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Heavy Angus and Hereford selling to €5.30/kg flat
Falling numbers drive mart prices up across the board
John Joyce: An anti-backing bar will improve handling and safety in the cattle crush
How these Sligo friends left their jobs to start producing their own food
How edible plant-based baling wrap could cut plastic use, reduce emissions and save time for farmers
Best deals for bullocks improve to €4.85/kg – and €4.90/kg for heifers
‘Strong beef demand from UK in 2024’
Why these Burren farmers sold their suckler herd to create a 50ac ‘nature sanctuary’ – and opened it up to the public
Eamon O’Connell: How to avoid costly mistakes when administering antibiotics, dosing products and dry-cow minerals
Demand for Angus leaves continentals in the ha’penny place as numbers slide
This Meath farmer’s heifers are 30-40kg down on a normal year – this is how he is playing catch-up
Angus Woods: A major beef event where they don’t serve beef – it kind of sums up our sector
Gerry Giggins: Feed alternatives, bedding alternatives – how to get round this year’s straw shortages
Buy stock now or hold off till spring? If you buy, there’s value in better Friesian stores
Pre-Christmas demand lifts beef prices by another 5c/kg
Eamon O’Connell: We have enough costly diseases in the country without importing any more
Angus Woods: We need to keep evolving the suckler herd – and the new BDGP indices will help
Robin Talbot: ICBF have the info to help us breed better stock – they just need to present it more clearly
Quotes stable but ‘odd skirmishes’ among processors hint at rises
‘Value to be had’ for buyers as surge of dairy culls come on the market
Does Irish beef have any future in China’s booming marketplace?
TLT collapse 10 years on – have ‘fundamental flaws’ in the live export trade been addressed?
Angus Woods: Why all livestock farmers should take a tour around their local factory
‘ICBF must do more to allay farmers’ fears over new beef indexes’
PGI status for grass-fed beef to be in place by beginning of December
I’m getting €60/hd less for my cattle than last year – and my ECO payments are 40pc down
Irish beef exports to China suspended after BSE case
Beef prices edge upwards as rain takes its toll on trade
Mart prices holding up despite bad weather
John Joyce: How vaccinating our weanlings has saved us time and money
Breeding smaller cows ‘not the focus of beef index update’
Sellers forced to cut their losses at marts as bad weather turns ground into the consistency of porridge
‘It’s full-blown Christmas trade’: Angus prices jump while poorer-quality cull cows are ‘not wanted’
Livestock farmers face a perfect storm for liver and rumen fluke – here’s how to deal with them
‘Animal weights are a month behind what they should be on my Meath farm’
So you’ve got your silage analysed – here’s how to use that information
Mart trade robust despite wet weather and surge in numbers
Why the bad weather could be a boost to fatteners
Robin Talbot: Tips for setting up paddocks for next spring
‘Parlour cows’ selling for as low as €1/kg
‘I’m ruthless: if a cow loses a calf or doesn’t go in calf, she’s gone no matter the reason’
Three reasons why this autumn’s mart trade is different from other years
Factory concerns over dairy cull cow quality could lift prime beef price
John Heney: Why I’m changing things up and exploring the ‘buy in spring’ route
How TAMS grants eased this Cavan beef farmer’s conversion to organic
Farmers paying big for better stores
Andrew Bergin: How upland wintering is key to keeping the Burren beautiful
Demand keeps factory prices up – but big numbers of dairy culls on the horizon
Vet's Diary: Can I have my ball back please – when foreign objects cause mayhem on the farm
John Joyce: Why I’m signing up for the new Genotype Programme
Australian Cattle Price Falls to Nine-Year Low as El Niño Looms
Mart prices defy logic to stay high even as numbers soar and factory quotes slip
Weather puts ball in factories’ court ahead of autumn cull of dairy cows
Gerry Giggins: How to make the most of your maize crop
Factories unlikely to cut prices despite weather-driven surge of numbers
Beef finishers warned to buy cautiously as losses forecast
Buying quality calves is the key to autumn rearing
Mart prices well ahead of this time last year – despite drop in factory quotes
Robin Talbot: No logic, no common sense – my struggles with the new BVD eradication regime
How this family-run Limerick hotel is blazing a trail for sustainability
Mart prices hold firm despite rising numbers
The beef industry’s struggle for consolidation – and what followed
Slowing numbers force factories to raise beef quotes
John Heney: My kill-out weights and per-head prices are down – but I’m happy with my fat scores
Beef price slide halted but factories reluctant to yield ground
Strong Northern buying boosts mart trade despite autumn surge of numbers
John Joyce: The stress of a Bord Bia audit is a price worth paying for being in the scheme
Gerard Sherlock: Two beef bulls I sold made good money for my neighbour – so why are so many beef cattle being underfed?
Beef prices improve as good weather prompts finishers to hold on to stock
Mart prices rise again – driven by farmers rather than feeders
Gerry Giggins: Beef farmers should hark back to ’98 and look to exploit niche markets
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan: Reaction to EPA meat tweet exposes farmer insecurity
Quotes steady to improved despite high kill numbers
Feedlots drive resurgence in mart prices
Could sexed semen of beef bulls solve Ireland’s unwanted bull calf issues?
Robin Talbot: We were shocked by unexpected BVD case and have been unable to find the source
Why this Meath farmer is housing cattle that are close to finishing
Farmers fight back to foil factories’ bid to cut quotes
Kepak’s Jonathan Forbes: ‘Suckler-bred stock is a crucial component in our beef supply chain’
‘Challenges’ for beef market to persist until Christmas
Falling numbers drive mart prices upwards
John Heney: The MACC report and its deeply complex and seemingly irrational nature
World's top meat supplier sees tighter US cattle stock, easing chicken glut
Brazil faces cattle traceability challenge due to EU deforestation laws
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