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Darren Carty
Watch: 1,200 cattle generate turnover of €1.85m in Kilkenny mart
Beef bullocks averaged €3.93/kg or €2,565 per head while beef heifers averaged €4.10/kg or €2,587 per head.
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Martin Merrick
The Grass Week: second-round grass looking set to be tight
Amy Forde
Hungarian foot-and-mouth case not linked to cattle movements
Phelim O'Neill
Value of Brazil's beef exports continue upward trend
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Siobhán Walsh
One new variety makes maize list
Ornua warns of trade war impact on global dairy markets
Meanwhile, global milk supply in January was flat in 2024, increasing by just 0.1% for the month.
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12% increase in LambPlus participation in 2025
Darren Carty
12% increase in LambPlus participation in 2025
The increase of approximately 200 flocks brings total participation to approximately 1,650 flocks, with Donegal leading the way with 14%.
Connemara Mayo Blackface Breeders Group spring sale tops at €320
Rachel Gallagher
Connemara Mayo Blackface Breeders Group spring sale tops at €320
Rachel Gallagher reports on the recent Connemara Mayo Blackface Breeders Group spring sale held in Burke’s Livestock Mart, Maam Cross.
Darren Carty
Sheep Trends: factories pull hoggets by 20c/kg
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Sheep mart prices: cull ewes overshadowing hogget trade
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Connemara Mayo Blackface Breeders Group spring sale tops at €320
Rachel Gallagher reports on the recent Connemara Mayo Blackface Breeders Group spring sale held in Burke’s Livestock Mart, Maam Cross.
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Rachel Gallagher
Letterkenny Show Society bull sale tops at €5,100
Rachel Gallagher
Blue Texel breed slotted perfectly to busy Farmview flock
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EASYFIX launches revolutionary slurry aeration system - ePulseSPONSORED
EASYFIX launches revolutionary slurry aeration system - ePulse
Suitable for existing and new tanks - 60% TAMS approved. Agitates slurry. Improves safety. Enhances nutrients.
Meath’s green fields inspired Mark to pursue career to protect the environmentSPONSORED
Meath’s green fields inspired Mark to pursue career to protect the environment
Former Meath hurler and senior engineer Mark O’Sullivan is part of a team working to bring more renewables on to the electricity grid.
Newborns 'flourishing' thanks to Flourish Calf SPONSORED
Newborns 'flourishing' thanks to Flourish Calf
Tipperary dairy and beef farmer pleased by 'unreal' impact of milk replacer.
‘Innovative’ Flourish Calf earns Cork farmer’s trust SPONSORED
‘Innovative’ Flourish Calf earns Cork farmer’s trust
Flourish Calf, the new product from Volac Milk Replacers Ireland Ltd, has been described by Co Cork farmer Aaron Buckley as the best he has ever used.
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