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Beef
Producing high-quality suckler replacements
Kieran Mailey
Spotting an opening in the market, Martin Tumilty has moved from rearing stores to producing high-quality suckler replacements on his Co Down farm. Kieran Mailey reports.
11 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Sharp decline in calf registrations in 2024
There has been a marked drop in the number of calf births registered in 2024.
6 September 2024 News
Suckler births running 40,000 head lower
The worrying decline in birth registrations from suckler cows continues, with over 40,000 fewer suckler beef calves born to date in 2024.
Camera at the Mart: farmers compete with exporters in Ennis
While exporters have dominated the weanling bull trade over the summer, farmers have started to become more active recently, according Ennis Mart manager Martin McNamara.
21 August 2024 Markets
National Genotyping Programme deadline extended
Farmers who are involved in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme are encouraged to apply to the National Genotyping Programme and they can receive double tissue calf tags.
19 August 2024 News
New €20m Beef Welfare Scheme opens
The 2024 Beef Welfare Scheme will remain open until 24 September at 11.59pm.
8 August 2024 Schemes
My Farming Week: Vincent Keane, Kinvara, Co Galway
Half of Vincent's farm is located in Co Galway while the other half are outwintered on Burren winterage land.
7 August 2024 News
Mayo farmers launch court action to prevent farm sale
The couple, who are aged in their early 60s, say that they derive their income from their farm, which they claim is 90ac in total. Aodhan O'Faolain reports.
2 August 2024 News
Camera at the Mart: weanling sale for the ages in Cahersiveen
Trade for heavy bulls was on fire at the annual autumn-born weanling sale in Iveragh Mart.
3 July 2024 Markets
Clover and multispecies deliver cost savings
At a recent farmwalk hosted on Bill Harpur's suckler beef farm, farmers heard how clover and multispecies swards were reducing inputs and emissions.
26 June 2024 Northern Ireland
Discussion forums at BEEF2024 open day
There are a number of discussion forums that are taking place at BEEF 2024 on dairy beef, suckler beef and wider industry issues.
23 June 2024 Breeding & health
Technology Villages at BEEF 2024
Paul Crosson takes a look at some of technology villages at BEEF 2024
19 June 2024 Breeding & health