With this week’s weather forecast promising favorable weather conditions for cattle out grazing on land, many suckler farmers have decided...
October 12, 2021
Almost 500 weanlings were of offer at Carnew Mart’s weanling show and sale which took place last Wednesday, September 29....
October 5, 2021
A total of 830 cattle went under the hammer at Dowra Mart, Co. Cavan, last Saturday, October 4. On the...
Farming near Tempo in Co. Fermanagh, Darren Foy runs a suckler operation with a small-scale wind turbine on the farm...
September 18, 2021
Any farmer who buys or sells weanlings will be well aware of the detrimental effect a case of pneumonia can...
August 27, 2021
Export figures for weanling cattle have taken a hit so far this year and are back by over 2,720 head,...
August 4, 2021
Last Tuesday’s weanling and suckler sale got underway in Carnaross Mart at 5:00pm and saw a total of 290 bulls...
July 31, 2021
Looking at prices from the cull cow and heifer rings in marts this week, it is little wonder that a...
July 10, 2021
Sixmilebridge Co-op Mart is set to host its annual show and sale of autumn-born weanlings in conjunction with its general...
July 1, 2021
With the weather well and truly ‘broke’ at this stage, the time for housing cattle on many farms has arrived....
October 26, 2020
On Thursday last, September 26, Gort Mart held its spring-born weanling show and sale. Situated in a large suckler region,...
September 28, 2019
Last Tuesday (October 23), Kilkenny Mart held a weanling sale and a “good yard” of 380 weanlings met a lively...
October 27, 2018
About 30 freshly-weaned calves were “driven bananas” by fireworks in recent days in Co. Kildare, according to farmer Alan Byrne....
October 16, 2018
“The €40 payment for weighing calves, announced in today’s budget, is a welcome development.” That’s what the Irish Cattle and...
October 9, 2018
Last Tuesday (September 4), Balla Mart held its first weanling show and sale. A “roaring trade” was reported and this...
September 8, 2018
Turkey’s lira crisis has become a major cause of concern among Irish exporters as doubts over its market for live...
August 21, 2018
Mountrath Mart’s E and U-grade weanling sale took place on Thursday last. A large crowd gathered around the sale ring...
July 8, 2018
Over recent weeks, Irish exporters have been busy sourcing weanling bulls in anticipation of the opening of the market to...
June 6, 2018
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