5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (33+ words) Agriland Ireland’s leading beef producers take centre stage at ICBF awards Twenty-six of Ireland’s top-performing beef producers were recognised today (Tuesday, September 8) at the inaugural ICBF Beef Quality Awards....

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (542+ words) This week's factory quotes sees beef price offers remain largely firm with a few cases of prices edging up slightly. Some factory outlets have increased their number of kill days from three to four also. Others have retained their number…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (322+ words) The Great Britain (GB) milking herd fell 2.2% year-on-year in July, though milk deliveries increased by 3%. The latest figures released from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) marks the largest annual decline in the milking herd since January 2021. As of…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (545+ words) The Emyvale, Co. Monaghan-based McAnenly Family is busy preparing for its annual in-calf heifer sale later this month. Titled: 'Mables 2026 in-calf heifer sale', it will take place at Ballybay Mart, Co. Monaghan, on Friday evening, September 11. Ahead of the sale…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (955+ words) Farmgate and retail beef prices are linked - but falls in farmgate prices can take time to appear on supermarket shelves. Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) trainee analyst Sebastian Abbott has looked at how cattle carcass prices affect supermarket prices,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (510+ words) Feeding silage to cattle at times of the year when fresh grass is available is something that dairy calf-to-beef farmers Kieran and Michael Dunne have been trying to eliminate. The father and son farming duo rear both spring- and autumn-born…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (319+ words) Weekly factory cattle supplies have been increasing for the past seven consecutive weeks, with almost 32,800 cattle slaughtered in the week ending Sunday, August 23. Supplies have been rising since late June when weekly kill numbers were under 24,000 head. Weekly factory cattle…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (459+ words) Tullow Mart in Co. Carlow held its weekly cattle sale on Friday (August 21), with activity increasing as exporters, finishers, and farmers drove up prices on the day. The mart saw store heifers weighing up to 495kg sell for between €1,250-€1,880/head, fetching…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (615+ words) When grass regrowths stalled in late July on the farm of Micheal and Kieran Dunne in Trim, Co. Meath, the father and son farming duo made the call to house more older cattle. Michael explained that the grass situation on…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (330+ words) Blessington Mart in Co. Wicklow held its weekly sheep sale on Tuesday (August 18), with an impressive 4,120 sheep on offer as prices jumped by up to €5/head on last week. The sale was held in conjunction with Blessington Mart's Suffolk Cheviot-cross…...