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Tillage
Tillage Podcast: biodiversity, robots and tramlines
Siobhán Walsh
This week's Tillage Podcast has an interview with a farmer in England, the grain market report and all of the latest tillage news.
6 November 2024 Markets
Is early slaughter the easy answer everybody says it is?
Adam Woods takes a look at early slaughter age, how to slaughter earlier and what the implications will be for the national kill.
6 November 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: Mayo-type ewe lambs hit €4.60/kg in Brockagh
Rachel Gallagher reports from Brockagh Cloghan Mart for its weekly sheep sale.
Martbids Database: factories fighting for fit cattle
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts this week.
6 November 2024 Markets
Beef Trends: factories hungry for more
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory prices for finished animals.
6 November 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: mighty trade for maidens in Elphin
Adam Woods reports from Elphin Mart’s special heifer sale last Saturday.
6 November 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: 100% clearance at Dingle fat stock sale
A 100% clearance and a roaring trade are always a good combination and that's how things played out in west Kerry for Dingle Mart's 49th annual fatstock show and sale last weekend.
6 November 2024 Markets
Sheep Trends: lamb quotes up by 10c/kg to 20c/kg
Plants are working off opening quotes of €7.70/kg for quality assured lambs, but an increasing number of producers are securing returns ranging from €7.80/kg to €7.90/kg.
6 November 2024 Markets
Dairy Trends: GDT increases by 4.8%
The Global Dairy Trade auction result is a really positive sign for the dairy trade, as New Zealand heads towards peak milk production.
6 November 2024 Markets
Sheep mart report: fleshed lambs up by €2 to €5 per head
Demand for well-fleshed lambs has moved on again, with agents using the mart trade to try to boost throughput.
6 November 2024 Markets
NI Trends: cattle kill hits record high; lamb quotes continue to rise
Processing demand for cattle continues to build, with the weekly kill reaching record levels. Quotes continue to rise for fat lambs.
6 November 2024 Markets
Celebrating 50 years of change at Baltinglass Mart
Adam Woods reports from Blessington Mart’s 50th celebrations, which took place at the mart recently
6 November 2024 Markets