• Live exports reached 8,302 in the beef trends update, showing an increase of 3,302 head on the previous week.
  • Another fall in the GDT is expected, April, May and June contracts for whole milk powder (WMP) declining 5% in price over the last week.
  • With the vast majority of dairy farmers having thrown in the towel with regards to grazing in recent days, Aidan Brennan gives his advice on coping with the bad weather in Monday management.
  • Positive trade continued at Bandon mart on Monday, with 1,660 calves and 80 heifer on offer.
  • And finally, in her first blog, UCD Agricultural Science student Ellen Buckley explains why she headed down under and how the dairy farm she works on, which has 840 Friesian cows, operates every day.
  • Photo of the day courtesy of Irish Farmers Journal picture desk

    At Monday’s calf sale at Castleisland Co-op Mart were Michael Shine, John Bunworth and Don Murphy, all from Knocknagoshel, Co Kerry. \Valerie O’Sullivan

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