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Beef
Five tips for managing creep pens
Kieran Mailey
Providing calves that are suckling cows with a clean, dry bedded creep area is good practice during the housing period.
23 November 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: wintry conditions spell end of grazing
Even farmers in the northwest had been getting by with some light grazing up until now, but this week has finally called a halt to grazing for 2024.
23 November 2024 News
French supermarket commits to not sell meat from Mercosur countries
Carrefour CEO Alexandre Bompard has said that the supermarket made the decision in response to farmer concerns about the impact the deal could have on their businesses.
Tullamore Farm: grazing comes to a close as cull cows start to move
Shaun Diver has the latest update from Tullamore Farm, including this week's TB test, cull cow carcase weights and feeding wholecrop silage.
22 November 2024 Management
Watch: heifers hit £4,400 in Clogher Christmas fatstock sale
Adam Woods reports from the annual Clogher Mart Christmas fatstock show and sale which took place this week.
21 November 2024 Markets
Bluetongue outbreak implications laid bare
Adam Woods reports from the Teagasc beef conference which took place in Carrick-on-Shannon this week.
20 November 2024 Management
Switching to Stabiliser cows at Lisgoole Abbey
Since taking over as farm manager at Lisgoole Abbey, Connor Donaldson has been put his stamp on the 100 cow suckler herd.
20 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Martbids Database: more bite in bullock trade
Adam Woods takes a look at this week’s mart trade, including the latest on what’s happening in the live export trade.
20 November 2024 Markets
Beef Trends: quotes up again
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including news of quotes increasing again this week.
20 November 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: butchers out in force at Swatragh fatstock sale
Shaun Diver reports from Swatragh Mart's annual Christmas fatstock show and sale of cattle and sheep which took place last weekend.
20 November 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: farmers fight it out for Kingscourt weanlings
Adam Woods reports from Kingscourt Mart’s weanling sale which took place last Saturday.
20 November 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: Brennan’s sale sees Blues to €7,000
Walter Brennan’s annual springer sale saw a 100% clearance, with a top price of €7,000 being paid for a Belgian Blue-cross in-calf heifer.
20 November 2024 Markets