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High intakes drive performance on Foyle beef unit

Lucy Christie reports from the annual event held on the Foyle beef finishing unit outside Cookstown in Co Tyrone

NORTHERN IRELAND 7 October 2026

High intakes drive performance on Foyle beef unit

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Grazing conditions good as growth continues

Grazing conditions good as growth continues

GRASS & FEEDING 30 September 2026

Sheep management: clostridial diseases, meal feeding and marketing lambs

Sheep management: clostridial diseases, meal feeding and marketing lambs

MANAGEMENT 30 September 2026

Irish grain prices are milk and beef issue too, IGGG says

Irish grain prices are milk and beef issue too, IGGG says

Irish grain prices are milk and beef issue too, IGGG says

NEWS 22 September 2026

A first venture into producing Rosé Veal

A first venture into producing Rosé Veal

A first venture into producing Rosé Veal

FARMER WRITES 16 September 2026

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Tight margins in finishing store lambs

Tight margins in finishing store lambs

As an example store lamb budget, let's consider a farmer who buys 50 crossbred lambs for £115 at an average liveweight of 37kg.

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 July 2026

Dry spell puts sheep breeding and lamb finishing plans under pressure

Dry spell puts sheep breeding and lamb finishing plans under pressure

Two Kilkenny sheep farmers have described the impact of the prolonged dry weather, with lamb finishing delayed and concerns now turning to ewe conditions ahead of breeding.

NEWS 29 July 2026

Fodder committee cannot be a talking shop – Macra

Fodder committee cannot be a talking shop – Macra

Concrete actions and meaningful supports that address the challenges farmers are facing now and in the months ahead are needed, Macra has said.

NEWS 29 July 2026

Farm leaders to meet minister ahead of make or break few weeks for winter feed

Farm leaders to meet minister ahead of make or break few weeks for winter feed

Provisional data suggests that the fodder situation may be better than 2018's but that the next few weeks will be key to determining the stocks still available into the winter.

NEWS 29 July 2026

Watch: Roscommon farmer shares breeding lessons after difficult calving

Watch: Roscommon farmer shares breeding lessons after difficult calving

Over 300 farmers attended Olivia Hynes' farm on Wednesday evening when she opened her gates to showcase how she manages 50 suckler cows and 230 ewes delivering a net margin of €629/ha.

BREEDING & HEALTH 29 July 2026

Beef management: concentrates at grass, nitrate poisoning and maintenance

Beef management: concentrates at grass, nitrate poisoning and maintenance

Martin Merrick discusses supplementing cattle at grass, nitrate poisoning in cattle and maintenance on farm this summer.

MANAGEMENT 29 July 2026

Drought forces change in finishing plans on Tipperary dairy-beef farm

Drought forces change in finishing plans on Tipperary dairy-beef farm

130 cattle have been transferred on to a finishing diet of high-quality silage and 6.5kg concentrates

MANAGEMENT 29 July 2026

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Bord Bia launches HortLink to strengthen Ireland’s horticulture community

New grower-led network will foster collaboration, support emerging leaders and help attract the next generation of horticulture talent into the sector.

Bord Bia launches HortLink to strengthen Ireland’s horticulture community

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