Cows

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 24 December 2025

Farmer Writes: TB adding a layer of stress

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Farmer Writes: a break from social media at Christmas

Farmer Writes: a break from social media at Christmas

FARMER WRITES 24 December 2025

Positives and negatives moving into the New Year

Positives and negatives moving into the New Year

FARMER WRITES 24 December 2025

ABG beef price sees further reductions

ABG beef price sees further reductions

ABG beef price sees further reductions

MARKETS 24 December 2025

Camera at the Mart: Kenmare Mart rounds out successful year of sales

Camera at the Mart: Kenmare Mart rounds out successful year of sales

Camera at the Mart: Kenmare Mart rounds out successful year of sales

MARKETS 23 December 2025

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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 10 December 2025

Northern View: factories cut pre-Christmas prices

Northern View: factories cut pre-Christmas prices

Base quotes are down again for prime cattle and cull cows at NI factories.

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 December 2025

Beef-bred cattle in high demand at Swatragh

Beef-bred cattle in high demand at Swatragh

David Clarke reports on the trade for cattle at Swatragh Mart last Monday

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 December 2025

My Farming Week: Derrick Forde, Cahermorris, Corrandulla, Co Galway

My Farming Week: Derrick Forde, Cahermorris, Corrandulla, Co Galway

Derrick Forde and his wife Debbie are milking 76 cows on a Lely robot in Corrandulla, Co Galway. Derrick also topped the three biggest sales for cattle in the country this year.

NEWS 10 December 2025

Young Stock Podcast: life as a 22-year-old managing 1,000 cows in Germany

Young Stock Podcast: life as a 22-year-old managing 1,000 cows in Germany

This week's Young Stock Podcast sees us catch up with Janik Marek, a 22-year-old Austrian native who tells us about his home dairy farm in Austria and his current role on a 1,000-cow herd in Germany.

NEWS 10 December 2025

Bluetongue cases suspected on third farm in Northern Ireland

Bluetongue cases suspected on third farm in Northern Ireland

"Bluetongue is an unpredictable virus that can be spread rapidly by midges through and between flocks and herds," NI agriculture minister Andrew Muir said.

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 December 2025

Farmer Writes: system out of sync with TB

Farmer Writes: system out of sync with TB

The breeding bull sales are gone for this year anyway, and maybe next year too depending on how it plays out, writes Padraig Callanan.

FARMER WRITES 10 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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