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Take care disbudding and drenching this Christmas

Farmers tackling routine jobs over the Christmas break are being urged to take extra care, after AFBI reports revealed serious injuries linked to common tasks.

MANAGEMENT 1 January 2026

Take care disbudding and drenching this Christmas

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Calf prices expected to hold into spring 2026

Calf prices expected to hold into spring 2026

MARKETS 31 December 2025

Editorial: BVD eradication – have lessons been learned?

Editorial: BVD eradication – have lessons been learned?

VIEWPOINTS 30 December 2025

Demand remains strong at Dungannon sale

Demand remains strong at Dungannon sale

Demand remains strong at Dungannon sale

NORTHERN IRELAND 30 December 2025

Farmer Writes: calving is set to start

Farmer Writes: calving is set to start

Farmer Writes: calving is set to start

FARMER WRITES 30 December 2025

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Time to get calf-rearing preparations under way

Time to get calf-rearing preparations under way

With calving less than a month away, farms should be ramping up preparations over the coming weeks.

MANAGEMENT 17 December 2025

Farmer Writes: TB adding a layer of stress

Farmer Writes: TB adding a layer of stress

It’s something that sits in the background of every decision and adds another layer of stress, at a time when there is already plenty to think about.

FARMER WRITES 17 December 2025

Beef Trends: sour end to super 2025 for beef trade

Beef Trends: sour end to super 2025 for beef trade

Adam Woods takes a look at this week’s beef trade and looks back at 2025 in terms of beef prices achieved over the last 12 months.

MARKETS 17 December 2025

New plan to roll out electronic cattle tags

New plan to roll out electronic cattle tags

DAERA have set out a proposal to make bovine EID tags available for use on newborn calves from July 2026.

NORTHERN IRELAND 17 December 2025

Camera at the Mart: full clearance of cows and calves in Bandon

Camera at the Mart: full clearance of cows and calves in Bandon

A year of strong demand saw no sign of waning at Bandon Mart, as there was a full clearance of cattle at the Co Cork mart's final sale of 2025, reports Tommy Moyles.

MARKETS 17 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 17 December 2025

Climate smart solutions on west Limerick beef farm

Climate smart solutions on west Limerick beef farm

The first of three on-farm demonstrations scheduled over the next five years as part of the ClimateFarmDemo project took place on a Limerick farm recently, Teagasc adviser Jack Kennedy reports.

FEATURE 17 December 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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