Dairy
IHFA awards ceremony held in Co. Laois
The Irish Holstein Friesian Association (IHFA) held its All-Ireland Awards, which recognise quality breeding and achievements in performance during 2022,...
Heifers
Dairy Technical
Has pre-season parlour training started on your farm?
While most spring-calving herds are winding down production for the year, it is always a good idea to plan ahead...
N.Ireland
Results: ‘Very special cow’ wins 2022 RUAS Winter Fair
Canadian judge Pierre Boulet, described his 2022 Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) Winter Fair interbreed champion as a “very special...
Dairy Technical
Contract rearing - an option for farmers affected by banding?
Contract rearing of heifers has become quite common in recent years but is there further growth potential in the coming...
Rural Life
Gardaí investigate theft of cattle from elderly woman in Co. Laois
Gardaí have said that their investigations are ongoing following the recent theft of cattle from a farm in Co. Laois....
Dairy
'Highest EBI dairy sale in the country' set for this Thursday
What is being described by auctioneers Doyle, Hunt and Hunt as “the highest Economic Breeding Index (EBI) heifers offered for...
Property
'Lovely 17.5ac lakeside holding' for sale in west Cork
What the agent hails as a “lovely lakeside smallholding” of 17.5ac just outside Dunmanway in the heart of west Cork,...
Beef
New rules see Jalex sale 'unable to facilitate' export of heifers to the republic
New regulations on the export of cattle from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland has resulted in the Jalex...
Agri-Business
Kilkenny farmer shocked as dogs kill 4 dairy heifer calves
A Co. Kilkenny farmer said that he could not believe it when he discovered that two dogs had attacked and...
Dairy News
Training webinar to focus on rearing better heifers
A training webinar focusing on improved rearing of heifers will take place on Thursday, February 3. In the 60-minute lunchtime...
Beef News
Roan-blue heifer takes top price of €5,000 at Carrigallen Mart
There was strong demand for quality at Carrigallen Mart’s weekly suckler sale yesterday, Monday, January 17. The sale got underway...
Dairy Technical
Parlour training your in-calf heifers, have you started yet?
The milking production season has ended on many spring-calving dairy farms for 2021, and now is a good opportunity for...
Agri-Business
Reducing slaughter age: Will it make financial sense?
It’s well publicised information at this stage that Ireland will probably have to look at ways of reducing the average...
Beef Technical
Meeting specifications is key to maximising beef price
Beef finishers who send cattle to the factory regularly will be well aware of the importance of meeting factory specifications...
Beef
Factory quotes: Cattle price on the rise as supply tightens
Beef prices are in a good place this week and any farmer with finished cattle to sell will have the...
Beef News
Tuam Mart to host special sale of quality in-calf heifers
Tuam Co-operative Mart in Co. Galway is set to host a special sale of 65 “hand picked” in-calf heifers. The...
Beef
Jalex timed auction sees top price of £6,100 for blue heifer
The Jalex ‘Select 3’ Timed Auction began at 7:00p.m on September 17, and ran until Monday, September 20. There was...
Dairy
Dairy heifers cross €1,700 at Cashel Mart’s virtual sale
A ‘virtual sale’ of high economic breeding index (EBI) weanling and in-calf dairy heifers was hosted by Cashel Mart in...
