Beef
Mart report: Tuesday cattle and sheep sale at Ballyjamesduff
Ballyjamesduff Co-operative Livestock Mart in Co. Cavan hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Tuesday, August 6. Commenting on the...
Charolais
Sheep
16 breeds line-up for Castlewellan sheep championship
A total of 16 breeds were represented in the final sheep inter-breed champion class at Castlewellan Show 2024. William Tait...
Rural Life
Pedigree heifer prize up for grabs as Ballylinan GAA hosts Oskars
A two-year-old pedigree-registered Charolais heifer or €1,500 will be the top prize in a raffle at Ballylinan GAA Oskars and...
Beef
McKiernan to step down as secretary of Charolais society
Nevan McKiernan from Co. Cavan has announced his decision to step down as secretary of the Irish Charolais Cattle Society...
Agri-Business
Beef Focus revisited: Modern pedigree Charolais operation in Cavan
Earlier this year, Agriland paid a visit to a pedigree Charolais herd located on the Cavan-Meath border, near the shores of Lough...
Beef Technical
Top price of €9,000 at Tullamore Charolais bull sale
The Irish Charolais Cattle Society hosted a show and sale of Charolais bulls at GVM Tullamore Mart, Co. Offaly on...
Beef
Dispersal sale announced for well-known NI Charolais herd
Details have just been announced of the unreserved Dispersal Sale of the Coolnaslee Herd of pedigree Charolais cattle. The auction...
Beef News
‘Rising Stars’ head for new Charolais calf show
The North Eastern Charolais Club is set to host a new ‘Rising Stars Calf Show’ for pedigree Charolais calves. The...
Beef
450kg Charolais-cross heifer hits €3,200 (€7.11/kg) at Ennis Mart
A Charolais-cross heifer weighing 450kg sold for €3,200 (€7.11/kg) at Ennis Mart on Tuesday (July 26). Described by the mart’s...
N.Ireland
Co. Down bull among winners at Castlewellan Show
Tremendous crowds were the order of the day at Castlewellan Show 2022, which was held in the Co. Down town...
Beef
Charolais heifer makes €10,200 at Kilvilcorris sale
The Kilvilcorris Charolais herd hosted its first ‘production sale’ of pedigree-registered Charolais heifers at Tullamore Mart, Co. Offaly on Friday,...
Beef
Beef Focus: Galway sisters producing quality suckler stock
Farming 100ac on the Roscommon/Galway border, the Hastings sisters are running a suckler and sheep farm with a major focus...
Rural Life
Sculpture depicting bulls and cattle carves out niche for artist
One of the country’s best-known equine artists used lockdown to reacquaint himself with his love of sculpture, with his Charolais...
Beef
Beef Focus: Sligo family making waves in the world of pedigree breeding
It can be a challenging task to get recognition in the world of pedigree breeding. However, once a herd can...
Beef
Multi-breed pedigree sale in Carrick-on-Shannon topped at €4,650
With the 2021 breeding season soon getting into motion, one of the first pedigree bull sales of the year took...
Beef
Pics and prices: Skidoo female pedigree Charolais herd sells for over €350,000
The iconic Skidoo female Charolais pedigree herd went under the hammer on-farm in north Co. Dublin on Saturday last, September...
Beef
Beef focus: Finishing Charolais bulls and producing electricity and bio-gas in France
In this week’s beef focus, we visited Bio Valo, a 1,500m² site that produces electricity for approximately 20,000 people. The...
Beef
Pics and prices: Charolais bull calf hits €580 at Ballyjamesduff Mart
Ballyjamesduff Mart’s weekly cattle sale took place on Tuesday last (May 15) and a large crowd attended. Some 1,000 cattle...