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Thirteenth Emerald Expo dairy show launched
Adam Woods
Adam Woods has the details of the 13th Emerald Expo taking place on Saturday 26 April.
27 March 2025 Pedigree
Mountfarna Frankie fires to €10,000 at Holstein Friesian Premier
Nevan McKiernan reports on the Irish Holstein Friesian Association Premier Show and Sale at Kilmallock Mart.
20 March 2025 Pedigree
Bumper week of premier pedigree cattle sales ahead
Nevan McKiernan looks ahead to some of the pedigree cattle breed societies' premier shows and sales taking place in the coming days.
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Farmland ownership to be examined
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Father and son fined €4,000 for possession of fraudulent horse passports
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Man previously guilty of cattle theft assaulted sister in row over land
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Irish Holstein Friesian Association and Cows.ie launch innovative campaign
The Irish Holstein Friesian Association and Cows.ie are collaborating to drive a significant initiative aimed at dairy stock breeders for the 2025 breeding season.
5 February 2025 Pedigree
Herefords hit the high notes in Monasterevin
Adam Woods paid a visit to Aidan Byrne, dairy farmer, who brings all progeny through to beef on his dairy farm.
22 January 2025 Breeding & health
More than 2,000 in-calf dairy heifers bound for Algeria
The heifers are now in transit after being shipped from Belview port in Co Waterford. Adam Woods reports.
16 January 2025 Markets
High EBI females hotly sought after at Kealy dairy dispersal
Nevan McKiernan reports from Jamie and Lorraine Kealy's on-farm dispersal sale in Co Carlow.
15 January 2025 Breeding & health
Four-month-old dairy heifer calf sells for £31,000
Nevan McKiernan reports from the Sizzler Select online sale of dairy heifers.
7 January 2025 Pedigree
Bomaz Kettle tops PLI rankings
There is a new number one ranked Holstein bull in the UK for Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI).
4 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Avril Helen appointed acting chair of IHFA
The Leitrim woman boasts a longstanding record of involvement in the IHFA, including previously having been the association's vice-chair.
26 November 2024 Pedigree
My Farming Week: Glenn Forde, Ballinadee, Co Cork
Carbery Milk Quality and Sustainability Award winning dairy farmer from Cork, Glenn Forde is on this week’s edition of My Farming Week.
20 November 2024 News
Camera at the Mart: roaring trade for runners in Rathfriland
Adam Woods reports from Friday’s general cattle sale held in Rathfriland Mart, Co Down .
23 October 2024 Markets