Beef

Live export boost as 1,700 bulls set sail for Algeria

The consignment that left Ireland on Monday evening also included over 100 in-calf Friesian heifers.

NEWS 14 October 2026

Live export boost as 1,700 bulls set sail for Algeria

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Buying a used loader without buying someone else's repair bills

Buying a used loader without buying someone else's repair bills

FARM MACHINERY 14 October 2026

Carrick livestock society to mark 100 years with pedigree show and sale

Carrick livestock society to mark 100 years with pedigree show and sale

PEDIGREE 14 October 2026

High index Angus, Charolais and Limousin cattle set for Laois online sale

High index Angus, Charolais and Limousin cattle set for Laois online sale

High index Angus, Charolais and Limousin cattle set for Laois online sale

PEDIGREE 14 October 2026

Limerick buyer takes home £5,800 Angus champion from Dungannon Mart

Limerick buyer takes home £5,800 Angus champion from Dungannon Mart

Limerick buyer takes home £5,800 Angus champion from Dungannon Mart

PEDIGREE 14 October 2026

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MartBids Database: price slippages despite solid factory trade

MartBids Database: price slippages despite solid factory trade

Martin Merrick gives the latest on mart prices this week, where it’s been a week for buyers more than sellers, with many cattle falling in money.

MARKETS 14 October 2026

Beef Trends: UK price up 10p/kg

Beef Trends: UK price up 10p/kg

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest quotes for factory finished cattle.

MARKETS 14 October 2026

Camera at the Mart: springers top at €6,900 in Ballina

Camera at the Mart: springers top at €6,900 in Ballina

Ballina Mart held its annual elite heifer sale last week, with 110 weanling heifers. This year also saw included a special springer sale for Anthony and James Gill. Martin Merrick reports.

MARKETS 14 October 2026

Camera at the Mart: Clifden Mart sees Limousin-cross heifers average €5.63/kg

Camera at the Mart: Clifden Mart sees Limousin-cross heifers average €5.63/kg

Martin Merrick reports from Clifden Mart’s weanling heifer show and sale, with impressive averages recorded across the board.

MARKETS 14 October 2026

Beef management: lime spreading, castration rules and autumn feeding

Beef management: lime spreading, castration rules and autumn feeding

Martin Merrick discusses why it’s a perfect time to spread lime, rules around castration, submitting your fertiliser closing stock and supplementing finishing cattle.

MANAGEMENT 14 October 2026

‘Yield like hell’: how an Irish man built the finest Limousin herd in Australia

‘Yield like hell’: how an Irish man built the finest Limousin herd in Australia

Eawan Neeson first started breeding Limousin cattle in 1973, importing straws from France for some of the first of the breed in Australia, writes Barry Murphy.

NEWS 14 October 2026

Key considerations with cattle lying and pen space this winter

Key considerations with cattle lying and pen space this winter

Martin Merrick outlines the key areas that farmers need to focus on when it comes to prepping housing as cattle begin to head indoors

BUILDINGS 14 October 2026

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Know your slurry, unlock the potential within

With fertiliser costs remaining one of the biggest expenses on Irish farms, there has never been a better time to take a closer look at the hidden value of slurry as a fertiliser.

Know your slurry, unlock the potential within

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