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Beef Trends: no Christmas cheer in beef quotes

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef quotes, including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.

MARKETS 3 December 2025

Beef Trends: no Christmas cheer in beef quotes

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Beef Management: condition scoring cows, lice control and withdrawal periods.

Beef Management: condition scoring cows, lice control and withdrawal periods.

MANAGEMENT 3 December 2025

Editorial: EU recall of Brazilian hormone beef undermines promises

Editorial: EU recall of Brazilian hormone beef undermines promises

VIEWPOINTS 3 December 2025

Falling cattle and sheep supply will squeeze factories

Falling cattle and sheep supply will squeeze factories

Falling cattle and sheep supply will squeeze factories

NEWS 5 December 2025

Weekend Weather: turning milder with spells of rain and dry intervals

Weekend Weather: turning milder with spells of rain and dry intervals

Weekend Weather: turning milder with spells of rain and dry intervals

NEWS 5 December 2025

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Five minutes of frantic bidding secures Model County farm

Five minutes of frantic bidding secures Model County farm

PROPERTY 4 December 2025

No plans in NI to cull BTV-3 cattle

No plans in NI to cull BTV-3 cattle

NEWS 4 December 2025

Tillage Podcast: poor income figures and a chat with a US farmer

Tillage Podcast: poor income figures and a chat with a US farmer

NEWS 4 December 2025

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Wexford dairy farmer awarded for role in farm stewardship

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NEWS 4 December 2025

Kioti previews new 140hp four-cylinder tractor

Kioti previews new 140hp four-cylinder tractor

NEWS 4 December 2025

IFA chief Gorman to drive tractor to Brussels to join farmer protest

IFA chief Gorman to drive tractor to Brussels to join farmer protest

NEWS 4 December 2025

Sinn Féin presses Minister to green-light bluetongue vaccines

Sinn Féin presses Minister to green-light bluetongue vaccines

NEWS 4 December 2025

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Cryptosporidiosis vaccine delivers for Roscommon dairy farmer

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Special Report

Brazil’s beef bombshell

Adam Woods reports on an Irish Farmers Journal/IFA investigation into the illegal sale of animal medicines in Brazil.

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MART REPORTS »

Sheep mart prices: butchers and wholesalers more active in places

Sheep mart prices: butchers and wholesalers more active in places

MARKETS 3 December 2025

Camera at the Mart: successful first sheep fatstock for Macroom

Camera at the Mart: successful first sheep fatstock for Macroom

MARKETS 3 December 2025

Martbids Database: weanling trade continues to ease

Martbids Database: weanling trade continues to ease

MARKETS 3 December 2025

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Editorial: EU recall of Brazilian hormone beef undermines promises

The EU Commission has always lauded its strong record on controls and checks on product coming into the EU market.

by Adam Woods

Editorial: EU recall of Brazilian hormone beef undermines promises

Dempsey at Large: TB control - more of the same

by Matt Dempsey

Home Farm: starting our solar journey

by Matt Dempsey

Editorial: fresh conditions attached to derogation

by Caitríona Morrissey

PODCASTS »

BEEF »

Sinn Féin presses Minister to green-light bluetongue vaccines

Sinn Féin presses Minister to green-light bluetongue vaccines

MARKETS 3 December 2025

Department’s bluetongue testing ‘ramped up’ after NI cases confirmed

Department’s bluetongue testing ‘ramped up’ after NI cases confirmed

MANAGEMENT 3 December 2025

‘Unusual' and 'localised' midge activity behind NI bluetongue cases - UFU

VIEWPOINTS 3 December 2025

Bluetongue in NI confirmed as more suspected

NEWS 5 December 2025

DAIRY »

Sinn Féin presses Minister to green-light bluetongue vaccines

Sinn Féin presses Minister to green-light bluetongue vaccines

NEWS 4 December 2025

Department’s bluetongue testing ‘ramped up’ after NI cases confirmed

Department’s bluetongue testing ‘ramped up’ after NI cases confirmed

NEWS 4 December 2025

‘Unusual' and 'localised' midge activity behind NI bluetongue cases - UFU

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 December 2025

Derogation conditions: new buffer zones and cut to fertiliser rates

NEWS 3 December 2025

SHEEP »

