Dairy herd

Bovine birth registrations still trending above 2025 levels

Births to dairy dams are running 15,503 head, or 1.1% higher than in 2025, while births to beef cows are running 13,269 head, or 3.2% higher.

NEWS 24 May 2026

Bovine birth registrations still trending above 2025 levels

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€117/head price gap on calf CBV in marts

€117/head price gap on calf CBV in marts

MARKETS 13 May 2026

My Farming Week: Killian O’Connell, Bunmahon, Co Waterford

My Farming Week: Killian O’Connell, Bunmahon, Co Waterford

NEWS 13 May 2026

Hereford and Limousin lead the way in Kilkenny

Hereford and Limousin lead the way in Kilkenny

Hereford and Limousin lead the way in Kilkenny

PEDIGREE 11 May 2026

Farm Tech Talk: Mercosur, Grass 2026 and trade prices

Farm Tech Talk: Mercosur, Grass 2026 and trade prices

Farm Tech Talk: Mercosur, Grass 2026 and trade prices

PODCAST 1 May 2026

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Investment in Rockwell adds ‘another string’ to the Coolmore Stud bow

Investment in Rockwell adds ‘another string’ to the Coolmore Stud bow

James Mockridge, farm manager at Coolmore, has commented about the Magnier family's investment in Rockwell Farm in Tipperary.

NEWS 25 February 2026

Magnier family invests in Rockwell Farm

Magnier family invests in Rockwell Farm

Multi-million euro investment plans in place to grow the Rockwell Farm dairy herd to “upwards of 1,000 cows".

NEWS 25 February 2026

Farmer Writes: number of herds falling but getting bigger in size

Farmer Writes: number of herds falling but getting bigger in size

It is a given that the number of dairy herds halves every 10 years.

FARMER WRITES 25 February 2026

National cattle herd almost 78,000 head higher on 1 February

National cattle herd almost 78,000 head higher on 1 February

There is hugely contrasting figures, with over 115,000 more beef cattle on farms, while dairy heifers are running over 49,000 head lower and dairy males over 16,000 head lower.

NEWS 25 February 2026

British Simmental Society targets dairy herd with new initiative

British Simmental Society targets dairy herd with new initiative

Over 1,500 straws of Simmental bull, Fallhills Marvel 21 (P,) have been distributed to dairy farmers across Northern Ireland as part of the initiative.

PEDIGREE 25 February 2026

British dairy herd falls to 10-year low

British dairy herd falls to 10-year low

Despite the drop in cow numbers, British milk deliveries are hitting record highs.

NEWS 25 February 2026

Half of beef calves out of dairy cows

Half of beef calves out of dairy cows

Almost half of all beef-sired calves in NI now come from the dairy herd.

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 February 2026

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