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Beef Trends: weekly cattle kill in freefall

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.

MARKETS 15 October 2025

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Beef management: lime, closing paddocks and silage testing

Beef management: lime, closing paddocks and silage testing

MANAGEMENT 15 October 2025

Editorial: have beef factories killed the golden goose?

Editorial: have beef factories killed the golden goose?

VIEWPOINTS 15 October 2025

Weekend weather: rain on the way

Weekend weather: rain on the way

Weekend weather: rain on the way

NEWS 17 October 2025

Agri-Food Regulator brings Asba Meats to court again

Agri-Food Regulator brings Asba Meats to court again

Agri-Food Regulator brings Asba Meats to court again

NEWS 16 October 2025

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Tillage Podcast: talking markets with US grain analyst

Tillage Podcast: talking markets with US grain analyst

NEWS 16 October 2025

€7m for new arable scheme along south coast

€7m for new arable scheme along south coast

NEWS 16 October 2025

Sky Agriculture launches imaging system for automatic spreader adjustment

Sky Agriculture launches imaging system for automatic spreader adjustment

NEWS 16 October 2025

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Farming News Podcast: who will buy Rockwell Farm?

Farming News Podcast: who will buy Rockwell Farm?

NEWS 16 October 2025

‘Unfair, arbitrary’ TB compensation ceilings need to be removed – IFA

‘Unfair, arbitrary’ TB compensation ceilings need to be removed – IFA

NEWS 16 October 2025

Cooley Greenway proposals caused ‘stress and disruption to farmers’ – IFA

Cooley Greenway proposals caused ‘stress and disruption to farmers’ – IFA

NEWS 16 October 2025

€7m for new arable scheme along south coast

Irish competitors clean decks at Angus youth finals

PEDIGREE 16 October 2025

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MART REPORTS »

Martbids Database: normal service resumes in marts

Martbids Database: normal service resumes in marts

MARKETS 15 October 2025

Camera at the Mart: farmer demand drives Dungarvan sale

Camera at the Mart: farmer demand drives Dungarvan sale

MARKETS 15 October 2025

Mart analysis: cattle sales up 53,226 head to end of September

Mart analysis: cattle sales up 53,226 head to end of September

NEWS 15 October 2025

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CAP Network to spotlight growing Agri Bioeconomy sector at National Conference

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Special Reports: May 31 2025

Protecting Payments

The essential guide to protecting farm payments, ensuring deadlines are met and to knowing everything about ACRES, BISS, beef, sheep and SCEP schemes is now available to purchase for a limited time period.

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Editorial: have beef factories killed the golden goose?

The number of farmers slaughtering cattle has reduced by 17,400 in the last 10 years.

by Adam Woods

Editorial: have beef factories killed the golden goose?

Water quality: sustained action needed by all involved

by Caitríona Morrissey

Home Farm: cattle back out by day

by Matt Dempsey

Grain losses are crystallised for tillage farmers

by Caitríona Morrissey

PODCASTS »

BEEF »

Irish competitors clean decks at Angus youth finals

Irish competitors clean decks at Angus youth finals

MARKETS 15 October 2025

Cattle scarcity set to continue into next year

Cattle scarcity set to continue into next year

MANAGEMENT 15 October 2025

Grass + Beef: dry spell combines with good growth

VIEWPOINTS 15 October 2025

Beef trade facing twin threats on EU imports

NEWS 17 October 2025

DAIRY »

Kerry Dairy Ireland cuts milk price for September supplies

Kerry Dairy Ireland cuts milk price for September supplies

NEWS 15 October 2025

Dairy Trends: no good news from dairy markets

Dairy Trends: no good news from dairy markets

MARKETS 15 October 2025

Managing grass in the run up to housing

MANAGEMENT 15 October 2025

Dairy Management: getting lime spread in good weather

MANAGEMENT 15 October 2025

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SHEEP »

