Video: Nitrate poisoning claims 11 cattle on reseeded field October 12, 2018 Beef “I went up on the Tuesday morning to check them and give them a bit of grass and all I could find was…
‘Meeting the Challenges of Feeding Beef’ the key focus of ICSA event October 8, 2018 Beef ‘Meeting the Challenges of Feeding Beef’ has been declared as the theme of an event set to take place tomorrow evening (Tuesday, October…
Video: 1984 cattle truck still going strong in ‘Rebel’ county August 23, 2018 Machinery John Tarrant is a livestock haulier in Co. Cork and owns what is believed to be the oldest DAF lorry still hauling in…
Cattle slaughterings pass the 500,000 mark April 18, 2018 Beef Over 500,000 cattle have been slaughtered in Ireland so far this year, official data shows. Figures taken from the Department of Agriculture’s beef…
What factors influence cattle cleanliness during housing? March 22, 2018 Beef The vast majority of farmers supply cattle that are clean and acceptable for slaughter under the Clean Livestock Policy (CLP). However, with the…
Are you managing your stock bull correctly? December 12, 2017 Beef On most Irish suckler farms, the stock bull is the primary method of getting cows and heifers in calf. Given this, a stock…
How much are you paying for your concentrates? December 7, 2017 Beef With cattle now housed for the winter period, and finishing in full swing across the country, farmers should ensure that their animals are…
Finishing cattle: How to assess if an animal is fit for slaughter November 29, 2017 Beef At the minute, beef prices are nothing to write home about. However, it must be noted that – at this time – processors’…
Ration selection: Are your finishing cattle on the correct diet? November 26, 2017 Beef With cattle now housed for the winter period, and finishing in full swing across the country, farmers should ensure that their animals are…
Reducing exposure to liver and rumen fluke October 19, 2017 Beef Some 86% of condemned livers, in meat factories, were due to liver fluke, according to a recent trial conducted by University College Dublin’s Dr.…
Supreme Court of India suspends ban on sale of cattle for slaughter July 12, 2017 The Supreme Court of India yesterday, July 11, ruled in favour of suspending a ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter. It…
Cattle marts: Weanlings in demand around the country November 9, 2016 Beef The weanling trade in marts around the country continues to be strong with as reports suggest that 20,000 cattle are to be exported…
Beef cattle supplies show slight signs of tightening as kill falls below 30,000 head August 10, 2016 Beef Beef cattle supplies showed some signs of tightening last week with the weekly kill dropping below 30,000, recent figures from the Department of Agriculture…
Beef cattle numbers on the rise in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain May 25, 2016 Beef The number of cattle expected to be slaughtered in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain in 2016 looks set to be considerably higher than…
Differences in Irish/UK beef price gap across cattle types February 6, 2016 Beef The first month of 2016 has seen cattle prices in Britain continue on the downward trajectory which began towards the end of November of…
Dublin must do more on nomad livestock issue – O Neill January 25, 2016 N.Ireland The Dublin government must do more to settle the nomad cattle issue, which has seen the thousands of store animals moved cross-border annually…
ICSA predicts cattle prices to break back through the €4/kg barrier October 5, 2015 Beef Steer prices may well start to strengthen again, once the current flush of beef cattle has passed through the system, according to ICSA…
Beef kill running 50,000 head behind 2014 levels September 17, 2015 Beef This year’s beef kill at export meat plants is currently running 50,000 head behind 2014 levels, last weeks beef kill stood at 31,212…
