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Beef
Martbids Database: weather dampens cattle trade
Adam Woods
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s cattle trade, including a look at what’s happening in the country’s marts.
3 April 2024 Management
Beef Management: grazing problems and scour issues
In this week's Beef Management, Adam Woods takes a look at grazing issues and calf scour.
27 March 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: exporters light up weanling trade in Balla
Bull weanlings suitable for the continent were the real talking point of Tuesday night’s trade in Balla Mart.
In pictures: farmers and feeders drive weanling trade in Roscommon Mart
Specialist bull beef finishers were active for heavy bulls weighing upwards of 400kg while farmers underpinned the trade for lighter bulls.
22 March 2024 Markets
Martbids Database: weanling trade on fire
Adam Woods takes a look at the Irish Farmers Journal Martbids Database to check out how the mart trade is going.
13 March 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: prices well ahead at Headford show and sale
Shanon Kinahan reports on a super show and sale of al classes of stock in Headford Mart last Saturday.
13 March 2024 Markets
Watch: big demand for bull weanlings in Drumshanbo
Adam Woods reports from the show and sale of bull weanlings which took place in Drumshanbo on Tuesday.
12 March 2024 Markets
MartBids Database: weanling bulls up €70/head this week
Adam Woods has a round-up of the mart trade this week in this week’s Martbids analysis.
6 March 2024 Markets
Beef Welfare Scheme advice, scour prevention and looking after yourself
Beef editor Adam Woods takes a look at the beef welfare scheme, preventing scour and looking after the 'number one' asset on the farm this spring: yourself.
14 February 2024 Management
Weanlings hit record €4/kg in mart sales
Adam Woods has news of a big boost for the weanling export trade as prices soar in marts.
7 February 2024 News
MartBids Database: exporters drive weanling trade upwards
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s cattle trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts this week.
7 February 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: forward store sales steal weanling limelight in Skibbereen
Factory demand for forward cattle stole the thunder of what was an excellent weanling sale in Skibbereen Mart. Factory agents hoovered up forward stock, while exporters drove trade for weanlings.
31 January 2024 Markets