Beef
Pricing guidelines for farmers buying cattle this autumn
Every autumn around the time of the National Ploughing Championships, Teagasc produces a set of financial budgets to assist farmers...
Beef
Every autumn around the time of the National Ploughing Championships, Teagasc produces a set of financial budgets to assist farmers...
Beef
The relocation of the Newford suckler demonstration farm to a new location in Co. Roscommon, as previously revealed by Agriland,...
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Beef
It is time for the meat industry to come forward with supports for winter finishers by offering guaranteed minimum prices,...
Agri-Business
The Irish Beef and Lamb Association (IBLA) has said that forward contracts are a “fundamental requirement” to insulate beef and...
Agri-Business
Beef farmers were reminded of the importance in getting airflow right in their slatted sheds at a recent seminar. Speaking...
Beef
Raymond and Richard Carter are mixed tillage and beef farmers based just outside Stradbally in Co. Laois. The father-and-son duo...
Beef
While many farmers have installed rubber mats on slats in their sheds, some have – for various reasons – decided...
Beef
Farmers in the business of purchasing cattle at this time of the year for winter finishing will have to contend...
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Dairy producers are faced with volatile market pressures, rising feed costs and the urgent need to address nutrient waste and...
Beef
Beef finishers will struggle to breakeven this winter due to low factory prices, recent figures presented by Teagasc’s head of Drystock...
Beef
Finishing cattle over the winter is a costly enterprise and average daily gains (ADG) made over this period may be...
Beef
Although the outlook for winter finishing is challenging, finishing is in full swing across the country and farmers should ensure that...
Beef
We have already looked at the slaughter prices required to ensure a profit – budgeting feed costs, medical costs, transports...
Beef
Going on spring 2018 R+3= steer prices – which averaged 407-425c/kg over the months of February, March and April –...
Beef
At current beef prices, the thoughts of finishing cattle over the winter period are – to put it mildly –...
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Anaerobic digestate, the by-product of anaerobic digestion (AD), offers a solution that can give farmers a competitive edge. Modern Irish...
Beef
At the minute, beef prices are nothing to write home about. However, it must be noted that – at this...
Beef
Disillusioned and struggling to make a go of conventional beef finishing, Co. Monaghan farmer Mark Gillanders decided to make the...
Beef
Beef finishers will struggle to breakeven this winter due to high store costs and low factory prices, recent figures from...