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Getting into the thick of spring
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Padraig Callanan is two-thirds of the way through calving and is on/off grazing.
5 February 2025 Northern Ireland
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
5 February 2025 Editorial
Editorial: changing genetic scene
The key change internationally seems to be that instead of the breeding program owning bulls in the future, it needs to own the females, writes Jack Kennedy.
Four-month-old dairy heifer calf sells for £31,000
Nevan McKiernan reports from the Sizzler Select online sale of dairy heifers.
7 January 2025 Pedigree
Watch: the top videos from Herbies in-calf heifer sale in Carrigallen
Adam Woods reports from Saturday’s special in-calf heifer sale where over 50 went under the hammer.
29 December 2024 Markets
Sexed semen use set to grow further
Sexed semen use in Ireland is expected to surpass the 400,000 straws mark by 2026 according to Teagasc, writes Aidan Brennan.
21 December 2024 Management
Belgian Blue calf sells for €900 in Carrigallen
The dealer did a double take last Saturday when a Belgian Blue sucky calf hit €900 in Carrigallen.
18 December 2024 Dealer
Ladybowers Unique is leading lady in Carlisle
Nevan McKiernan reports from the British Limousin Cattle Society red ladies show and sale in Carlisle.
14 December 2024 Pedigree
Watch: Limousin-cross heifer calf hits €30,000 in Carrick
Nevan McKiernan reports from the Winter Fair in Carrick-on-Shannon, where a heifer calf sold for €30,000.
25 November 2024 Pedigree
Camera at the Mart: tops of €4,600 for elite Ballina sale
Records were broken in Mayo-Sligo Mart, Ballina, when €4,600 was paid for a Belgian Blue-cross heifer calf.
16 October 2024 Markets