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Beef payment grid needs a revamp

The payment gaps down the grades have not changed in over 20 years despite the big increases in base prices.

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 February 2026

Beef payment grid needs a revamp

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Colm McCarthy: building vanity stadiums is not where the focus should be

Colm McCarthy: building vanity stadiums is not where the focus should be

VIEWPOINTS 4 February 2026

Home Farm: do you use farm-saved seed?

Home Farm: do you use farm-saved seed?

VIEWPOINTS 4 February 2026

Dempsey at Large: New era of ample world grain supplies

Dempsey at Large: New era of ample world grain supplies

Dempsey at Large: New era of ample world grain supplies

VIEWPOINTS 4 February 2026

Imports have negligible impact on Irish farmgate prices

Imports have negligible impact on Irish farmgate prices

Imports have negligible impact on Irish farmgate prices

NEWS 30 January 2026

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Slurry spreading season kicks in

Slurry spreading season kicks in

The closed period for spreading slurry and organic manure runs from 15 October to the end of January in NI

NORTHERN IRELAND 21 January 2026

Colm McCarthy: Uncertainty reigns

Colm McCarthy: Uncertainty reigns

If NATO loses the United States, there will be intense scrutiny of the four, out of 27, EU members which espouse neutrality, avoiding high and rising military budgets.

VIEWPOINTS 21 January 2026

Dempsey at Large: Mercosur protests – more than just 1%

Dempsey at Large: Mercosur protests – more than just 1%

Nobody pretends that traceability, environmental and animal health regulations in the Brazilian beef industry are or will be remotely comparable with those operating in the EU.

VIEWPOINTS 21 January 2026

Home Farm: Another load, another drop in price

Home Farm: Another load, another drop in price

Our load of cattle this week made slightly less per kg than the load we sold just before Christmas.

VIEWPOINTS 21 January 2026

Opinion: farmer faith is crucial to Bord Bia

Opinion: farmer faith is crucial to Bord Bia

There's a lot going on in the world, so maybe the revelation that the chair of Bord Bia is CEO of a company that uses a little Brazilian beef shouldn't matter. But it does to farmers.

OPINION 21 January 2026

Mercosur moves from parliament to court

Mercosur moves from parliament to court

Referral of the Mercosur trade deal to the ECJ is a delay, but not a decision on the merits of the deal.

NEWS 21 January 2026

Hard to get enthused by new TB project

Hard to get enthused by new TB project

Most farmers in an area of the northwest have signed up to a new cross-border TB project

NORTHERN IRELAND 21 January 2026

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Strong cow health after calving – the key to a successful breeding season

The weeks after calving are one of the most critical periods in the dairy year. Cow health during this post-calving phase has a direct impact on milk yield, fertility and overall herd performance.

Strong cow health after calving – the key to a successful breeding season

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