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Beef Trends: farmers force increase in quotes
Adam Woods
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished stock.
24 April 2024 News
My Farming Week: Dessie Howley, Bonniconlon, Co Mayo
Dessie Howley, Bonninconlon, Co Mayo, farms with his wife Sharon and three children in north Mayo. They had a few surprises over the recent calving season.
24 April 2024 Management
Beef Management: breeding and meeting ANC requirements
This week's Beef Management takes a look at timing of AI and stock bull fertility and ANC stocking rate requirements.
Be alert for grass tetany as grazing resumes
Where suckler cows with calves at foot have been turned out to grass in recent days, make sure animals are well covered for magnesium to prevent tetany.
23 April 2024 Management
Sunshine steadies the beef trade
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest quotes for factory-finished cattle.
22 April 2024 Markets
Farmer Writes: adaption continues as rain eases
Adapting to the weather has been part of the daily routine on Tommy Moyles' farm at Ardfield, Clonakilty, Co Cork, over the last month.
17 April 2024 Farmer Writes
The importance of resilient breeding policies
Resilience is not just needed in people, but it's needed in cows too so keep it in mind when picking bulls, writes Aidan Brennan.
10 April 2024 Breeding
Beef Trends: cows the highlight of this week's trade
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including what’s being quoted for different types of cattle.
10 April 2024 Markets
No change to beef quotes
Adam Woods takes a look at this week’s beef trade, including the latest quotes that farmers are receiving for finished cattle.
8 April 2024 Markets
Farmer Writes: 12 months' rain in nine
The rain rolls on in west Cork as well as everywhere else in the country and Tommy Moyles has had to adapt his farm plans accordingly.
3 April 2024 Farmer Writes
Calving interval target in Scotland suckler scheme
The Scottish Government has announced some changes to its long-running suckler support scheme
3 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Beef Trends: quotes remain unchanged
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished animals.
3 April 2024 Markets