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Agribusiness
Australia upbeat about 2025 beef and sheepmeat prospects
Phelim O'Neill
After a record year in 2024, Australia is expected to be an equally strong beef and sheepmeat exporter in 2025.
1 February 2025 Management
Five safety tips for calving time
Calving is a time when cow temperament can quickly change and farmers can be easily caught out. Outlined are a few tips to working safely at calving time.
1 February 2025 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: opening covers looking solid
Opening covers are looking good, but soil temps are still low, even for the time of year.
In pictures: 1,020kg cow sells for €2,990 in Castlerea Mart
The trade for quality weanlings was vibrant with live export buyers driving the trade for bulls and pushing prices to upwards of €3.80/kg to €4/kg.
31 January 2025 Markets
Two more breed societies to remove Euro-Star indices from sale catalogues
Nevan McKiernan has information that two more cattle breed societies have decided to withdraw the ICBF Euro-Star indices from their sale catalogues
31 January 2025 Pedigree
Leitrim farmers criticise forestry as ‘main cause’ for power outages
The Irish Farmers Journal spoke to an affected suckler farmer in the town of Corraleehan, Enda McNiffe, who has been without electricity and water on his farm since storm Éowyn hit on Friday.
31 January 2025 Forestry
Jonathan Forbes to leave Kepak role
Kepak Group is a family-owned food company with over 50 years of experience in the meat craft market.
31 January 2025 News
Beef price rise hasn’t hit consumers yet
Factory prices have risen sharply in Ireland and the UK over recent months, but the cost hasn't reached consumers yet.
31 January 2025 News
Charolais society to remove ICBF Euro-Star indices from sale catalogues
In a major move, the Irish Charolais Cattle Society has decided to remove Euro-Star indices from its sale catalogues.
30 January 2025 Pedigree
€250/head beef factory price gap
Analysis by the Irish Farmers Journal of weekly prices reported by factories to DAFM shows a big gap between highest and lowest payers across all grades.
29 January 2025 News
Salers Society to withdraw ICBF Indexes from sale catalogues
Nevan McKiernan spoke with the Irish Salers Cattle Society who have decided to withdraw ICBF Indexes from their sale catalogues.
29 January 2025 Pedigree
Active online bidding sees full clearance at Loughans Angus sale
Nevan McKiernan reports from the annual online timed auction of Loughans Angus bulls.
29 January 2025 Pedigree