Beef
Beef trade: Processors continue to pull prices
This week, beef factories have opted to knock another 5c/kg off base quotes. The majority of processors are now offering...
Beef
This week, beef factories have opted to knock another 5c/kg off base quotes. The majority of processors are now offering...
Beef
As we all know, winter fodder supplies are currently being fed on farms across the country. Because of this, farmers...
Beef
After a difficult spring, feed reserves on many farms were depleted. Drought conditions have slowed grass growth rates and many...
Beef
Although there is little or no rain forecast for the next couple of days and the drought conditions are expected...
Beef
Many dairy farmers across the country are feeding meal to stretch out grass supplies, while drystock farmers may be somewhat...
Beef
Due to the lack of silage supplies on farms across the country, farmers may look at forage crops as a...
Beef
Average farm covers are extremely low across the country and many farmers have no option but to turn to second-cut...
Beef
There has been some movement on the Turkish market front in recent days. A number of Irish exporters have put consignments...
Beef
Figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) show that the total beef kill for the week...
Beef
Farming just outside Ballyroan, Co. Laois, John Mullhall operates a dairy store-to-beef system in conjunction with a tillage enterprise. Recently,...
Beef
There has been a lot of confusion surrounding the €uro-Star Indexes in recent times. Some farmers argue that they have...
Beef
Many beef and sheep farmers are coming under increased pressure from the hot weather; grass growth has remained extremely slow....
Beef
Beef factories have most certainly taken back control of the market and continue to implement further price cuts. Processors have...
Beef
Ireland’s dairy-beef industry has found itself propelled into the fast lane. With expansion in the national dairy herd in recent...
Beef
There is further bad news for beef finishers this week, as processors ramp up the pressure following on from the...
Beef
Teagasc’s BEEF 2018 event – a major day for the Irish beef industry – will take place at the Teagasc...
Grass
The end of March this year was marked by the successful completion of the European Exceptional Adjustment Aid (EAA) funded...
Grass
Timothy should not be overlooked as a species of grass that can be included in seed mixes under Irish conditions,...