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Mart managers question 'ludicrous' TB moves
Declan O’Brien
The targeting of cows from herds that have gone clear for TB does not make sense, mart managers claimed.
15 January 2025 News
My Farming Week: Martin Kennedy, Garnafana, Toomevara, Co Tipperary
Meet the father of five who is milking 240 cows in partnership with his parents in north Tipperary.
15 January 2025 News
Derogation loss could cost almost €40,000 per farm
The IFA has conducted analysis on what the derogation could cost directly impacted farms.
Beef prices: quotes rising by the day
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest quotes for finished cattle.
13 January 2025 Markets
TB proposal to hit mart cow sales
The movement of cows from herds with multiple TB reactors could be restricted for three years.
8 January 2025 News
Camera at the Mart: dry cows holding firm in Dowra
Dowra Mart saw fierce demand from customers for fleshed and forward type cattle from finishers seeking numbers.
8 January 2025 Markets
Year in review and planning for 2025
Castlederg dairy farmer Jessica Pollock, looks back on 2024 and what lies ahead in 2025
8 January 2025 Northern Ireland
In pictures: buyers out in force at Clogher Mart
The first sale of 2025 at Clogher Mart saw a buyers competing hard for fat and store cattle.
8 January 2025 Northern Ireland
New plan to restrict cow sales to stall TB
The Department has also proposed that all cows in herds with multiple TB reactors should be blood-tested for the disease using the gamma interferon (GIF) test.
8 January 2025 News
Farmer Writes: The snow caused a change in our plans
We were due to vaccinate for IBR and Rotavirus this week, but didn’t get around to it yet because of the snow and ice around the yard, writes Padraig Callanan.
8 January 2025 Farmer Writes
'The end of this chapter' - Carlow farmer sells his cows
Jamie Kealy will sell his award-winning dairy herd next Wednesday, and he explains why to Pat O'Toole.
8 January 2025 News
Official ABG beef quotes increase again
Adam Woods has the latest ABG quotes compiled from the official Department of Agriculture-published beef prices.
30 December 2024 Markets