Martin Merrick

mmerrick@farmersjournal.ie

Watch: weanling bulls sell to €3,500 in Elphin

Overall champion of the show and top price of the day was a Limousin-cross bull born April 2025 weighing 535kg that sold for €3,500 (€6.54/kg).

MARKETS 5 March 2026

Watch: weanling bulls sell to €3,500 in Elphin

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Martbids Database: live trade holding despite slippage in factory prices

Martbids Database: live trade holding despite slippage in factory prices

MARKETS 4 March 2026

Camera at the Mart: steer trade solid in Rathfriland

Camera at the Mart: steer trade solid in Rathfriland

MARKETS 4 March 2026

Camera at the Mart: keen farmer demand remains in Ballina

Camera at the Mart: keen farmer demand remains in Ballina

Camera at the Mart: keen farmer demand remains in Ballina

MARKETS 4 March 2026

Beef Management: fertiliser, turning out stock and calf health

Beef Management: fertiliser, turning out stock and calf health

Beef Management: fertiliser, turning out stock and calf health

MANAGEMENT 4 March 2026

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TAMS III approval rates tumble for tranche 10

TAMS III approval rates tumble for tranche 10

The Solar Capital Investment Scheme and Dairy Equipment Scheme will see just 10% of applications set to be approved.

SCHEMES 25 February 2026

Opening up the gates to better farm safety and animal welfare

Opening up the gates to better farm safety and animal welfare

More farmers are interested in what way new builds should be set up regarding barriers and gates, while plenty more are retrofitting older sheds.

BUILDINGS 25 February 2026

Grass+ Beef: tentative start of turn out

Grass+ Beef: tentative start of turn out

Farmers have been cautiously turning out cattle with improving ground conditions, while fertiliser should be on the agenda for many.

GRASS & FEEDING 25 February 2026

The Grass Week: spring rotation planner thrown out of kilter

The Grass Week: spring rotation planner thrown out of kilter

A lack of good weather to allow cattle to graze will mean targets will have to be adjusted with the spring rotation planner this spring.

GRASS & FEEDING 25 February 2026

Martbids Database: grass buyers shore up light cattle prices

Martbids Database: grass buyers shore up light cattle prices

Martin Merrick looks at where cattle prices are this week in marts, with a slippage seen in heavy cattle prices yet again.

MARKETS 25 February 2026

Camera at the Mart: bullocks and bull weanlings in keen demand in Ballybofey

Camera at the Mart: bullocks and bull weanlings in keen demand in Ballybofey

Martin Merrick reports from the general cattle sale held in Ballybofey-Stranorlar Mart on Monday evening, where spring 2025-born bulls meet with keen farmer demand.

MARKETS 25 February 2026

Beef Management: grass, calf series and disease management

Beef Management: grass, calf series and disease management

Martin Merrick looks at current grazing conditions, what’s on our calf series this week and managing disease in houses with a delayed turn out.

MANAGEMENT 25 February 2026

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