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Amendment window for SCEP reference number now open
Anne O'Donoghue
Participants can reduce their 2025 SCEP reference number by up to 20% of their 2024 number.
22 January 2025 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: best-laid plans can well and truly go away
Farming is never short of surprises, as Tommy Moyles found out on his farm recently. Best laid plans to increase slurry storage were impacted by rain from an unaccustomed direction.
22 January 2025 Markets
Beef Trends: quotes nudge up again
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest quotes for factory finished cattle.
Camera at the Mart: big money for sucklers in Ballybay
Adam Woods reports from Ballybay Mart’s general cattle sale, which took place last Saturday in Ballybay Mart, Co Monaghan.
22 January 2025 Markets
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
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
Five tips to prepare cows for spring calving
As the spring calving period draws closer, outlined are a few management tasks that can help preparations.
18 January 2025 Management
Beef Trends: quotes rocket on back of big demand
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.
15 January 2025 Markets
Highest number of births last February
There were 763,046 calf birth registrations in February 2024 equating to approximately one third of all calves born last year.
15 January 2025 Calves
Beef Management: slurry, calf purchases and spring suckler demos
Adam Woods takes a look at the slurry opening dates, calf purchase and previews next week's spring suckler demo.
15 January 2025 Management
Six drystock jobs for January
Adam Woods takes a look at some jobs that could be completed on drystock farms over the next month
8 January 2025 Management
Beef quotes start 2025 on bright note
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.
6 January 2025 Markets