Beef
8,000-head Kazakhstan heifer contract lost to Australian-based exporters
A potential 8,000-head Irish breeding heifer contract has been lost to Australia, according to the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association’s (ICMSA’s) Livestock...
Beef
A potential 8,000-head Irish breeding heifer contract has been lost to Australia, according to the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association’s (ICMSA’s) Livestock...
Beef
The Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) was re-opened with immediate effect on Monday, November 19. The announcement was made by the...
Beef
For the third consecutive week, the total beef kill has surpassed 40,000 head. In fact, last week’s kill was the...
Beef
The outlook for the 2019 beef market is more positive, according to an EU Commission Civil Dialogue Group in Brussels....
Beef
As has been the case over the past number of weeks, beef factories are quick to quote prices of 375c/kg...
Beef
Calving heifers at 24 months-of-age is no easy task and requires some precise management. However, it must be noted that farmers...
Beef
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) recently published 2018 beef calving statistics, which is aimed to give suckler farmers an insight...
Grass
Many farmers across the country experienced poor grass growth this summer – due to drought conditions – meaning that silage...
Beef
The decreasing trend in suckler calf registrations has continued, recent figures released by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) show....
Beef
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has called on meat processors to attend a sitting of...
Beef
The number of cattle presented for sale has remained high – especially in the midlands, west, east and north, while...
Beef
At the recent Teagasc beef conference, Prof. Donagh Berry outlined that consumers can take up to three months to buy...
Beef
After an 84-day finishing period, high replacement index sired bulls – from the Gene Ireland Progeny test centre at Tully,...
Beef
Over the past number of days, some mart managers across the country have noted a reduced demand for cattle. Well-known...
Beef
As we approach the second week of November, Irish cattle prices (deadweight) have remained relatively steady for the past number...
Beef
While there have been calls for more AI usage on suckler farms, the stock bull is still the primary method...
Beef
After holding relatively steady for an extended period, cow prices have come under pressure this and some beef buyers have...
Agri-Business
The European Union has earmarked over €3 million to help promote Irish pork and beef products in south-east Asia over...