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Beef
Dairy beef budgets and suckler cow mart demos
Adam Woods
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.
15 January 2025 Breeding & health
Rearing dairy beef calves in Castlefinn
Adam Woods reports from the first Animal Health Ireland Calf Care event which took place in Donegal last week.
15 January 2025 Management
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.
Through the camera lens on Tullamore Farm
A look at the last 12 months on Tullamore farm and some of the highlights on the Irish Farmers Journal beef and sheep demonstration farm.
1 January 2025 Management
Mart managers look back on a good year for cattle prices
James Hanly spoke to the managers of some of Ireland’s leading cattle marts to see how business fared in 2024 and how it will look next year.
1 January 2025 News
Record mart trade for cattle in 2024
Adam Woods has the latest on the 2024 mart trade, including an in depth analysis of the Irish Farmers Journal Martbids database.
23 December 2024 News
Camera at the Mart: weanlings in demand at Swatragh Mart
Weanlings were a super trade at the weekly cattle sale in Swatragh Mart, with buyers also active for cull cows.
23 December 2024 Markets
Beef Management: pneumonia cases on the rise and managing cashflow
Adam Woods takes a look at managing cashflow on a drystock farm and what to do in the face of a pneumonia outbreak.
11 December 2024 Management
In pictures: weanlings serve up festive cheer at Markethill Mart
There was a red hot trade for weanlings at the annual Christmas Cracker sale in Markethill Mart last week. Kieran Mailey reports.
11 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Letter: technical review into accuracy of ICBF ratings needed
The Pedigree Breeders Council is calling for a fully independent technical review into the accuracy and the impact of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation star ratings on the national herd.
5 December 2024 Letters
Farmer Writes: cattle and supermodels
The young weanlings left in the shed have started to thrive since the older calves were sold.
4 December 2024 Farmer Writes
Camera at the Mart: farmers fight it out for Kingscourt weanlings
Adam Woods reports from Kingscourt Mart’s weanling sale which took place last Saturday.
20 November 2024 Markets