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Coose bulls dominate British Simmental sire rankings

Three Irish-bred Simmental bulls have made the list of top 10 Simmental sires with most pedigree calves registered in the British Simmental herdbook in 2025, Nevan McKiernan reports.

PEDIGREE 12 January 2026

Coose bulls dominate British Simmental sire rankings

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Tullamore Show set for return to Butterfield Estate in 2026

Tullamore Show set for return to Butterfield Estate in 2026

PEDIGREE 12 January 2026

Cattle breed societies speak out against Mercosur deal

Cattle breed societies speak out against Mercosur deal

PEDIGREE 5 January 2026

Merging suckler breeding with social farming in Co Clare

Merging suckler breeding with social farming in Co Clare

Merging suckler breeding with social farming in Co Clare

BREEDING & HEALTH 1 January 2026

The secret to winning three Carrick championships in a row

The secret to winning three Carrick championships in a row

The secret to winning three Carrick championships in a row

PEDIGREE 30 December 2025

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Australian breed societies announce in-house genetic evaluation platforms

Australian breed societies announce in-house genetic evaluation platforms

Two cattle breed societies in Australia have announced the launch of two fully independent genetic evaluation platforms. Nevan McKiernan reports.

PEDIGREE 14 December 2025

Annakisha land top prices in Blessington

Annakisha land top prices in Blessington

It was a successful day out for A and P O’Keeffe of the Annakisha Flock at the All-star Texel Ewe sale in Blessington Mart recently, writes Nevan McKiernan

PEDIGREE 14 December 2025

Netherton – home to world-class Angus cattle for over a century

Netherton – home to world-class Angus cattle for over a century

This week, Nevan McKiernan spoke to William McLaren of the noted HW Netherton Angus herd in Perthshire, Scotland, which is celebrating over 100 years in the Angus breed.

PEDIGREE 14 December 2025

What bulls sired the top commercial show calves in 2025

What bulls sired the top commercial show calves in 2025

Nevan McKiernan looks back at the AI sires which bred the top commercial show calves in 2025.

PEDIGREE 14 December 2025

Glaslough leads premier Hereford heifer sale at €5,900

Glaslough leads premier Hereford heifer sale at €5,900

Taking the top price of €5,900 back to Co Monaghan on Saturday from the premier Hereford heifer sale in Tullamore was Nigel Heatrick, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 14 December 2025

Bidding frenzy at final Limousin sale of the year

Bidding frenzy at final Limousin sale of the year

Limousin bulls sold like they were going out of fashion at the Irish Limousin Cattle Society's final sale of the year in Roscommon Mart on Saturday, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 14 December 2025

Watch: Charolais bulls hit €5,800 in Carrick's last sale of the year

Watch: Charolais bulls hit €5,800 in Carrick's last sale of the year

Nevan McKiernan reports from the Midland and Western Livestock Improvement Society's elite show and sale of continental cattle on Saturday 13 December.

PEDIGREE 14 December 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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