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Northern Ireland
Grove Holsteins finds its groove with robotic milking
Kieran Mailey
John Mitchell outlined the moved to using robots to milk his dairy herd of 750 cows at a farm walk last week. Kieran Mailey reports.
23 April 2024 Markets
Watch: dry cows hit over €3/kg in Elphin
Adam Woods reports from Monday night's special show and sale of dry cows in Elphin Mart, Co Roscommon.
5 April 2024 Markets
Watch: Kilkenny cattle sale tops €1.25m
Adam Woods reports from Thursday’s bullock sale in Kilkenny mart.
Camera at the Mart: trade trudging forward in Tullamore
Shanon Kinahan was in GVM Mart Tullamore last Thursday for its weekly cattle sale.
3 April 2024 Markets
Martbids Database: weather doesn’t dampen mart trade
Adam Woods takes a look at this week’s Martbids analysis table and what’s happening the cattle trade in marts this week.
27 March 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: breeding heifers met with insatiable demand in Balla
The special breeding sale of heifers held on Saturday last in Balla saw top-end breeding types hitting between €5/kg and €6/kg.
21 February 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: Monaghan day exceeds expectations in Mohill
Adam Woods reports from the famous Monaghan day heifer sale, which took place in Mohill Mart last weekend.
14 February 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: buyers hungry for quality in Roscommon
Small numbers in Roscommon Mart last Friday led to yet another very positive week's trading.
7 February 2024 Markets
Watch: dry cows top Tuam as mart trade passes out factory quotes
Adam Woods reports from Tuam Mart's general cattle sale, which took place on Monday.
15 January 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: bumper trade at Kanturk's biggest ever fatstock sale
An excellent turnout of stock from local exhibitors resulted in Kanturk Mart having its largest ever Christmas fatstock show and sale and prices were there to match.
29 November 2023 Markets
Camera at the Mart: Bandon dry cow trade maintains steady course
Despite concerns regarding policy, there doesn't appear to be a larger than usual run of cows and trade has remained steady at Bandon Mart this year.
14 November 2023 Markets
Five tips for condition scoring cows
Suckler farmers should be looking at the body condition on spring calving cows and taking steps to correct animals that are thin or overfat.
4 November 2023 Management