Department’s bluetongue testing ‘ramped up’ after NI cases confirmed

Department’s bluetongue testing ‘ramped up’ after NI cases confirmed

MARKETS 3 December 2025

Sheep Trends: factory quotes unchanged at €7.70 to €7.80/kg

Sheep Trends: factory quotes unchanged at €7.70 to €7.80/kg

MANAGEMENT 3 December 2025

Sheep mart prices: butchers and wholesalers more active in places

VIEWPOINTS 3 December 2025

Sheep management: bluetongue virus, ewe condition and clean livestock policy

NEWS 5 December 2025

TILLAGE »

Tillage Podcast: poor income figures and a chat with a US farmer

Tillage Podcast: poor income figures and a chat with a US farmer

NEWS 4 December 2025

Deal struck on allowing gene-edited seeds in the EU

Deal struck on allowing gene-edited seeds in the EU

NEWS 4 December 2025

Flavourless peas, better nutrition and fewer allergens on the way

NEWS 3 December 2025

Grain Trends: no changes in 2026 price outlook

MARKETS 3 December 2025

MACHINERY »

Kioti previews new 140hp four-cylinder tractor

At Agritechnica, Kioti showcased its new HX1403 tractor fitted with a 140hp four-cylinder engine, alongside a new SL750 skid steer model.

NEWS 4 December 2025

Kioti previews new 140hp four-cylinder tractor

Young Stock Podcast: Monaghan man's passion for machines and agri marketing

NEWS 1 December 2025

Swedish investment firm takeover Överum

NEWS 3 December 2025

Dutch manufacturer Vredo changes hands

NEWS 3 December 2025

PEDIGREE »

Ranfurly rule the roost at Four Breeds Calf Show

Ranfurly rule the roost at Four Breeds Calf Show

PEDIGREE 3 December 2025

In Pictures: three in a row for Luddenmore at Angus calf show

PEDIGREE 1 December 2025

Irish buyers spend big at Royal Ulster Beef and Lamb championships

PEDIGREE 28 November 2025

AGRIBUSINESS »

Falling cattle and sheep supply will squeeze factories

Falling cattle and sheep supply will squeeze factories

MARKETS 3 December 2025

Ireland has two housing problems

Ireland has two housing problems

MANAGEMENT 3 December 2025

Listen: undercover - Brazilian beef exposed

VIEWPOINTS 3 December 2025

Dawn New Zealand deal completed

NEWS 5 December 2025

NORTHERN IRELAND »

No plans in NI to cull BTV-3 cattle

No plans in NI to cull BTV-3 cattle

NEWS 4 December 2025

Sinn Féin presses Minister to green-light bluetongue vaccines

Sinn Féin presses Minister to green-light bluetongue vaccines

NEWS 4 December 2025

‘Unusual' and 'localised' midge activity behind NI bluetongue cases - UFU

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 December 2025

News round-up from Northern Ireland

NORTHERN IRELAND 3 December 2025

FOCUS »

Meeting Global Sustainability Expectations in food

Meeting Global Sustainability Expectations in food

SIGNPOST PROGRAMME 3 December 2025

Irish grain can help to reduce emissions from milk production

Irish grain can help to reduce emissions from milk production

SIGNPOST PROGRAMME 3 December 2025

From soil to hedges and reducing artificial inputs: farms are making changes

From soil to hedges and reducing artificial inputs: farms are making changes

SIGNPOST PROGRAMME 3 December 2025

Halfway towards our 2030 targets

SIGNPOST PROGRAMME 3 December 2025

Sustainability now being tracked and available to view

SIGNPOST PROGRAMME 3 December 2025

Farmers for climate action: progress from the Signpost Advisory Programme

SIGNPOST PROGRAMME 3 December 2025

How one farmer is offsetting his greenhouse gas emissions

SIGNPOST PROGRAMME 3 December 2025

PROPERTY »

Hammer time for a pair of Leinster farms

A pair of non-residential farms in Westmeath are due for mid-December auctions.

