Grass
Should I graze my silage ground or close it up?
The 2017 winter seems to be finally coming to a close, with ground temperatures on the up and fertiliser spreaders...
Grass
The 2017 winter seems to be finally coming to a close, with ground temperatures on the up and fertiliser spreaders...
Beef
Over 500,000 cattle have been slaughtered in Ireland so far this year, official data shows. Figures taken from the Department...
Beef
The opening of the Chinese market to Irish beef exports must “add to farmers’ margins” in order to be considered...
Beef
A small part of the Chinese market could deliver huge rewards, according to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine,...
Beef
The opening of the Chinese market to Irish beef exports is “an important breakthrough“, according to Meat Industry Ireland (MII)...
Beef
The Chinese market has been opened to Irish beef exports, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed,...
Grass
As the winter conditions continue, the thought of turning cattle out to grass may be at the very back of...
Buildings
Farming in Longfordpass, Co.Tipperary, Pat Healy runs a 50-cow suckler herd under a split spring and autumn-calving system. The beef...
Beef
Located in Grange, Co. Meath, the Teagasc demonstration farm is a suckler-to-beef operation run under the watchful eye of researcher...
Opinion
Heartiest congratulations must go to Butchery Excellence Team Ireland, the members of which came out tops at the recent World...
Grass
Grazed grass is the cheapest feed available to suckler farmers. Every blade of grass that an animal eats represents a...
Beef
Heifer base quotes have started to edge towards the 410c/kg mark, but a number of buyers are still starting negotiations...
Beef
Reports of beef price cuts have emerged this week as a result of “heavy-handed weight limits”, according to the Irish...
Beef
The vast majority of farmers supply cattle that are clean and acceptable for slaughter under the Clean Livestock Policy (CLP)....
Beef
The output value for livestock farming in 2017 in the Republic of Ireland enjoyed significant gains, according to data published...
Beef
Farmers selling cattle this week will notice that there is a wide variation in base quotes for both bullocks and...
Agri-Business
With every passing day, week and month without a decision – or at least some consistent clarity – on the...
Beef
Farming in Ardagh, Co. Longford, Pat and Paul Molihan – a father-and-son team – operate a suckler-to-beef enterprise on 58% owned...