Breeding

Dempsey at Large: Need for Irish cereal breeding policy

An informed forum should be assembled immediately and a national policy developed.

VIEWPOINTS 17 December 2025

Dempsey at Large: Need for Irish cereal breeding policy

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Beef management: bedding materials, winter AI and soil testing

Beef management: bedding materials, winter AI and soil testing

MANAGEMENT 17 December 2025

Tullamore Farm: Cull cow kill out and ewe breeding strategies

Tullamore Farm: Cull cow kill out and ewe breeding strategies

MANAGEMENT 17 December 2025

My Farming Week: Derrick Forde, Cahermorris, Corrandulla, Co Galway

My Farming Week: Derrick Forde, Cahermorris, Corrandulla, Co Galway

My Farming Week: Derrick Forde, Cahermorris, Corrandulla, Co Galway

NEWS 17 December 2025

Bidding frenzy at final Limousin sale of the year

Bidding frenzy at final Limousin sale of the year

Bidding frenzy at final Limousin sale of the year

PEDIGREE 14 December 2025

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Farmer Writes: system out of sync with TB

Farmer Writes: system out of sync with TB

The breeding bull sales are gone for this year anyway, and maybe next year too depending on how it plays out, writes Padraig Callanan.

FARMER WRITES 3 December 2025

Boost for NI sheep as export ban lifted

Boost for NI sheep as export ban lifted

A Northern Ireland wide ban on livestock exports to Britain was introduced following the bluetongue virus being identified in cattle in Co Down.

NORTHERN IRELAND 3 December 2025

Camera at the Mart: top of €7,900 for Skibbereen fat stock show and sale

Camera at the Mart: top of €7,900 for Skibbereen fat stock show and sale

There was no let-up in demand for breeding heifers at Skibbereen Mart's annual fatstock show and sale last week, with up to €11.43/kg paid out in a busy sale, reports Tommy Moyles.

MARKETS 3 December 2025

Munster Bovine breeding information event postponed

Munster Bovine breeding information event postponed

The event, which was due to take place on Tuesday evening, has been cancelled due to storm Bram and will be rescheduled to take place in January 2026.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Two amendments to ACRES rare breeds action

Two amendments to ACRES rare breeds action

The deadline to produce at least one progeny registered with a relevant breed society has been extended from the end of year three to the end of year five.

SCHEMES 3 December 2025

Price fluctuations hot topic at Teagasc National Dairy Conference 2025

Price fluctuations hot topic at Teagasc National Dairy Conference 2025

Daire Cregg reviews some of the key takeaways from last weeks Teagasc National Dairy Conference.

MANAGEMENT 3 December 2025

Strategies to reduce methane emissions from Irish ruminant livestock systems

Strategies to reduce methane emissions from Irish ruminant livestock systems

Ben Lahart reports on work carried out by the Teagasc team on methane emissions from ruminant animals.

SIGNPOST PROGRAMME 3 December 2025

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FJDynamics expands into Irish market with auto-steering systems

Precision agriculture market leader FJDynamics has joined forces with local farming firms Fossland Services (Ireland) and Stuart Dubois AgriSystems (Northern Ireland).

FJDynamics expands into Irish market with auto-steering systems

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