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Red heifer hits bullseye in Angus Extravaganza

Selling for the highest price of €12,400 in the Irish Aberdeen Angus Extravaganza sale in Mid-Tipp Mart, Thurles, on Saturday was a red Angus heifer, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 6 October 2026
Red heifer hits bullseye in Angus Extravaganza
Budget day must support struggling tillage sector

Budget day must support struggling tillage sector

NEWS 6 October 2026
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Editorial: monumental months ahead for Irish farming

Fuel price increases have hit farmers hard with diesel-fuelled engines the lifeblood of farms around the country.

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TAMS grant could pay up to €2,333 towards a bale shear as we compare 14 makes

Last year, the revised TAMS III reference costs added 10% for plastic retaining bales shears, pushing grant aid to €3,888.50, Peter Thomas Keaveney look at the options available on the Irish market.
FARM MACHINERY 30 September 2026
TAMS grant could pay up to €2,333 towards a bale shear as we compare 14 makes
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152-acre Kildare farm with four-bed house guided at €2.3m

Prime Curragh land holding covering 152ac is set to pit farmers against equine interests at auction.
FOR SALE 30 September 2026
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1 Shamonda virus confirmed on two Cork dairy farms

Shamonda virus confirmed on two Cork dairy farms
2 Bord Bia and Teagasc funding should be tied to gender balance - Fianna Fáil

Bord Bia and Teagasc funding should be tied to gender balance - Fianna Fáil
3 Kerry man who planned to play GAA in Chicago now advises New Zealand's PM

Kerry man who planned to play GAA in Chicago now advises New Zealand's PM
4 Bluetongue spreads to three more counties, with cases in sheep and cattle

Bluetongue spreads to three more counties, with cases in sheep and cattle
5 Donated Wexford farm sells for €227,000 and will fund church roof repairs

Donated Wexford farm sells for €227,000 and will fund church roof repairs

 

6 China blow for Brazilian beef

China blow for Brazilian beef

7 Opinion: Larry Murrin-IFA; now a war on two fronts

Opinion: Larry Murrin-IFA; now a war on two fronts
8 Farm building grant reveals 1798 pike heads and a jam jar of Civil War letters

Farm building grant reveals 1798 pike heads and a jam jar of Civil War letters
9 Galway farmer cuts costs by taking DIY approach to new suckler shed

Galway farmer cuts costs by taking DIY approach to new suckler shed
10 Beet and potato yields down across EU

Beet and potato yields down across EU