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Beef
Mart rings buzzing as record cattle prices keep floor under factories
Noel Bardon
Mart managers report that the cattle trade remains strong and that farmers are keeping their place around rings, despite factory and feedlot activity.
26 March 2025 Farmer Writes
Best not to dwell on January beef sales
John Egerton decided to sell some store cattle in the mart at the end of January.
19 March 2025 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: I’m not losing any sleep over ICBF indices
Tommy Moyles looks at the ICBF stars and the abolishing of milk quotas.
Suckler farming for fat in Shetland
Adam Woods reports from this year’s British Cattle Breeders conference, where Shetlands' suckler farmer Jamie Leslie discussed his herd of 90 Aberdeen Angus suckler cows.
12 March 2025 Sucklers
End of the suckling era on Duggan farm in Portlaw
The Teagasc spring grass walk on the Duggan family farm in Portlaw in Co Waterford.
9 March 2025 Breeding & health
Tearing up the cattle trade in Texas
A chat with the Speer family who run the Southwest Livestock exchange located just west of San Antonio in the heart of Texas.
8 March 2025 Markets
Editorial: malting industry debate
The malting premium over feed is one of the bright lights for tillage farmers in terms of possibilities to improve margins. It always has been.
5 March 2025 Viewpoints
A Farmer Writes: generational renewal a continuous issue
Suckler numbers continue to fall and there's no sign of that coming to an end in the near future.
5 March 2025 Farmer Writes
Majority of farmers seeking ICBF changes
Adam Woods talks a look at an Irish Farmers Journal online farmer survey completed last week.
5 March 2025 Sucklers
4,500 farmers drop out of SCEP
Adam Woods takes a look at the latest figures on SCEP participation.
5 March 2025 Markets
Charolais bulls hit €6,700 twice at society sale opener
Nevan McKiernan reports on the Irish Charolais Cattle Society's show and sale of bulls in Tullamore Mart on Saturday.
24 February 2025 Pedigree
Pixelot is the pick of the bunch at Springtime Spectacular
Nevan McKiernan reports on the Northern Ireland Commercial Cattle Exhibitors' Club Springtime Spectacular show and sale in Ballymena Livestock Mart.
23 February 2025 Pedigree