Wicklow Calf Company

Video: Calf export lorry with 'on-board milk feeders' trialled

A trial has taken place this week (October 17, 2023) where a consignment of Irish dairy-bred calves was exported to...

Wicklow Calf Company reaffirms commitment to calf welfare

Wicklow Calf Company has issued a statement following the RTÉ Investigates programme, which aired on Monday (July 10). The programme showed incidents of...

'The calf market has collapsed and minister is doing nothing' - exporter

One of the country’s leading calf buyers has been scathing in his criticism of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and...

Wicklow Calf Company boss outlines challenges facing calf trade

Video: Wicklow Calf Company boss outlines challenges facing calf trade

Seamus Scallan is well known among calf buyers and sellers across Ireland – both North and South – as well...

Trials testing slow-releasing milk powder underway in Wicklow

Trials investigating slow-releasing milk powder are currently underway in Co. Wicklow, calf exporter and owner of the Wicklow Calf Company...

Spring-born bulls and heifers wanted for export

An Irish exporting company has secured a new contract for the North African market. Arklow-based company – Wicklow Calf Company...

Calls made for Government to charter 'walk-on, walk-off' livestock vessel

The Irish Livestock Stakeholders’ Association has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, to increase...

IBR programme 'necessary to future proof calf exports'

It has been suggested that an infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) eradication programme should be introduced in Ireland to help future...

Export market opens for 500 Angus bulls

A total of 500 Angus bulls with certain specifications are being sought by a Co. Wicklow based livestock company for...

Export focus: Shipping thousands of dairy calves to Dutch and Spanish markets

With the peak of live calf exports approaching, AgriLand visited Wicklow Calf Company’s export yard where calves were being prepared for the...

Export focus: Meet the family shipping thousands of calves each year

Located in Mooreshill, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, the Wicklow Calf Company has grown to be one of the largest calf farms...

2,000 horned ram lambs wanted for export

A deal has been reached by an Irish company to ship 2,000 horned ram lambs out of Ireland in the...

Labour shortage worry for Irish calf exporters

Fears have been raised that the impending labour shortage facing the Irish dairy industry could have negative consequences for calf...

'Dairy farmers must feed bull calves to improve export chances'

Dairy farmers need to feed their bull calves well prior to sale, to improve their chances of being exported out...

Deal completed to export 10,000 Irish hoggets

A deal, between the Wicklow Calf Company and Premier Livestock Market, has just been agreed to export 10,000 Irish hoggets...

Video: A shed designed to house 300 calves

The Wicklow Calf Company is one of Ireland’s largest calf farms, and in 2009 it erected a new shed capable...

Pics: Behind the scenes on one of Ireland's largest calf farms

The Wicklow Calf Company has grown to be one of the largest calf farms in Ireland. The family run business...