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My Farming Week: Diarmuid Burn, Moneygold, Grange, Co Sligo
Grace Hoare
Diarmuid runs a dry stock farm and has his own business in Mount Temple, Moneygold, Grange, Co Sligo.
10 July 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: summer sale numbers up in Kanturk
Cattle numbers for June and July are up significantly in Kanturk Mart. It seems extra dry cow numbers and reared calves are driving that increase.
8 July 2024 News
Young Hereford breeders donate €24,000 to charity
Young Hereford breeders have raised over €24,000 for local charities as part of the Next Gen Herefords and Irish Hereford Prime – Irish Hereford charity calf rearing programme.
Rain fails to dampen spirits in Charleville
The beef section of the Charleville Agricultural Show this year saw over 250 entries across the various breeds, with the Munster Hereford breeders holding their clumb championship on the day.
3 July 2024 Pedigree
Record numbers attend 2024 Royal Highland Show
Adam Woods reports from the 2024 Royal Highland show in Edinburgh where several records were broken at this year’s show
3 July 2024 Pedigree
IFJ Junior: no drum these sisters can’t beat
Agri superstars in the making - sisters Elisa and Tara Drumm chat to Shanon Kinahan about the future, farming, showing cattle and their favourite hobbies.
26 June 2024 Pedigree
Calf prices: supply and demand sweet spot continues
Calf prices have held their own this spring, as numbers continue to dwindle.
5 June 2024 Markets
Hereford bull calves average €197/head this spring
Hereford-sired calves along with Angus and Friesians provided 85% of the calves on offer at marts throughout the country this spring. Of those, Hereford-cross bull calves had the highest price.
5 June 2024 News
Calf prices: Angus and Hereford retain firm grip on calf numbers
Prices for calves are holding firm, as traditional breeds continue to dominate the calf market.
29 May 2024 Markets
Calf prices: marginal lift in prices across breeds as supply eases
Demand from EU buyers and reduced supply has resulted in marginal increases in calf prices over the last week, reports Tommy Moyles.
22 May 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: prices and numbers up in Bandon
Tommy Moyles reports from the calf sale in Bandon, where numbers were up and prices followed at the west Cork mart's weekly calf sale on Monday.
20 May 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: farmer buyers drive demand for beef calves in Carnaross
Farmer buyers were to the forefront when it came to the calf sale in Carnaross Mart for its weekly calf sale.
15 May 2024 Markets