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Beef
NI Trends: prime cattle prices drive above 550p/kg; hogget quotes wobble
Kieran Mailey
Prime cattle prices keep edging up, while factories have made attempts to cut hogget prices in Northern Ireland.
22 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Tirlán and Aurivo hold for December milk
There is no change to the December base milk prices for farmers supplying Tirlán and Aurivo in NI.
22 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Henderson wins UGS grassland competition
Kilkeel beef and sheep farm, James Henderson, has won the Ulster Grassland Society's grassland farmer of the year award.
Beef continues to set weekly record highs
Prime cattle prices in NI are running more than 60p/kg above the equivalent week in January 2024.
22 January 2025 Northern Ireland
In pictures: Flying trade for fat cattle in Ballymena
Buying demand for fat cattle has never been stronger with a bumper trade at the weekly sale in Ballymena Mart. Kieran Mailey reports
22 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Scanning time for autumn-calving suckler herds
Cows calving in early autumn should be settled back in-calf at this point. With a buoyant beef trade, scanning will flag up empty animals which may be better off cashed in.
21 January 2025 Management
Five tips to prepare cows for spring calving
As the spring calving period draws closer, outlined are a few management tasks that can help preparations.
18 January 2025 Management
Fertiliser hit with January price hike
Fertiliser manufacturers have increase price quotes on nitrogen fertiliser as sales start to build ahead of the upcoming spring
15 January 2025 Northern Ireland
No change to December milk prices in NI
There has been no change to base milk prices in Northern Ireland for December supplies.
15 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Weighing up the pros and cons of meeting BCRS age limits
The slaughter age limits set out under the Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme have seen more cattle being finished that are underfleshed. Kieran Mailey reports.
15 January 2025 Northern Ireland
NI Trends: cattle prices continue to rise; live trade sets pace on hoggets
The beef trade continues to see prices rising week on week, while hogget prices are also moving upwards.
15 January 2025 Markets
Finished cattle prices still on upward curve
The beef trade has seen further increases in factory prices this week, as well as the live trade, while hoggets are also edging upwards in value.
15 January 2025 Northern Ireland