Dairy calf to beef

Friesian bull calf prices double on 2025 levels

Calf prices have got off to a stronger than usual start as mart managers report extra farmer activity at ring sides across the country writes Tommy Moyles.

NEWS 12 February 2026

Friesian bull calf prices double on 2025 levels

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Camera at the Mart: strong start to Dungarvan calf trade

Camera at the Mart: strong start to Dungarvan calf trade

MARKETS 11 February 2026

Budgets and performance key to making money from calves

Budgets and performance key to making money from calves

CALVES 21 January 2026

Close to 20% increase in calf throughput for Cork Marts in 2025

Close to 20% increase in calf throughput for Cork Marts in 2025

Close to 20% increase in calf throughput for Cork Marts in 2025

CALVES 17 January 2026

Calf prices expected to hold into spring 2026

Calf prices expected to hold into spring 2026

Calf prices expected to hold into spring 2026

MARKETS 31 December 2025

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December calf prices doubled on 2024 - ICBF

December calf prices doubled on 2024 - ICBF

Strong domestic demand has resulted in calf prices running considerably ahead of last December according to the ICBF calf price database, reports Tommy Moyles.

NEWS 25 June 2025

Farmer Writes: always learning on the farm

Farmer Writes: always learning on the farm

The yard is a bit quieter these days compared to summers past as selective dosing has reduced the workload on Tommy Moyles' farm at Ardfield, Clonakilty, Co Cork.

FARMER WRITES 25 June 2025

Nature friendly livestock farming in Fermanagh

Nature friendly livestock farming in Fermanagh

Natasha Ferguson reports from a farm walk held on the Mayers farm in Co Fermanagh.

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 June 2025

Calf price a concern in Cavan

Calf price a concern in Cavan

Adam Woods reports from a Dairy Beef 500 farm walk on Charlie Smyth’s farm just outside Virginia in Co Cavan.

BREEDING & HEALTH 25 June 2025

My Farming Week: Gerry, Anne and Cian Beirne, Strokestown, Co Roscommon

My Farming Week: Gerry, Anne and Cian Beirne, Strokestown, Co Roscommon

On this edition of My Farming Week, we spoke to Gerry, Anne and Cian Beirne, who run a suckler and beef farm in partnership in Co Roscommon.

NEWS 25 June 2025

Dairy beef doing the business in Donegal

Dairy beef doing the business in Donegal

The Peoples' family farm, just outside Carrigans in Co Donegal, recently held a Teagasc/Animal Health Ireland walk.

BREEDING & HEALTH 25 June 2025

Booming calf trade as demand holds firm

Booming calf trade as demand holds firm

Exports of calves to continental Europe remains well ahead of the last two years, according to Bord Bia figures. This demand is underpinning the trade for all 2025-born stock.

NEWS 25 June 2025

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A message from Bord Bia to Irish farmers and growers

Bord Bia addresses the concerns and misinformation that have been raised in recent weeks.

A message from Bord Bia to Irish farmers and growers

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