Sheep mart prices: demand for fleshed lambs increases

Sheep mart prices: demand for fleshed lambs increases

MARKETS 15 October 2025

Sheep Trends: lambs range from €7.80/kg to €8/kg

Sheep Trends: lambs range from €7.80/kg to €8/kg

MANAGEMENT 15 October 2025

Sheep Management: ram breeding, flock linkage and training lambs to eat meal

VIEWPOINTS 15 October 2025

Supplementary sale of Galway sheep in Ballinasloe

NEWS 17 October 2025

TILLAGE »

Tillage Podcast: talking markets with US grain analyst

Tillage Podcast: talking markets with US grain analyst

NEWS 16 October 2025

Grain Trends: 2025 harvest prices released

Grain Trends: 2025 harvest prices released

MARKETS 15 October 2025

Tillage Management: sowing, seed rates and safety

HUSBANDRY 15 October 2025

Planting continues in the fields

NEWS 15 October 2025

MACHINERY »

Sky Agriculture launches imaging system for automatic spreader adjustment

Sky Agriculture has unveiled the FertiEye system, designed to automatically adjust fertiliser spreader settings based on a photo of the fertiliser in the hopper.

NEWS 16 October 2025

Sky Agriculture launches imaging system for automatic spreader adjustment

Wexford contractor running compact JCB wheel loaders for over three decades

NEWS 15 October 2025

Agri contractors set for rate hike after the budget

NEWS 15 October 2025

Top tips for buying a used pivot-steer loader

FARM MACHINERY 15 October 2025

PEDIGREE »

Irish competitors clean decks at Angus youth finals

Irish competitors clean decks at Angus youth finals

PEDIGREE 16 October 2025

Thomas family take premium prices in Donegal

PEDIGREE 15 October 2025

Supplementary sale of Galway sheep in Ballinasloe

PEDIGREE 15 October 2025

AGRIBUSINESS »

Agri-Food Regulator brings Asba Meats to court again

Agri-Food Regulator brings Asba Meats to court again

MARKETS 15 October 2025

Agricultural output prices slipped in August

Agricultural output prices slipped in August

MANAGEMENT 15 October 2025

New Zealand steps back climate ambitions

VIEWPOINTS 15 October 2025

Record Brazilian beef exports in September

NEWS 17 October 2025

NORTHERN IRELAND »

NI news in-brief: NSA raises concern over imported lamb

NI news in-brief: NSA raises concern over imported lamb

NORTHERN IRELAND 15 October 2025

Jalex Select in-calf heifers hit £17,500

Jalex Select in-calf heifers hit £17,500

NORTHERN IRELAND 15 October 2025

Muir continuing to lobby for farm tax change

NORTHERN IRELAND 15 October 2025

Penalties apply to 'all schemes', states DAERA

NORTHERN IRELAND 15 October 2025

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FOCUS »

Agtech: use of AI and technology on the rise

Agtech: use of AI and technology on the rise

AGRI TECHNOLOGY 15 October 2025

Balancing concentrates with silage quality and target gains

Balancing concentrates with silage quality and target gains

WINTER FEED 12 October 2025

Good times in drystock can’t leave tillage behind

Good times in drystock can’t leave tillage behind

WINTER FEED 11 October 2025

‘Exceptional’ weight gains on Foyle beef unit

WINTER FEED 8 October 2025

The ICBF beef evaluation changes explained

BREEDING & HEALTH 1 October 2025

SCEP deadline next hurdle to jump

AI BEEF BREEDING 1 October 2025

Base milk price falls at the wrong time for winter milk producers

LIQUID MILK 24 September 2025

PROPERTY »

Two land parcels going for auction in the southeast

One is grassland guided at €15,000/ac to €18,000/ac and the second is forestry guided at €5,000/ac to €6,000/ac.

