Angus

Watch: dairy farmers drive demand in Kilkenny bull sale opener

Trade for Angus, Hereford, Limousin and Friesian bulls was upbeat at the first Kilkenny bull sale of the year on Wednesday 18 March, Nevan McKiernan reports.

PEDIGREE 21 March 2026

Watch: dairy farmers drive demand in Kilkenny bull sale opener

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Calf price update: prices back across the board for main breeds

Calf price update: prices back across the board for main breeds

MARKETS 18 March 2026

Camera at the Mart: trade remains strong in Kilkenny

Camera at the Mart: trade remains strong in Kilkenny

MARTS 17 March 2026

Camera at the Mart: slight easing in price as almost 2,200 calves sell in Bandon

Camera at the Mart: slight easing in price as almost 2,200 calves sell in Bandon

Camera at the Mart: slight easing in price as almost 2,200 calves sell in Bandon

MARKETS 16 March 2026

Watch: steady trade for Limousin and Angus bulls in Raphoe

Watch: steady trade for Limousin and Angus bulls in Raphoe

Watch: steady trade for Limousin and Angus bulls in Raphoe

PEDIGREE 13 March 2026

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What’s on in the pedigree cattle world this week

What’s on in the pedigree cattle world this week

Nevan McKiernan previews some of the pedigree cattle sales taking place across the Country this week.

PEDIGREE 9 March 2026

€312/head average for Friesian bull calves

€312/head average for Friesian bull calves

After falling slightly at the end of February, calf prices bounced back during sales held over the first full week of March. Prices for Friesian bulls were up €40/head compared to the previous week.

NEWS 9 March 2026

Liss Angus to host first online bull sale

Liss Angus to host first online bull sale

John and Sean McEnroe of the Liss Angus herd in Co Meath are preparing for their first online timed auction of Angus bulls, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 9 March 2026

Up to €700 for Angus-cross calves in Milltown

Up to €700 for Angus-cross calves in Milltown

Farmer demand drove on trade inMid-Kerry this week especially for heavier beef-cross calves reports Tommy Moyles.

MARKETS 9 March 2026

Calf price update: prices move upwards as numbers spike

Calf price update: prices move upwards as numbers spike

After slipping the previous week, strong demand from both home and abroad appears to have given calf prices a bounce over the last seven days reports Tommy Moyles.

MARKETS 9 March 2026

My Farming Week: David Jordan, Carriglea, Halfway House, Co Waterford

My Farming Week: David Jordan, Carriglea, Halfway House, Co Waterford

Dylan Jordan is now managing Bernie and Frank Walsh's farm near Passage East in Co Waterford since the death of their son Tomás last July.

NEWS 9 March 2026

Camera at the Mart: early kick-off as 2,550 calves on offer in Bandon

Camera at the Mart: early kick-off as 2,550 calves on offer in Bandon

There was plenty of demand from shippers early on in Bandon Mart, where in excess of 2,500 calves passed through the ring for the west Cork mart's Monday calf sale. Tommy Moyles reports.

MARKETS 9 March 2026

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Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Conal Moore an agri contractor and tillage framer from Ballygar Co Galway. “We do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

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