FOR SALE 3 December 2025

Hammer time for a pair of Leinster farms

Clare grazing ground guided at €270,000

FOR SALE 3 December 2025

Hammer time for a pair of Leinster farms

FOR SALE 3 December 2025

Christmas is coming for 264ac Meath farm

FOR SALE 3 December 2025

BUILDINGS »

JFC whole milk automatic feeding working well for Meath farmer

JFC whole milk automatic feeding working well for Meath farmer

BUILDINGS 26 November 2025

Flags fly high on new four-bay suckler shed

BUILDINGS 12 November 2025

Updates added to DAFM specs for mobile sheep handling and pig housing

BUILDINGS 29 October 2025

RENEWABLES »

Government prepares major changes to planning system

Government prepares major changes to planning system

NEWS 3 December 2025

New AD plant planned for Ballinasloe

New AD plant planned for Ballinasloe

NEWS 3 December 2025

Galway says no to eight wind turbines

NEWS 3 December 2025

Kepak wins large-business SEAI energy award

NEWS 1 December 2025

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT »

Over €13m in funds to remove barriers to fish migration in rivers

Over €13m in funds to remove barriers to fish migration in rivers

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 1 December 2025

Meeting Global Sustainability Expectations in food

SIGNPOST PROGRAMME 3 December 2025

FORESTRY »

Letter considers why farmers are not planting trees

Letter considers why farmers are not planting trees

LETTERS 3 December 2025

New funding for forest owners taking step towards certification

FORESTRY 28 November 2025

FARM SAFETY »

Watch: 'my head was dizzy and the headaches were cruel'

Watch: 'my head was dizzy and the headaches were cruel'

FARM SAFETY 22 October 2025

ANIMAL HEALTH »

Department’s bluetongue testing ‘ramped up’ after NI cases confirmed

Department’s bluetongue testing ‘ramped up’ after NI cases confirmed

NEWS 4 December 2025

PIGS »

Bio security can improve pig performance

Bio security can improve pig performance

PIGS 2 November 2025

POULTRY »

Over 6,000 turkeys culled in Cavan

Over 6,000 turkeys culled in Cavan

POULTRY 3 December 2025

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The farmers behind the Golden Arches

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PGI boosting value of all beef in Italy

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PHOTOGRAPHY »

In Pictures: dairy work, winter prep and busy mart action at home and abroad

In Pictures: dairy work, winter prep and busy mart action at home and abroad

Watch: this week in pictures as farms face flooding and marts stay busy

Watch: this week in pictures as farms face flooding and marts stay busy

In pictures: highlights from Dairy Day 2025 in Limerick

In pictures: highlights from Dairy Day 2025 in Limerick

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Derogation conditions: new buffer zones and cut to fertiliser rates

Derogation conditions: new buffer zones and cut to fertiliser rates

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New conditions for derogation farmers

New conditions for derogation farmers

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Beef Trends: no Christmas cheer in beef quotes

Beef Trends: no Christmas cheer in beef quotes

Farming braces for bluetongue

Farming braces for bluetongue

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‘My life has been shattered by long COVID’

‘My life has been shattered by long COVID’

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‘Unusual' and 'localised' midge activity behind NI bluetongue cases - UFU

‘Unusual' and 'localised' midge activity behind NI bluetongue cases - UFU

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No change to Irish live exports following Northern Ireland bluetongue cases

No change to Irish live exports following Northern Ireland bluetongue cases

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Bluetongue risk looms large

Bluetongue risk looms large

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More bluetongue cases suspected on Co Down farm

More bluetongue cases suspected on Co Down farm

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Five minutes of frantic bidding secures Model County farm

Five minutes of frantic bidding secures Model County farm