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Dairy
Dairy Management: how much fertiliser to put on silage ground?
Aidan Brennan
Aidan Brennan goes through the fertiliser rates for first cut silage and discusses how to manage grass as the first rotation comes to an end.
20 March 2025 Pedigree
Angus bulls in hot demand at Kilkenny bull sales
Nevan McKiernan reports on the mixed breeds sale of pedigree bulls at Kilkenny Livestock Mart on Wednesday.
19 March 2025 Markets
Beef Management: Stock bull purchase and utilisiing good weather
Adam Woods takes a look at some tips when buying a stock bull and getting cattle turned out.
Charolais and Simmental set new breed records in sensational Stirling trade
Nevan McKiernan reports on the Stirling bull sales which took place at United Auctions in Scotland on Monday.
18 February 2025 Pedigree
Five breed societies pull Euro-star indices
A number of breed societies have made the decision to move away from printing ICBF indexes in bull sales catalogues.
5 February 2025 Breeding & health
Aberdeen Angus lead the way at the first weekend of Stirling bull sales
Nevan McKiernan reports on the Stirling bull sales held at United Auctions in Scotland.
5 February 2025 Pedigree
Black cattle on green grass: why roan mania hasn’t hit Australia
Angus cattle are king across much of Australia and the trend is not set to change any time soon, writes Barry Murphy.
5 February 2025 Feature
Carrick – the home of pedigree livestock sales for nearly a century
This week Nevan Mc Kiernan spoke to Francis and Lourda Mc Gowan of the Midland and Western Livestock Improvement Society in Carrick on Shannon.
29 January 2025 Pedigree
Breeding Stirling champions is something Elrick knows all about
This week, Nevan McKiernan spoke with Mike and Lisa Massie, who run the renowned Elrick herd in Scotland.
29 January 2025 Pedigree
Lots of positivity among pedigree cattle breed societies for 2025
This week, we spoke to the pedigree cattle breed societies to get their outlook for the year ahead.
14 January 2025 Pedigree
Limousin bulls average £7,900 at Carlisle
Nevan McKiernan reports from the British Limousin Cattle Society's show and sale held in Borderway Mart, Carlisle.
22 October 2024 Pedigree