Pedigree farming

Mixed trade for bulls at Kilkenny April sale

Taking place on Wednesday 15 April was the Kilkenny bull sales, where animals sold for as high as €6,800, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 17 April 2026

Mixed trade for bulls at Kilkenny April sale

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Gigginstown Angus on the verge of annual sale

Gigginstown Angus on the verge of annual sale

PEDIGREE 15 April 2026

Leitrim bull crowned champion and takes top price in Gort

Leitrim bull crowned champion and takes top price in Gort

PEDIGREE 13 April 2026

Watch: CF52 sons reel back the years in Carrick

Watch: CF52 sons reel back the years in Carrick

Watch: CF52 sons reel back the years in Carrick

PEDIGREE 12 April 2026

Records broken in first online Salers sale

Records broken in first online Salers sale

Records broken in first online Salers sale

PEDIGREE 12 April 2026

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Zeus powers his way to €6,600 in Kilmallock

Zeus powers his way to €6,600 in Kilmallock

Topping the recent Irish Holstein Friesian Association (IHFA) Premier show and sale in Golden Vale Mart, Kilmallock, was Mountfarna Zeus.

PEDIGREE 1 April 2026

Angus bulls hit €5,800 in Munster

Angus bulls hit €5,800 in Munster

Munster Angus Breeders delivered a record average at their Premier show and sale in Golden Vale Mart, Kilmallock, on Saturday 4 April, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 1 April 2026

Cavan man receives €24,800 for three Angus bulls

Cavan man receives €24,800 for three Angus bulls

Demand for top-quality Angus bulls at the Midland and Western Livestock Improvement Society's show and sale on Saturday was booming, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 1 April 2026

Taking cattle breeding to the next level

Taking cattle breeding to the next level

This week, Nevan McKiernan spoke to Paddy Buckley, managing director of Target Genetics, which recently teamed up with Trans Ova Genetics, a global leader in bovine reproductive technologies.

PEDIGREE 1 April 2026

Irish Salers prepare for a bank holiday bonanza

Irish Salers prepare for a bank holiday bonanza

The Irish Salers Cattle Society has launched a new online timed auction of pedigree bulls and heifers this Spring.

PEDIGREE 1 April 2026

Carrick staged for monster bull sale

Carrick staged for monster bull sale

This weekend will see the Midland and Western Livestock Improvement Society host one of the largest pedigree bull sales of the year.

PEDIGREE 1 April 2026

Ranger makes history in Dungannon

Ranger makes history in Dungannon

Gillview Ranger was the first Simmental bull to sell for five figures at a Northern Ireland Society sale, when he sold for 10,000gns in Dungannon Mart on Friday, writes Nevan McKiernan.

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