Bluetongue

Suckler weanlings back up at €6/kg

Adam Woods takes a look at this week’s mart trade and where beef quotes are at.

MARKETS 4 February 2026

Suckler weanlings back up at €6/kg

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Preparation is key for a smooth lambing

Preparation is key for a smooth lambing

LAMBING 4 February 2026

UFU man sums up advice on bluetongue

UFU man sums up advice on bluetongue

DEALER 4 February 2026

Glimmer of hope for Polish calf imports

Glimmer of hope for Polish calf imports

Glimmer of hope for Polish calf imports

MARKETS 4 February 2026

Editorial: NI live exports

Editorial: NI live exports

Editorial: NI live exports

VIEWPOINTS 4 February 2026

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Martbids Database: heifer trade leapfrogs bullocks

Martbids Database: heifer trade leapfrogs bullocks

The heifer trade - both for light and heavy heifers - has increased dramatically in the week, with no cattle types seeing any major slippage in price.

MARKETS 31 January 2026

Over 1,500 cattle and sheep on farms where bluetongue was found

Over 1,500 cattle and sheep on farms where bluetongue was found

Bluetongue was confirmed in a farm near Duncannon, Co Wexford, having been found in an animal moved from a herd near Blackwater earlier this month.

NEWS 31 January 2026

Minister calls on IFA to de-escalate protest action

Minister calls on IFA to de-escalate protest action

“Blocking the building impacts all of the work Bord Bia carry out and is not in farmers’ best interests,” Minister Heydon told the Irish Farmers Journal.

NEWS 31 January 2026

Concern for pedigree breeders over live export ban to UK

Concern for pedigree breeders over live export ban to UK

The suspension of live exports from Ireland to Northern Ireland and Britain following the outbreak of bluetongue in Ireland raises massive concerns for pedigree breeders and breed societies.

PEDIGREE 31 January 2026

Bluetongue: dormant midges are 'real concern' - Minister

Bluetongue: dormant midges are 'real concern' - Minister

Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has expressed concern around dormant midges infected with bluetongue.

NEWS 31 January 2026

Explainer: everything we know about bluetongue in Ireland so far

Explainer: everything we know about bluetongue in Ireland so far

An outbreak of bluetongue virus serotype 3 was confirmed in a cow last weekend. Here’s the latest on the bluetongue situation in Ireland.

NEWS 31 January 2026

Bluetongue: what do you want to know about the virus?

Bluetongue: what do you want to know about the virus?

What are your questions about the bluetongue virus? Send us your questions by filling out the form below and we will aim to answer them next week.

NEWS 31 January 2026

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Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs

Ryan Bole is part of J Wilson Contracts in Co Antrim. Available for all kinds of work from slurry to reseeding, sowing to silage, today they are ploughing for potatoes with two Amazone ploughs.

Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs

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