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Beef
Keep on top of fly control in heifers and dry cows
Kieran Mailey
Warmer temperatures means fly activity is on the increase, putting heifers and dry autumn-calving cows at greater risk of summer mastitis.
22 April 2024 Pedigree
Watch: Gigginstown Angus bull hits €7,000
Niamh Murphy reports from the Gigginstown annual sale of Aberdeen Angus bulls and heifers that took place at the weekend.
17 April 2024 Northern Ireland
In pictures: Flying trade for fat cows at Draperstown
Fat cows were the standout trade at the weekly cattle in Draperstown Mart, Co Derry.
Heery hitting the high-end heifer market
Adam Woods visits a Cavan farmer aiming to breed high end heifers for a growing market.
6 April 2024 Breeding & health
Cows.ie and IHFA link up for new pedigree heifer market
Cows.ie and the Irish Holstein Friesian Association are linking up as a new opportunity to export dairy in-calf heifers has opened up in North Africa.
3 April 2024 Pedigree
African demand for dairy in-calf heifers
Cows.ie and the Irish Holstein Friesian Association are linking up as a new opportunity to export dairy in-calf heifers has opened up in North Africa.
27 March 2024 News
Farmer Writes: sounds and smells of calving return
The smells and sounds of calving have made a return to Tommy Moyles' farm at Ardfield, Clonakilty, Cork. Most of his suckler herd will calve over the next few weeks.
21 February 2024 Farmer Writes
In pictures: Suckler replacements hit £3,100 at Markethill
Limousin and Simmental bred in-calf heifers were a sharp trade during a special sale of suckler replacements at Markethill Mart.
31 January 2024 Northern Ireland
Camera at the Mart: demand exceeding supply for all classes in Kilmallock
Shanon Kinahan reports from the weekly cattle sale in Kilmallock Mart, where stores reached highs of €3.17/kg.
17 January 2024 Markets
Farmer Writes: the wettest year since 2016
Padraig Callanan milks 130 spring-calving cows near Abbeyleix in Co Laois with his mother Noreen.
10 January 2024 Farmer Writes
Camera at the Mart: dairy dispersal delight as Cahir Mart returns
Shanon Kinahan reports from the complete clearance sale of the late Eamonn Carey's dairy herd.
10 January 2024 Markets
Farmer writes: slurry up, silage down
Keeping slurry and silage stocks in check is a bit of a balancing act on most farms this winter, writes Tommy Moyles.
10 January 2024 Farmer Writes