Adam Woods

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Watch: in-calf heifers hit €5,500 in Drumshanbo

Adam Woods reports from last Friday night’s weekly sale in Drumshanbo mart in Co Leitrim.

MARKETS 25 December 2025

Watch: in-calf heifers hit €5,500 in Drumshanbo

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Editorial: Taoiseach's comments must be clarified

Editorial: Taoiseach's comments must be clarified

VIEWPOINTS 24 December 2025

ABG beef price sees further reductions

ABG beef price sees further reductions

MARKETS 24 December 2025

Martbids Database: record increases in cattle prices in 2025

Martbids Database: record increases in cattle prices in 2025

Martbids Database: record increases in cattle prices in 2025

MARKETS 23 December 2025

Martbids: battle of the breeds 2025

Martbids: battle of the breeds 2025

Martbids: battle of the breeds 2025

MARKETS 23 December 2025

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Beef Trends: sour end to super 2025 for beef trade

Beef Trends: sour end to super 2025 for beef trade

Adam Woods takes a look at this week’s beef trade and looks back at 2025 in terms of beef prices achieved over the last 12 months.

MARKETS 18 December 2025

Store bullocks up over €1000/head in 2025

Store bullocks up over €1000/head in 2025

Adam Woods has the latest on the 12-month analysis of the Irish Farmers Journal Martbids database.

MARKETS 18 December 2025

Editorial: Advice needed on Bluetongue vaccination

Editorial: Advice needed on Bluetongue vaccination

For any vaccination programme to work, there must be leadership and sound veterinary advice on their use.

VIEWPOINTS 18 December 2025

Editorial: 2025 - a good year for Irish farming

Editorial: 2025 - a good year for Irish farming

Big challenges lie ahead, the first being a possible ratification of the Mercosur trade agreement in the first few days of January.

VIEWPOINTS 18 December 2025

Editorial: Season's greetings

Editorial: Season's greetings

We continue to develop and evolve as the needs of our readers and clients change.

VIEWPOINTS 18 December 2025

Five jobs for Christmas on beef farms

Five jobs for Christmas on beef farms

Adam Woods takes a look at some jobs that could be completed on drystock farms over the Christmas festive period.

MANAGEMENT 18 December 2025

Brazil threatens to walk away from Mercosur trade deal

Brazil threatens to walk away from Mercosur trade deal

Adam Woods reports from Brussels, where 10,000 farmers are staging a protest against CAP cuts and the Mercosur trade deal today.

MARKETS 18 December 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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