckler farmers. In one way, new...
With beef prices almost reaching the €4.00/kg mark for finishers here in Ireland, it is time to review how British...
April 9, 2021
There was a strong demand for forward beef cattle it seems at Waterford Ross Mart last Saturday (April 3). During...
April 8, 2021
It was a quiet bank holiday weekend for a lot of people, however one thing that did draw attention was...
April 7, 2021
With a 5c/kg rise this week in the general base quotes for steers and heifers, farmers in the beef trade...
April 6, 2021
It is hard to know what season it is currently, if we were to go by the change in weather...
It is clear how the weather impacted on the start of the grazing season for many beef farmers and one...
It can be exciting news for breeders when they hear that AI straws of popular old pedigree sires come back...
April 5, 2021
With the breeding season just around the corner for both beef and dairy farms, the issue of managing a stock...
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the way farmers have been trading cattle at online marts over the past year has...
April 4, 2021
The trade for store cattle was ‘getting hotter’ at Monday’s (March 29) sale at Mid-Tipp Mart in Thurles according to...
April 3, 2021
As many beef farmers have moved away from bull-beef production, many are now choosing to start castrating males – calves/weanlings...
April 2, 2021
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