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Back home with the Roscommon Rose: ‘I want to bring my 31 Rose sisters to our farm’
Why high-DM wholecrop is a good option if you are short of forage
Angus Woods: Why we are switching back from slats to straw bedding
Cattle prices up to €156/hd better than last year as strong shipper activity keeps mart trade buoyant
Fall in cull cow numbers underpins strengthening factory prices
‘The scales don’t lie when assessing how weanlings are performing’
Shipping demand and lighter weights pushing up beef prices
Robin Talbot: Time to draw a breath after busy start to calving season
Factory quotes up by 5c/kg with higher prices reported
John Heney: My cattle haven’t been thriving that well — so when is the best time to sell?
Fall in weanling numbers helps drive up prices
With last week’s sharp increase in mart entries, how many cattle will be left come October?
Serious yards of cattle command serious prices in ‘very positive’ week of trade
How this Aussie couple ditched intensive livestock farming – and doubled the price they get for their animals
‘Suckler cows and breeding ewes are the backbone of rural Ireland, but numbers are going in the wrong direction’ — Aurivo boss
Strong demand for beef puts pressure on factories
Exporters put ‘serious value’ on vaccinated weanlings
Like it or not, the fertiliser database is here to stay – so stick to your N and P limits
Collapsing carcass weights add 10c/kg to factory costs
Lull in supplies expected despite factory confidence
‘Star system is skewed against the traditionally better suckler farmer’
Gerry Giggins: Why straw is worth all the fuss
‘Don’t be rushed into accepting the lower quotes being put out there’
Eamon O’Connell: I’ve heard all the counter-arguments on the vet med regs – and I’m not backing down
Lighter, lesser-quality stock getting harder to sell at marts – especially in dairy areas
Angus Woods: Many farmers are paying the price for believing 2022 figures would be the new normal
‘I’m selling dry cows and early-maturing bullocks to ensure I have enough fodder for winter’
Robin Talbot: I just couldn’t follow the logic of Minister McConalogue’s thinking in scrapping Straw Incorporation Scheme
Fears grow of tough winter as quotes continue to drop
Mart prices inch back upwards – but still well behind this time 12 months ago
Angus Woods: Suckler beef can still return a better profit than most of the drystock alternatives
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan: If I can make €1,500 from my heifer just on burgers, how much profit must the factories be raking in?
Selling unfinished cattle in mid-July was my one of my biggest farming mistakes
Lack of grass drives strong turnout at marts – but prices mostly stable
Sluggish EU market and high number of cull cows blamed as another 5c/kg cut off beef quotes
We should all point out each other’s farm safety flaws – it’s better to feel uncomfortable for a minute than live with regret for ever
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan: The average beef farmer is sitting on a €500,000 asset – and there are many ways to make more than €20,000 a year from their land
Beef Welfare Scheme to open in August
Further factory price cuts on the cards as numbers keep coming
Mart prices again feeling the squeeze but lighter stock start to bounce back
PJ Phelan: Everything you need to know about cover/catch crops
Gerry Giggins: How to store your cereal crop in the most effective way for your livestock
Close to a million spent... New demo farm in Tipperary is going to considerable expense to answer the question, is dairy beef profitable in the real world?
Chinese beef prices plunge as appetite for premium meat wavers
‘Rubbish’ England blamed for fall in factory quotes for beef
Why Ireland’s beef with Brazil is such a mismatch – they are barely aware of our existence
‘The chicken side of the business is growing faster than the beef side’ – Supermac’s Pat McDonagh
Robin Talbot: I’m concerned we’ll be short of winter feed – here’s what I’m doing about it
Factory cuts, grass problems and cooler weather hit mart trade across the board
How road issues set this West Cork farmer on the path to becoming an undertaker and a local politician
Beef farmers wanted for research project looking at reducing finishing age of cattle
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan: It would help farmers to know more about the cuts of beef we produce
I’ve got a good supply of grass – but complacency is the farmer’s enemy
‘I’m weighing up what to do with my vasectomised bull’
Clover boosts liveweight gain, Grange research shows
‘Of course lighter stock are back – they were at stupid money’
Factories play down down hopes of further rises – but market looks in farmers’ favour
Angus Woods: Are you sure you have the right grasses in your swards? Fertiliser price hikes have been a game-changer
Options for the 20-hours-a-week farmer up for debate at Teagasc Beef open day
Late calvers are starting to cause us problems – but buying an Angus bull should sort them out
Supply shortage puts ball back in farmers’ court
Surge in numbers hits price of lesser stock but trade still strong for quality animals
Inside the Belgian farm where caesareans are the norm, not the exception
Prices creeping up as supplies dwindle and sellers get tough
Darragh McCullough: How we slashed the number of dairy bull calves we have to offload from 300 to 30
Factory buying drives price lift for beef cattle at marts
A quarter of cattle killed this year came from feedlots
Gerry Giggins: What we can learn from the way the Chinese run their calf-to-beef sector
Mart trade takes a blow as lack of grass keeps buyers away
Why factory beef price increases look inevitable
Robin Talbot: Why lifting your bottom line is all about improving your worst-performing animals
Factory and finisher demand raises price of heavier stock
Price disparity between big feedlots and small farmers hits €114/hd for 380kg R3 steer
Managing grass can be tricky – but it’s vital to get it right
Farmers demand answers as quotes slip another 5c/kg
Mart prices on the rise – except for lesser-quality lighter stock
John Joyce: Our soil sampling results underline the benefits of spreading winter waste
Dawn Meats announces multi-million euro Korean beef deal
Beef price cuts ‘targeted’ and ‘geographic’
‘I dropped out of uni in Taiwan to find myself – and I think I found it on a Sligo farm’
Why spending a bit of time and money on calf-rearing will pay off in the mart
Farmer frustration rises as factory quotes fall again
Eamon O’Connell: If your animal seems drunk and wobbly, there’s probably something seriously wrong
Gerry Giggins: Make the most of your precious silage – how to construct the perfect pit
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