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Two all-Irelands in a row for Kerins Kemi cows

Winning the Irish Angus all-Ireland championship at Strokestown Show on Sunday was the Sligo bred-cow Kerins Vickemi, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 14 September 2026

Two all-Irelands in a row for Kerins Kemi cows

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Price gap of €119/head on calf CBV in marts

Price gap of €119/head on calf CBV in marts

BREEDING & HEALTH 9 September 2026

Tullamore champion Lady Faye leads Lisduff sale at €19,000

Tullamore champion Lady Faye leads Lisduff sale at €19,000

PEDIGREE 8 September 2026

Watch: young stock persons raise the bar high at Royal Meath Show

Watch: young stock persons raise the bar high at Royal Meath Show

Watch: young stock persons raise the bar high at Royal Meath Show

PEDIGREE 8 September 2026

Valuable Shorthorn heifer lives up to name in setting new NI record price

Valuable Shorthorn heifer lives up to name in setting new NI record price

Valuable Shorthorn heifer lives up to name in setting new NI record price

PEDIGREE 7 September 2026

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Meet the 26 finalists in the 2026 All-Ireland Young Stock Person Competition

Meet the 26 finalists in the 2026 All-Ireland Young Stock Person Competition

The finals of the 2026 FBD All-Ireland Young Stock Person Competition, in partnership with the Irish Shows Association and the Irish Farmers Journal, takes place on Sunday at the Royal Meath Show.

PEDIGREE 26 August 2026

Lisduff sale includes two national champions

Lisduff sale includes two national champions

The annual Lisduff Angus production sale is set to take place this weekend from 4 to 7 September and will include two national champions, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 26 August 2026

Electric Limousin extravaganza as nine-month-old heifer hits €11,200

Electric Limousin extravaganza as nine-month-old heifer hits €11,200

Those who attended the North Eastern Limousin Club Extravaganza on Saturday evening were treated to a fabulous evening, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 26 August 2026

Preventing pneumonia at weaning time

Preventing pneumonia at weaning time

Cathal Gormley outlines best advice when weaning suckler calves and what to do when purchasing weanlings this autumn.

ANIMAL HEALTH 26 August 2026

High risk period on farms for lungworm

High risk period on farms for lungworm

Animal Health Ireland's Eilish Gill outlines what farmers need to watch out for with lungworm over the coming weeks.

BREEDING & HEALTH 26 August 2026

Cameras at the ready - Herefords are back in the frame

Cameras at the ready - Herefords are back in the frame

Irish Hereford Prime and the Irish Hereford Breed Society recently launched their 2026 Hereford photo competition in support of Make-A-Wish Ireland.

NEWS 26 August 2026

Portauns sale offers proper Angus character

Portauns sale offers proper Angus character

Holding a production sale of pedigree Angus heifers from 4 to 7 September is the Portauns Pedigree herd in Co Limerick.

PEDIGREE 26 August 2026

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Additive essential in dry maize crops to safeguard every tonne

Dwindling forage stocks due to the drought and high dry matter maize crops, mean using an additive on maize silage is essential, believes Amanda Clements, technical business manager for Volac.

Additive essential in dry maize crops to safeguard every tonne

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