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Breeding season: Decisions to be made mid-season
For a lot of dairy farmers, first-cut silage is wrapped up and for the spring-calving herds, the fifth week of...
Dairy
For a lot of dairy farmers, first-cut silage is wrapped up and for the spring-calving herds, the fifth week of...
Beef
After a number of weeks of price cuts across the board for beef cattle, this week’s factory quotes sees prices...
Beef
This week’s factory quotes for finished beef cattle sees a reduction in base price for the third consecutive week. Factory...
Beef
The past two months have seen an explosive trade for finished store lambs, with prices rising on a weekly basis...
Dairy News
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is encouraging farmers to consider using bulls that are more resistant...
Beef
It is anticipated that pedigree Speckle Park pedigree calf registrations may break through the ‘100 barrier’ this year. Liam Carroll...
Beef
The Irish factory cattle supply has increased by 9,500 head to date this year, according to figures from the Department...
Beef
Some farmers who are currently finishing bulls, have noted delays when getting finished bulls booked in to certain factories for...
Agri-Business
Earlier this year, Agriland paid a visit to a pedigree Charolais herd located on the Cavan-Meath border, near the shores of Lough...
Beef
This week’s factory quotes have seen prime cattle prices increase by 5c/kg at many sites, as the final full week...
Beef
The week ending September 24, 2023, has seen the highest number of steers slaughtered in a single week so far...
Dairy Technical
The top dairy sires for the 2023 spring-calving breeding season have been revealed by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF)....
Beef
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has described factory beef prices as having a “devastating effect at farm...
Dairy Technical
On farms where a stockbull is being used it is now, for the most part, running with the cows –...
Farm Safety
Two farmers chased by bulls on separate occasions this week have issued safety warnings to reduce the number of attacks....
Beef
The “world’s first” sanctuary for Spanish fighting bulls has been founded in Colombia to prevent discarded animals from being slaughtered....
Dairy News
The British artificial insemination (AI) company Genus ABS has announced a partnership with Ireland Genetics, also known as the National...
Beef
The Gene Ireland panel of high index beef bulls for autumn 2022 has been launched by the Irish Cattle Breeding...