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Camera at the Mart: mighty trade for maidens in Elphin
Adam Woods
Adam Woods reports from Elphin Mart’s special heifer sale last Saturday.
1 November 2024 Markets
Watch: in-calf heifers hit €7,600 in Carrigallen
Adam Woods reports from Carrigallen Mart’s special in-calf heifer sale which took place last Monday night.
16 October 2024 Markets
Martbids Database: increased activity from NI buyers
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts.
Camera at the Mart: successful southwest Shorthorn sale
The Southwest Shorthorn Breeders Club saw 40 pedigree cattle go through the ring in Macroom Mart last weekend, with close to a full clearance, reports Tommy Moyles.
2 October 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: Mableview heifers meet big demand in Elphin
Adam Woods reports from Elphin Mart, which held a special sale of in-calf heifers last Friday night.
25 September 2024 Markets
Empty rates in cows on par with 2023 levels
Cows being under stress, poor-quality semen and improper administration were all given as possible reasons for the low sexed semen figures.
21 August 2024 News
Removing the stock bull in spring-calving herds
Breeding activity should be low in spring-calving suckler herds, making it possible to remove the stock bull.
20 August 2024 Management
My Farming Week: Jim McInerney, Tulla, Co Clare
Jim McInerney and his wife Trish are milking just over 100 cows in the parish of Tulla. On Sunday, they head to Croke Park to see their son David line out for Clare in the all-Ireland hurling final.
17 July 2024 News
Job well done as JALEX smash new records
Shanon Kinahan was on farm in Randalstown on Saturday for the biggest and best JALEX Select sale to date
12 June 2024 Pedigree
Halfway point reached in breeding for Tullamore Farm
There have been just over four weeks of breeding completed on Tullamore Farm, with the first 30 heifers bred having been scanned this week.
29 May 2024 Breeding & health