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Beef
Camera at the mart: 1,490 calves at Castleisland calf sale
Tommy Moyles
There was plenty of competition for calves at the Co Kerry mart, as farmers and exporters competed ringside for top-quality calves.
17 April 2024 Breeding & health
Changes afoot at ICBF board
Adam Woods has the latest on some changes taking place at ICBF board level.
17 April 2024 Northern Ireland
In pictures: Flying trade for fat cows at Draperstown
Fat cows were the standout trade at the weekly cattle in Draperstown Mart, Co Derry.
Heery hitting the high-end heifer market
Adam Woods visits a Cavan farmer aiming to breed high end heifers for a growing market.
6 April 2024 Breeding & health
Watch: Kilkenny cattle sale tops €1.25m
Adam Woods reports from Thursday’s bullock sale in Kilkenny mart.
5 April 2024 Markets
Calf prices: supply and demand sweet spot as prices hold for beef-cross calves
Angus- and Hereford-crosses increased their share of the calf market over the last week and despite numbers of them going up, prices held relatively stable.
3 April 2024 Markets
Beef breeding 2024 ready to roll
Adam Woods previews what’s inside this week’s special beef breeding focus ahead of the busy 2024 breeding season.
3 April 2024 Breeding & health
Strong calves driving trade in Dromcollogher
Shanon Kinahan was in Dromcollogher Mart on Thursday for their weekly calf sale.
20 March 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: exporters light up Elphin weanling trade
Adam Woods reports from the special show and sale of weanling bulls held in Elphin Mart last Monday.
6 March 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: top call of €4,000 for weanling heifer in Donegal
Adam Woods reports from last Friday’s special spring weanling show and sale in Donegal Town Mart.
28 February 2024 Markets
Martbids Database: live exporters driving the mart trade
Adam Woods takes a look at this week’s mart trade and what’s happening in the country’s marts.
28 February 2024 Markets
Watch: top call of €2,310 for Elphin heifers
Adam Woods reports from this week’s special heifer sale, which took place in Elphin Mart.
23 February 2024 Markets