Charolais

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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What bulls sired the top commercial show calves in 2025

What bulls sired the top commercial show calves in 2025

PEDIGREE 24 December 2025

Martbids: battle of the breeds 2025

Martbids: battle of the breeds 2025

MARKETS 23 December 2025

Camera at the Mart: Charolais dominate numbers in Elphin

Camera at the Mart: Charolais dominate numbers in Elphin

Camera at the Mart: Charolais dominate numbers in Elphin

MARKETS 17 December 2025

Tullamore Farm: Cull cow kill out and ewe breeding strategies

Tullamore Farm: Cull cow kill out and ewe breeding strategies

Tullamore Farm: Cull cow kill out and ewe breeding strategies

MANAGEMENT 17 December 2025

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Watch: Charolais bulls hit €5,800 in Carrick's last sale of the year

Watch: Charolais bulls hit €5,800 in Carrick's last sale of the year

Nevan McKiernan reports from the Midland and Western Livestock Improvement Society's elite show and sale of continental cattle on Saturday 13 December.

PEDIGREE 23 November 2025

Watch: Charolais bulls sell to €15,500 in Elphin

Watch: Charolais bulls sell to €15,500 in Elphin

Leading the Christmas Cracker sale at €15,500 in Elphin Mart on Saturday was Rosanna Van Gogh from the herd of Pat Stephens, Co Carlow, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 23 November 2025

Agri jobs: going rate of €34,000 for three dairy farm assistant roles

Agri jobs: going rate of €34,000 for three dairy farm assistant roles

There a jobs on offer in Offaly, Galway and Roscommon this week paying €34,000 per annum for a 39/hour working week.

NEWS 23 November 2025

Irish buyers spend big at Royal Ulster Beef and Lamb championships

Irish buyers spend big at Royal Ulster Beef and Lamb championships

A number of the highest priced animals at the 2025 Royal Ulster Beef and Lamb championships were purchased by Irish breeders, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 23 November 2025

Polar Bear makes history in Carrick

Polar Bear makes history in Carrick

The record price for an animal sold at the famous showgrounds in Carrick-on-Shannon was blown away at the Winter Fair on Monday, one which has stood for two decades, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 23 November 2025

Watch: top of €23,000 so far at Winter Fair in Carrick

Watch: top of €23,000 so far at Winter Fair in Carrick

The Irish Farmers Journal livestock team are reporting from the 20th Winter Fair, which is taking place in Carrick-on-Shannon on Monday.

MARKETS 23 November 2025

In pictures: champions from day one of the Carrick Winter Fair

In pictures: champions from day one of the Carrick Winter Fair

A record number of spectators attended day one of the show and sale of weanling heifers at the Carrick Winter Fair, Nevan McKiernan reports.

PEDIGREE 23 November 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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