Beef finishing

€20/t hike in dairy and beef rations

Millers have blamed the increased prices on a mix of higher raw material costs, higher transport and energy charges.

NEWS 1 April 2026

€20/t hike in dairy and beef rations

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Line-up for beef markets meeting confirmed

Line-up for beef markets meeting confirmed

NEWS 28 March 2026

Dempsey at Large: solutions needed for beef finishers

Dempsey at Large: solutions needed for beef finishers

VIEWPOINTS 25 March 2026

Foyle expanding their suckler cow operation

Foyle expanding their suckler cow operation

Foyle expanding their suckler cow operation

NORTHERN IRELAND 18 March 2026

Teagasc to revise beef finishing guidelines in bid to cut slaughter age

Teagasc to revise beef finishing guidelines in bid to cut slaughter age

Teagasc to revise beef finishing guidelines in bid to cut slaughter age

NEWS 26 February 2026

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All-Ireland study finds badgers are TB reservoirs

All-Ireland study finds badgers are TB reservoirs

The project was conducted by scientists from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, University College Dublin and the Agri Food and Biosciences Institute.

NORTHERN IRELAND 3 December 2025

Fifth Nephin AD plant set for Tipperary

Fifth Nephin AD plant set for Tipperary

The company bidding to become Ireland’s largest anaerobic digestion developer intends to build its fifth 90,000 tonne plant in Ballynilard, Tipperary.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Home Farm: watching input prices

Home Farm: watching input prices

For cereals I have always preferred CAN over the cheaper per unit priced urea.

VIEWPOINTS 3 December 2025

The Home Farm: not a typical beef year

The Home Farm: not a typical beef year

My average CBV was almost exactly the same at €149 as the national average of €150.

VIEWPOINTS 3 December 2025

Number of controlled finishing units increases by 5% in 2025

Number of controlled finishing units increases by 5% in 2025

The number of CFUs have been growing since 2021, when there were just 468 across the country, according to Department of Agriculture figures.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Ireland needs to up its game on beef marketing

Ireland needs to up its game on beef marketing

How do we future-proof Irish beef in an era of globalisation, falling EU production and the looming Mercosur deal? Asks Nuffield scholar Michael Martin.

OPINION 3 December 2025

ICBF Beef Quality Awards: dairy farmer finisher

ICBF Beef Quality Awards: dairy farmer finisher

Martin Merrick and Tommy Moyles take a look at the final award winners for the inaugural CBV awards; dairy farmer finishers.

MANAGEMENT 3 December 2025

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What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

For dairy farmers Leslie and Sam Caldbeck, producing high-quality silage is central to how their Kilkenny farm performs.

What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

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