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Farmer Writes: what is going on with Ireland’s factory beef price?

What makes the situation difficult to understand is that the fall in price is happening at a time when the number of cattle being processed nationally is well back on previous years.

FARMER WRITES 18 March 2026

Farmer Writes: what is going on with Ireland’s factory beef price?

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Farmer Writes: no turnout for at least another six weeks

Farmer Writes: no turnout for at least another six weeks

FARMER WRITES 17 March 2026

Farmer Writes: the Shared Island TB project

Farmer Writes: the Shared Island TB project

FARMER WRITES 14 March 2026

Farmer Writes: back out and working in the fields again

Farmer Writes: back out and working in the fields again

Farmer Writes: back out and working in the fields again

FARMER WRITES 11 March 2026

Farmer Writes: finally in the clear for TB

Farmer Writes: finally in the clear for TB

Farmer Writes: finally in the clear for TB

FARMER WRITES 11 March 2026

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A wet summer in NZ is a reminder of home

A wet summer in NZ is a reminder of home

Zac Elkin from Craigantlet in Co Down is managing a dairy farm in Canterbury, New Zealand

FARMER WRITES 25 February 2026

Farmer Writes: expect the unexpected at calving

Farmer Writes: expect the unexpected at calving

Calving has been progressing well on Tommy Moyles farm at Ardfield, Cloankilty but you have to be prepared for the unexpected as he discovered last week.

FARMER WRITES 25 February 2026

Calving calamities in the Clogher Valley

Calving calamities in the Clogher Valley

David Clarke has had a difficult start to spring calving on his dairy farm in Co Tyrone.

FARMER WRITES 25 February 2026

Farmer Writes: wet conditions dominant

Farmer Writes: wet conditions dominant

We had two cases of grass tetany last week and one case of bloat — problems we haven’t dealt with in years.

FARMER WRITES 25 February 2026

2026 calving gets into full swing

2026 calving gets into full swing

John Egerton runs a split spring- and autumn-calving system on his farm in Co Fermanagh.

FARMER WRITES 25 February 2026

Farmer Writes: timely reminder to keep feed stores covered

Farmer Writes: timely reminder to keep feed stores covered

A yearling heifer didn’t figure out how to knock the lid off the feed tank after breaking out last week.

FARMER WRITES 25 February 2026

A record-breaking winter of rain

A record-breaking winter of rain

Co Down farmer Derek Robinson has had to house all his sheep for the first time

FARMER WRITES 25 February 2026

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Advice for supporting gut health

Taking a preventative approach to scours and supplying calves with targeted health products during digestive disturbance are essential for sustained growth.

Advice for supporting gut health

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