PROPERTY 15 October 2025

Two land parcels going for auction in the southeast

Regal and rural – Meath farm guided at €1.25m

PROPERTY 15 October 2025

Big residential farm with sea views guided at €1.16m in east Cork

PROPERTY 15 October 2025

Monanny Farm comes with fine period home in Co Monaghan

PROPERTY 15 October 2025

BUILDINGS »

Top-class finish to Kilkenny cubicle shed

Top-class finish to Kilkenny cubicle shed

BUILDINGS 15 October 2025

Simple fixes for farm safety this winter housing period with TAMS

BUILDINGS 8 October 2025

New 24-unit parlour slashes milking time by 60% for this Co Tipperary farmer

BUILDINGS 1 October 2025

PODCASTS »

RENEWABLES »

Missed renewable energy targets to cost Irish citizens €16bn, committee hears

Missed renewable energy targets to cost Irish citizens €16bn, committee hears

NEWS 15 October 2025

New agri-AD plant proposed for Tipperary

New agri-AD plant proposed for Tipperary

NEWS 15 October 2025

Watch: farm-scale AD works, proves Galway man

RENEWABLES 15 October 2025

New 2026 biomethane scheme to share in €500m climate fund

NEWS 13 October 2025

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT »

Wexford tillage farmer wins Teagasc FBD Sustainability Award 2025

Wexford tillage farmer wins Teagasc FBD Sustainability Award 2025

NEWS 1 October 2025

Department pours cold water over RENURE fix to derogation concerns

NEWS 29 September 2025

FORESTRY »

Investigation into alleged illegal felling of 30ac of trees and hedgerows

Investigation into alleged illegal felling of 30ac of trees and hedgerows

FORESTRY 15 October 2025

Realistic planting targets absent in Food Vision 2030

FORESTRY 15 October 2025

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FARM SAFETY »

PTO deadline looms

PTO deadline looms

FARM SAFETY 15 October 2025

ANIMAL HEALTH »

‘Unfair, arbitrary’ TB compensation ceilings need to be removed – IFA

‘Unfair, arbitrary’ TB compensation ceilings need to be removed – IFA

NEWS 16 October 2025

PIGS »

Teagasc can be ‘Tinder’ for tillage and pig farmers

Teagasc can be ‘Tinder’ for tillage and pig farmers

NEWS 23 September 2025

POULTRY »

Seasonal Carlow poultry farm worker awarded redundancy at WRC

Seasonal Carlow poultry farm worker awarded redundancy at WRC

POULTRY 16 August 2025

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McDonald’s search is on for the future stars of farming and food

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2025 Surge in farm fatalities, older farmers most vulnerable

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PHOTOGRAPHY »

Watch: this week in pictures as farmers and marts stay busy nationwide

Watch: this week in pictures as farmers and marts stay busy nationwide

Watch: this week in pictures as farmers highlight maize, organics and dairy

Watch: this week in pictures as farmers highlight maize, organics and dairy

Watch: This week in pictures from Ploughing 2025

Watch: This week in pictures from Ploughing 2025

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Editorial: have beef factories killed the golden goose?

Editorial: have beef factories killed the golden goose?

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Investigation into alleged illegal felling of 30ac of trees and hedgerows

Investigation into alleged illegal felling of 30ac of trees and hedgerows

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Cattle scarcity set to continue into next year

Cattle scarcity set to continue into next year

Kerry Dairy Ireland cuts milk price for September supplies

Kerry Dairy Ireland cuts milk price for September supplies

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Chinese loader clocks up 5,000 trouble-free hours on Meath dairy farm

Chinese loader clocks up 5,000 trouble-free hours on Meath dairy farm

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€21m price tag for Rockwell Farm

€21m price tag for Rockwell Farm

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Positive back end for beef markets forecast

Positive back end for beef markets forecast

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Limerick farmer running two Chinese loaders sees great value for money

Limerick farmer running two Chinese loaders sees great value for money

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CAB sells Kilkenny farmer’s Dublin property for €750,000

CAB sells Kilkenny farmer’s Dublin property for €750,000

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Cooley Greenway proposals caused ‘stress and disruption to farmers’ – IFA

Cooley Greenway proposals caused ‘stress and disruption to farmers’ – IFA