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Beef
Certified Irish Angus celebrates 25 years at ploughing
Adam Woods
Adam Woods previews the Certified Irish Angus stand at the 2024 National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co. Laois
11 September 2024 Breeding & health
Scope for Salers in Suckler systems
Adam Woods speaks to Seamus Nagle about the Salers breed and what it can add to suckler systems.
11 September 2024 News
Dairy beef delivering for Meath family partnership
The father-and-son partnership of Aidan and Luke Maguire is working positively and delivering a net margin of over €700/ha, writes Shaun Diver.
Letter to the editor: bulls get too big to serve heifers
Letter to the NI editor from Norman McMordie, Saintfield, County Down.
11 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Farmer Writes: resilient suckler farmers
There’s an enormous amount of resilience in suckler farmers (this could also be termed stubbornness) and year after year we do what we can with what we’ve got.
11 September 2024 Farmer Writes
Most beef bulls dead by four years of age
A study of the longevity of beef bulls has highlighted how few actually last beyond four years.
4 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Belties back in Ballymena
The Dealer sees that Beltie cattle are making a return to Ballymena Mart this weekend.
4 September 2024 Markets
Charolais bulls top of longevity list
An analysis of the age at slaughter of beef bulls highlights some important issues for the NI beef industry.
4 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Beef Trends: quotes steady as numbers increase
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest quotes for finished cattle.
4 September 2024 Markets
Super demand for weanling bulls in Kenmare
There was no shortage of demand for quality weanling bulls in Kenmare Mart at its weanling show and sale on Thursday last.
26 August 2024 Markets
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
Two sides to the fertility equation
Ensuring good suckler cow fertility is not just about management of the cow at breeding
21 August 2024 Northern Ireland