Dairy
When is the right time to get rid of cull cows?
Moving into the latter end of the grazing season in the autumn months, farmers often think it is worth keeping...
Cull Cows
Beef
Cull dairy cows driving rise in factory cattle supply numbers
The Irish factory cattle supply has increased by 9,500 head to date this year, according to figures from the Department...
Dairy Technical
Time for cull cows to go as housing begins on farms
For the most part, dairy cows are now housed as weather conditions have made land too wet to graze, so...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth: Big drop predicted for the coming days
Despite the weather conditions in recent weeks, grass growth rates have continued to be quite positive for the time of...
Dairy Technical
Weather woes mean it is time to move cull cows on
The weather conditions over the last few weeks are now really impacting on farms and it may be time to...
Dairy Technical
Cull cows: What are the best options this year?
As we enter into the autumn months, for many dairy farms, it is time to move on cull cows from...
Dairy Technical
Culling cows: Should beef prices have an influence?
Culling cows or removing of them from a herd is important to ensure that the herd continues to improve and...
Dairy Technical
Time to look at moving on marginal cows
As we move into the autumn months it is a good time for dairy farmers to starting moving on marginal...
Dairy Technical
Time to move problem cows on from herd
As cows enter into the final stages of lactation it is time to start looking at moving problem cows on...
Dairy Technical
Cull cows: To the mart or factory?
The time of year has arrived, once again, when farmers ask themselves what should be done with cull cows. Many...
Beef
Heavy cows rule the roost in current boom-time mart trade
In recent weeks, it hasn’t been unusual to hear prices cross the €3,000 mark for cull cows in the dry-cow...
Beef
Beef trade: Better-type cull cows still clearing €4.00/kg
If a farmer said 12 months ago that factories would be paying €4.00/kg for better-type cull cows in January 2022,...
Dairy Technical
Good appetite among buyers at Ballyjamesduff sales
This week saw a decline in the numbers entered at Ballyjamesduff Mart’s weekly calf sale, which took place on Wednesday...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth: Heavy rain brings grazing to a close
October has nearly turned to November and grass growth has dropped as most of the country experienced significant rainfall in...
Beef
Cull cow trade 'buoyant' at Ballyjamesduff Mart
Over 120 cull cows went through the ring at Ballyjamesduff Mart on Wednesday, October 13. Speaking to Agriland following the...
Beef
Beef cattle cross €3/kg liveweight at Carnew Mart
Beef cows were met with what was described by mart management as “a very strong trade” at Carnew Mart’s weekly...
Dairy Technical
What should I do with my cull cows?
At this point of the lactation cycle, most farmers have their cows scanned to determine their pregnancy status – you...
Beef Technical
Beef price: More variability in factory quotes this week
This week’s factory quotes for beef cattle appear to be more variable in nature with mixed messaging coming from different...