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A great weekend for Gerrygullinane Limousin
Shanon Kinahan
Shanon Kinahan reports from the Gerrygullinane online timed production sale which took place from Friday 26 May to Monday 29 May.
31 May 2023 Markets
MartBids Database: heatwave hits mart numbers
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s cattle trade, including what’s happening around the country’s marts.
31 May 2023 Markets
Camera at the Mart: heifers hit high prices in Ballinrobe
Wednesday last saw Ballinrobe Mart, Co Mayo, host its weekly general cattle sale. Shane Dobson reports from the ringside.
Camera at the Mart: exporters hungry for calves in Dungarvan
Shanon Kinahan reports from the weekly calf sale in Dungarvan last Thursday.
31 May 2023 Markets
NI Trends: young bulls come under price pressure; live trade hots up for lambs
There is growing pressure on the prices being paid for young bulls in Northern Ireland, whereas, in the sheep trade, buying demand for lambs has sharpened.
31 May 2023 Markets
Roan, roan, gone
"Breed a Roan", the Irish Shorthorn Society's new breeding initiative becomes fully subscribed within days.
31 May 2023 Dealer
Farmer Writes: growth rates dropping like a stone
Growth rates have already dropped below 50kg per day, which is almost unheard of in May.
31 May 2023 Farmer Writes
Nobody was showing Theodore the door
Shanon Kinahan reports from the Irish Charolais Cattle Society’s final sale of the spring, where 28 bulls sold to an average price of €4,100.
31 May 2023 Pedigree
Great weekend for Gerrygullinane Limousin
Shanon Kinahan reports from the Gerrygullinane online timed production sale, which took place from Friday 26 May to Monday 29 May.
30 May 2023 Pedigree
Vasectomised bull or stock bull: which will work best for you?
Many herds are in week five of breeding, meaning activity levels are waning and making heats more difficult to see.
30 May 2023 Breeding & health
No moaning for Rooskeynamona at spring sale finale
The Irish Charolais Cattle Society went out on a high in Tullamore at the final spring sale of the season.
28 May 2023 Pedigree
Oscar takes the golden globe in Nenagh
With a clearance rate just shy of 90%, the final Irish Hereford Breed Society show and sale of the season proved to be another major success, writes Shanon Kinahan.
24 May 2023 Pedigree