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NI-bred heifer wins at Highland Show

Claiming the supreme champion Salers at this year's Royal Highland Show in Scotland was a heifer bred in Northern Ireland.

PEDIGREE 15 July 2026

NI-bred heifer wins at Highland Show

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Questions and answers with the ICBF

Questions and answers with the ICBF

PEDIGREE 15 July 2026

Whitehall poised for Wonder sale

Whitehall poised for Wonder sale

PEDIGREE 13 July 2026

Change to TB requirements for donor cows

Change to TB requirements for donor cows

Change to TB requirements for donor cows

PEDIGREE 10 July 2026

ICBF due to update beef Euro-star indices

ICBF due to update beef Euro-star indices

ICBF due to update beef Euro-star indices

BREEDING & HEALTH 8 July 2026

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Positive outlook on weanling and beef trade at Elphin Mart information evening

Positive outlook on weanling and beef trade at Elphin Mart information evening

Meeting focussed on preparing cattle for autumn sales, vaccination and maintaining high standards.

BREEDING & HEALTH 17 June 2026

Limousin society to hold separate non ET-bred classes at national show

Limousin society to hold separate non ET-bred classes at national show

For the first time ever, the Irish Limousin Cattle Society will include non-embryo transfer classes at its 2026 national show, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 17 June 2026

Cattle classes cancelled at Dungarvan show due to TB in area

Cattle classes cancelled at Dungarvan show due to TB in area

An agricultural show in Co Waterford has made the difficult decision to cancel its cattle classes due to an outbreak of bovine TB in the area.

NEWS 17 June 2026

Attention to detail central to Donegal CBV winner

Attention to detail central to Donegal CBV winner

Letterkenny farmer Ryan McElhinney won the Foyle Meats Dairy Farmer Finisher Beef Quality Award last year and – having seen his work in breeding high-genetic cattle – Cathal Gormley understands why.

BREEDING & HEALTH 17 June 2026

Highland glory for Black Voltage

Highland glory for Black Voltage

Winning the supreme beef interbreed champion at the 2026 Royal Highland Show was the Angus bull, Wensleydale Black Voltage Y140, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 17 June 2026

Qualifiers for Young Stockperson and Young Shepherd competitions get underway

Qualifiers for Young Stockperson and Young Shepherd competitions get underway

The Irish Shows Association (ISA) along with FBD Insurance and the Irish Farmers Journal have launched the 2026 Young Shepherd/Shepherdess and Young Stockperson competitions, Nevan McKiernan reports.

PEDIGREE 17 June 2026

Three-in-a-row Tendresse reigns supreme

Three-in-a-row Tendresse reigns supreme

Winning her third supreme beef interbreed championship in a row at Armagh Show on Saturday was Rathkeeland Tenddresse, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 17 June 2026

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