Rural Life
Priest urges Kerry farmer to keep surprise triplet bull calves
A dairy farmer in Co. Kerry has told Agriland how his uncle, who is a priest, has encouraged him to...
Belgian Blue
Dairy News
Watch: Different breed twins born to same cow on Galway dairy farm
Different breed (Heteropaternal) twin calves have been born to a Fleckvieh-cross cow on a farm at Kiltullagh, Co. Galway. A...
Beef
Belgian Blue weanling makes €21,500 at Carrick Winter Fair
A 445kg Belgian Blue weanling heifer has sold for a record-breaking €21,500 at the Carrick Winter Fair. The Midland and...
Beef
Suckler-bred cow-calf pairing hits €5,000 at Carnew Mart
Carnew Mart in Co. Wicklow, has hosted its annual Belgian Blue weanling show and sale sponsored by the Irish Belgian...
Agri-Business
Conor McGregor on the search for Belgian Blue bulls
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor has said he is on the look out for...
Rural Life
Farming concert pianist on song for festival
Classical pianist Fiachra Garvey is taking a break from helping out on the family farm to put the final touches...
Rural Life
Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry GAA club raffles Roan Belgian Blue X
Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry GAA Club will hold an Easter fundraising draw for a Roan Belgian Blue Cross, two-year-old U grade heifer or €2,500...
Beef
Limerick AI company buys Belgian Blue bull for €52,500
At least two price records are understood to have been broken last night (Monday, December 5) at the McGee family’s...
Beef
McGee sale: Top price of €52,500 for January-born bull calf
Based in Co. Westmeath, the McGee family’s second online on-farm sale of E- and U-grade breeding suckler stock drew to...
Rural Life
Belgian Blue the star of fundraising draw for Bryan
The communities of Moyvore, Milltown and Ballymore in Co. Westmeath, have rallied around the family of nine-year-old Bryan Pendred who...
Beef
From Cork to Carlisle: Bull bred in Bandon sells for 15,000gns
Belgian Blue breeding in Bandon got international recognition earlier this year – when a bull bred in west Cork hit...
Beef
Belgian Blue sire DBZ no longer available
Popular Belgian Blue bull Manitou de Belle Eau (DBZ) is no longer available from AI company Progressive Genetics. While some AI...
Video
George Goes Dairy Farming: Pat Martyn - Co. Meath
Sixth in the series of George Goes Dairy Farming With the attention on many dairy farms turning to the oncoming...
N.Ireland
Beef societies join forces for first time for bumper spring bull sale
Northern Ireland’s Blonde Club and British Blue Society have teamed up with the region’s Simmental club to hold their individual...
Beef
Beef focus: Close to 800 cattle on show at Jalex herd open day
Farming in Randalstown, Co. Antrim, James and Nelson Alexander – a father-and-son team – run an in-calf heifer selling enterprise....
Beef
Belgian Blue calves trade for €335-395/head at Ballyjamesduff Mart
Ballyjamesduff Mart’s weekly cattle sale took place on Tuesday last (February 13) and a large crowd attended the sale. John...
N.Ireland
Is thinking 'white' the secret to Northern Ireland's best blues?
A Co. Antrim British Blue herd which selectively breeds for white cattle has wowed judges in the north. Jack and...
Beef
48% of Belgian Blue pedigree calves are embryo transfer
While embryo transfer accounted for just 3% of the 2013 pedigree calf crop last year, it accounted for 48% of...