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Focus
Positive indications for calf trade outlook
Tommy Moyles
Cork Marts CEO designate, Jonathan O'Sullivan speaks with Tommy Moyles on how he sees the 2025 calf trade going and changing trends in the sectors.
22 January 2025 Markets
Mart tracker to make calf purchase easier
Chris Daly takes a deep dive into the recently launched ICBF Mart Tracker and how farmers can use it.
22 January 2025 Breeding & health
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.
Editorial: loyalty on show for Liffey Mills
Loyal and informed customer base on display at Liffey Mills meeting this week.
22 January 2025 Viewpoints
Positive calf exports but concern for future remain
Adam Woods previews this week’s special calf focus and what’s inside.
22 January 2025 Breeding & health
Big push to finish in Ballyvadin
Padraig French, Nicky Byrne and Chloe Millar take a look at performance to date on the Ballyvadin dairy calf to beef farm in Tipperary.
22 January 2025 Calves
New calf house reduces labour by 75%
The five-bay shed has seriously reduced labour, with the option being to install auto calf feeders in the future.
22 January 2025 Calves
Dairy beef budgets and suckler cow mart demos
Adam Woods takes a look at dairy beef budgets and buying calves in 2025, along with a preview of this week's suckler mart demo in Skibbereen in this week's beef management notes.
22 January 2025 Management
Germany puts foot-and-mouth disease vaccines on standby
The decision to activate the foot-and-mouth disease vaccine bank is not a decision for the actual use of the vaccine.
21 January 2025 News
Calf births could drop by 45,000 head this year
Calf numbers this year could be 100,000 head lower than 2023 if the 2% drop in births comes to pass.
19 January 2025 News
Should Commercial Beef Value decide the price I pay for calves?
Adam Woods takes a look at the Commercial Beef Value and its use in making calf purchases this spring.
19 January 2025 Calves
Important calf related dates and scheme compliance
The tagging and registering of calves within the required time frames and complying with BVD legislation is critical for adherence to cross compliance rules and scheme terms and conditions.
18 January 2025 Calves