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WORLD 31 December 2025

Market Digest: stories from around the world

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Beef Trends: 2025 a good year for beef finishers

Beef Trends: 2025 a good year for beef finishers

MARKETS 31 December 2025

Managing liver fluke: farmers advised to act now to protect livestock

Managing liver fluke: farmers advised to act now to protect livestock

NORTHERN IRELAND 31 December 2025

The secret to winning three Carrick championships in a row

The secret to winning three Carrick championships in a row

The secret to winning three Carrick championships in a row

PEDIGREE 30 December 2025

Hallow hunting for more national titles

Hallow hunting for more national titles

Hallow hunting for more national titles

PEDIGREE 30 December 2025

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Demand remains strong at Dungannon sale

Demand remains strong at Dungannon sale

David Clarke reports from the weekly sale at Dungannon Mart in Co Tyrone

NORTHERN IRELAND 30 December 2025

Farmer Writes: overindulging on looking back on the past

Farmer Writes: overindulging on looking back on the past

It’s not a good way to be, but I suspect most people who are prone to bouts of depression are similar.

FARMER WRITES 30 December 2025

What's in a name?

What's in a name?

After hearing about a new beef breed being developed in New Zealand, the Dealer was wondering should farmers be left to name breeds rather than it be a corporate exercise.

DEALER 30 December 2025

John Beirne to retire from the Irish Charolais Cattle Society

John Beirne to retire from the Irish Charolais Cattle Society

Longford native John Beirne is retiring from the Irish Charolais Cattle Society, after nearly 30 years with the organisation.

DEALER 30 December 2025

NI sheep kill lowest since 2011

NI sheep kill lowest since 2011

Both the cattle and the sheep kill at NI abattoirs in 2025 is likely to be down on previous years.

NORTHERN IRELAND 30 December 2025

Remembering what I learned in 2025

Remembering what I learned in 2025

A lot of issues repeat themselves many years later, writes Derek Robinson.

NEWS 30 December 2025

Beef scheme keeps kill up in December

Beef scheme keeps kill up in December

There has been no shortage of cattle coming forward for slaughter in NI at the end of 2025

NORTHERN IRELAND 30 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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