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Heydon urges vigilance following foot-and-mouth outbreaks in Slovakia
Amy Forde
No cattle, sheep or pigs have been imported into Ireland from Slovakia, Hungary or Germany since 1 January 2025.
21 March 2025 News
Foot-and-mouth disease confirmed on three farms in Slovakia
Local media are reporting that around 2,500 cattle are to be culled from three farms now that foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed.
19 March 2025 Markets
Weanlings break €5/kg barrier
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade including news of record prices.
Camera at the Mart: red hot trade in Cahersiveen spring show and sale
There were more weanling bulls than usual at Iveragh Mart's spring bull and bullock show and sale this week and trade was red hot.
19 March 2025 Markets
Northern View: prices paid for cattle keep on rising
Finished cattle prices are up again this week, both in NI and also in Britain.
19 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Over 20,000 bovine TB reactors in 2024
Bovine TB reactor numbers have continued on an upward path in NI, with new records set in 2024
19 March 2025 Northern Ireland
No age limits for cattle in the Bible
The Dealer listened a little more closely to last week’s first reading when he heard a Galway-based priest referencing factory specs in his preamble to the first reading.
19 March 2025 Dealer
Beef prices must continue to rise in line with cost of production - ICSA
Over the past 12 months alone, expenses have increased by at least 25%, according to the ICSA.
18 March 2025 News
Mayo cattle dealer loses High Court case over mart credit dispute
Mayo cattle dealer Finbar Tolan from Claremorris was stopped from buying cows at Balla Mart in 2012 following concerns that he was overtrading on mart credit.
18 March 2025 News
Hungarian foot-and-mouth case not linked to cattle movements
It has now been just over a week since Hungary declared its first case of the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease in 50 years.
15 March 2025 News
News podcast: flying mart trade, farm safety and rewetting
On this week’s podcast the team chats about the super prices for cattle in marts, payment penalties for farm safety breaches and rewetting.
14 March 2025 News
Two farmers claim Troy Meats owes them for cattle killed months ago
More farmers have come forward to state they are waiting months for payment from Westmeath-based Troy Meats for cattle.
13 March 2025 News